5 Minute Food Fix
Does the question “What’s for dinner?” make you groan with despair?Are you lacking both time AND inspiration?Author Yumi Stynes and cookbook publisher Simon Davis are both busy, love food, and here to help.In a podcast you can whack on for the drive home from work, you get…
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Reece Hignell's amazing CARDAMOM hack (opens the original)
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Cakeboi's Reece Hignell (instagram here ) is SUPREMELY lucky to travel as a foodie and recently he went through Europe in search of the ultimate CARDAMOM bun. One of his chefs came up with a brilliant hack if, like Reece (and Yumi, and Simon), you're absolutely bonkers for a bit of cardamom in your sweet goods and your chai. YUM YUM! You'll hear all about it in today's episode. PS. If you happen to be going to Copenhagen any time soon, absolutely make an effort to go to Juno The Bakery in Østerb
Caramel Slice! (opens the original)
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Reece Hignell is known for his legendary sweets. During his time on Masterchef he famously drew inspiration from beautiful, handwritten recipes from his Nan. He talks about her Caramel Slice on this episode, and how it can help a starting chef learn some basics that they can then apply to more advanced baking. Find Reece's cookbook here . (And don't forget Yumi will be interviewing Palestinian chef and food writer Sami Tamimi at the Sydney Opera House when he visits Australia in October .) Hoste
Finishing a Curry PERFECTLY (opens the original)
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Master baker and Newcastle royalty, Reece Hignell is guest host for the next few episodes! He came to national attention as a Masterchef contestant and now has a world-renowned bakery in Newcastle called Cakeboi , and is the author of my son's favourite cookbook ! But one of the things that made him famous was his ability to make brilliant, complex and nourishing curries. In this episode we talk about finishing a curry with a few flourishes that can elevate even something you made with paste fro
Chrissie Swan and Yumi talk JAPAN (opens the original)
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Ingredients (to make 2 big Okonomiyaki) 250 grams of dried yaki noodles or ramen noodles One cup of green cabbage, finally shredded 2 green onions, finely chopped One cup of snow peas washed and trimmed 6 thin slices of bacon 170 grams) 2 eggs 1 heaped tablespoon of potato or cornstarch 2/3 of a cup 80 grams of flour 1/3 of a cup plus one tablespoon of dashi broth or chicken stock PLUS Sunflower oil for cooking, Okonomiyaki sauce (yakisoba sauce also works) and Kewpie Mayo for serving Mix the fl
Yumi + Chrissie talk Julie Bishop's chicken (opens the original)
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Yumi and Chrissie were both there when politician Julie Bishop came on their show The Circle to talk her creamy herby chicken. It was years ago but the memory is VIVID for both of them! To the point where they both remember the recipe! Chrissie will also talk you through the 101 of the PERFECT BURGER. JULIE BISHOP'S CHICKEN Serves: 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20–30 minutes Ingredients Chicken breast fillets (trimmed) Thick cream Parmesan cheese (grated) Fresh herbs Salt and pepper to tast
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