5 Minute Food Fix Yumi Stynes

Today we're taking a break from the old routine. I've got a recommendation for you that is NOT food related.
Check out the podcast "Can We Be Real?" hosted by two of my friends - Meshel Laurie and Simon Baggs. We've known each other for years, I love them both dearly, but more important than that, they're fantastic broadcasters.
Can We Be Real is a weekly show that delivers laughs. If you like it, it's available on all major podcast platforms.
I highly recommend it. XX

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From bolognese on toast for one, to a GLORIOUS tuna and tomato on toast for 2 - 4, today's episode is a chance to shed shame around picking the easy route to dinner. Toast is FINE. Toast is GOOD. And if you want to elevate your dinner toast? Listen up.
5 good tomatoes
1 medium tin of tuna in springwater
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
1/4 - 1/2 tsp dried oregano
fresh basil
4 slices of excellent sourdough

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A share plate of steak is a great way to centre this nourishing ingredient while keeping it light - and dare I say - digestible?
Based on a recipe by the wonderful Sabrina Gahyour, this is a beautiful platter that gets one steak in front of the whole family!
Using a dressing of 200ml pomegranate molasses, 75ml balsamic vinegar, 1tbs olive oil and 2tsp Dijon mustard.
Cook the steak (whichever you like, eg., sirloin) hot and fast for rare. Allow it to rest for 5 minutes before slicing finely. Serve the slices circling a nest of rocket leaves, drizzle with the dressing and top with a gorgeous tousle of pomegranate seeds.

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I love VEG FRITTERS but the frying process is a drag.
Bee Wilson is an English food writer and author of the column Table Talk. Her cookbook THE SECRET OF COOKING is genuinely wonderful and from it Simon and I have both drawn huge amounts of inspiration.
400g potatoes, grated
500g zucchini, grated
1 small onion, finely diced
1/2 clove garlic, finely grated
salt, pepper and a soft herb like mint, chopped
3 eggs
75g self-raising flour (gluten-free = ok)
Sprinkle the potato-zucchini mixture with a teaspoon of salt, toss then leave in a sieve while you prepare everything else.
Turn the oven on to 180C.
Add about 4 tbs of olive oil to each roasting pan and put in oven to heat.
Combine all the other ingredients. Squeeze, wring and throttle the grated vegetable to get out as much liquid as possible. Mix it in with everything else, then portion out to fritter size portions (like a crumpet but thinner) into the hot oil, which should sizzle.
Cook for 10 mins per side, check for doneness.


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Once you let the sugars in a humble, rudimentary vegetable like the CARROT caramelise, they can really strut their main character energy in a dish like today's.
1 x 2kg bag of carrots, cut on the angle about 1 inch thick
1 - 1.5 tbs cumin seeds
salt
olive oil
Rub the oil, cumin and salt into your chopped carrots while your oven warms. Roast the carrots at 200C for about 25 mins until fudgy and sweet. Meanwhile whisk the juice of a lemon with a few spoons of honey, tahini optional. Serve with freshly chopped dill, a crumble of fetta or some (sloppier) goat's cheese, a generous drizzle of your lemon-honey dressing and a sprinkle of nigella seeds. YEP. YOU DID THIS.


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A friendly reminder that in Australia, Mother's Day is REALLY SOON, ie., May 12. So don't be caught snoozing!
And since we're talking about nailing food that Mum actually likes... is it time to all collectively admit that filled chocolates ...are trash?
METHOD
Cut your peeled sweet potato into fries.
Soak the potato in cold water for at least half an hour.
Pre-heat the oven to 220C.
Drain off thoroughly on a clean tea towel.
Dust with 1 tbs of corn flour and a light sprinkle of salt.
Space the fries out on a tray and drizzle with olive oil (I forgot to mention this in the episode!)
Cook for about 20 minutes. Turn over and cook a bit more, probably less - 15 mins but use your senses to get the info on what your fries need for ultimate yumminess.

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