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Happy Easter to all the readers of this newsletter.

Easter is a wonderful time of year and a great time for cooking. If you have an abundance of hot cross buns leftover (I have a freezer full of them) our contributing cook Elizabeth Hewson has a brilliant suggestion. Try her hot cross bun pudding, which is redolent of a bread-and-butter pudding only with a seasonal makeover. Delicious.

Meanwhile, we are moving into the season for comfort food. New Zealand cook Vanya Insull's new book Everyday Comfort Food has just the solution. Try her lamb and filo pie or ham hock soup for two fabulous autumn dishes that will satisfy the family.

Happy (Easter) cooking.

Elizabeth Meryment

The Weekend Australian Magazine

Recipes

EASTER COOKING

This potato dish must be part of your Easter spread

Tuck into this warm potato salad with herbs, smoked trout and a horseradish crème fraîche dressing, finished with trout roe that bursts in your mouth.

ELIZABETH HEWSON

EASTER COOKING

Elizabeth Hewson’s ultimate Easter pudding

A take on bread and butter pudding, it’s studded with plump sultanas and small chocolate Easter eggs. It must be served with ice cream, no exceptions!

By ELIZABETH HEWSON

AUTUMN COOKING

Warm up with this perfect autumn soup

This soup is super-easy, made in the slow cooker and retains the gorgeous salty flavours of the hock.

By VANYA INSULL

BAKING

Choc chips in our Anzac biscuits? Yes, please!

Put this little twist on the traditional Anzac biscuit and you may never go back to the original.

By VANYA INSULL

Wine

Cellar director John Lehmann selects three cabernet sauvignons for a super-six saving of $60. Details here.

Two neighbours under one great (and affordable) wine label

Iain Riggs and Peter Wiggs have a shared love of the Hunter Valley’s winemaking history. Together they make semillon and shiraz to be enjoyed in the present.

By NICK RYAN

Time to let you in on the historic secrets of Langhorne Creek

Despite 175 years of history it’s possible that many will insist they have never tried a wine from Langhorne Creek. But it’s equally likely they actually have, without realising it.

By JOHN LEHMANN, TOM SMITHIES

From the archive

RECIPE COLLECTION

15 easy fish recipes for every meal

Whether you’re craving homemade fish and chips, baked cod or the best ever golden fish patties, our ultimate guide to flavourful fish recipes has all occasions sorted – from midweek dinners to long Sunday lunches.

By STEPHANIE SEKULOVSKA AND GISELLE BUETI

Journeys

Views of our colonial past are best enjoyed with glass in hand

Convict labour is to thank for building much of this bucolic town where today about a dozen vineyards produce some of Australia’s finest cool-climate wines.

By ALISTAIR JONES

P.S

New research on how to eat well to optimise health continues to emerge. This week, a new report suggests 10 foods to eat that have anti-inflammatory properties, including ginger, pineapple and sour cherries. What else is on the list? Read the full story here.