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Buttered hot cross bun pudding with whisky marmalade - for two

10/4/2017

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Buttered hot cross bun pudding with whisky marmalade - Liz Posmyk Good Things
"That's THE BEST way to eat a hot cross bun," Peter declared, licking his lips and patting his belly contentedly. My Englishman loves a good pudding and he was clearly enamoured with my buttered hot cross bun version.


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Brioche studded with chocolate - make the dough in 60 seconds

24/3/2016

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A slice of chocolate studded brioche a la Lizzy
'Someone is sneaking into the kitchen and eating all the brioche, but don't worry, I scared them off!' wrote Peter in a comment when I posted this photo on Facebook. 


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Chocolate fruit and nut buttons for Easter

26/3/2015

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Chocolate fruit and nut buttons for Easter or Christmas
'Chocolate is for life, not just Easter', declares a sticker that I shared on social media recently. It summed up my thoughts perfectly, given that I'd visited our local village shopping centre that morning and was taken aback by what can only be described as an obscene quantity of Easter chocolates on sale.


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Ayran or dugh - salted yoghurt drink

22/4/2014

 
Ayran salted yoghurt drink
'Would you like to taste a special drink with your barg kabab?' our gracious host asked, with a beautifully rich accent. 'Um, yes please, but may I ask, what is it?' I replied. 'It is called dugh [pronounced duːɣ], a salted yoghurt drink and it will be very nice with your lamb,' she explained with a smile.


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Good Things Favourites Easter 2014

17/4/2014

 
Hand painted Hungarian egg and egg cup. Photo by Liz Posmyk Good Things
Seven little nests of hay 
We have made, for Easter day 
Is to-morrow, and you know 
We must have them ready, so 
When the Rabbit comes she'll see 
We expected her, that we 
Children tried our very best 
Each to make the nicest nest.


Easter Eggs by Evaleen Stein (1863-1923)


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On Easter baking and a Heilala Vanilla giveaway

11/4/2014

 
Heilala Vanilla prize pack on Good Things
With the Easter weekend approaching, baking is number one on the agenda at my place. The house will filled with delicious baking aromas from Spicy hot cross buns, or maybe my muffins, vanilla sugar drops, chewy macadamia cookies or my favourite apple and passionfruit cake. So many good things to choose from and a delicious long weekend, I’m not quite sure which to bake first. One thing is for sure; there will always be vanilla in the mix!


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Hot Cross Easter Buns

31/3/2013

 
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It's just after lunchtime on Good Friday and a blue-sky perfect Autumn day.  It's a lazy one at our place, just short of a pyjama day and we're planning to take a walk by the lake this afternoon.  We skipped breakfast, choosing instead to wait until the hot cross Easter buns came out of the oven and enjoy them for brunch, fresh from the oven, with a macchiato.


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My mother's recipe for Gerbeaud Slice

24/3/2013

 
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I've never been much of an adventurer and can safely say, whether I like it or not, wanderlust simply isn't part of my makeup.  That said, I do enjoy travelling now and then, and hope to do some serious sightseeing in Australia and abroad with my partner in coming years when we retire.  We have a few must-see destinations on our bucket list, which include places that renowned cookery writer, Diane Holuigue, so eloquently refers to as 'the well known byways' and 'well-worn paths trodden along the sights (sites) that best delineate the beauty of a region.'

One of our plans is to enjoy coffee and cakes (note plural) at the iconic and elegant Gerbaud coffee house in Budapest’s Vörösmarty Square.  The one and only time I've been to Gerbeaud, was in 1994, when I visited relatives across Europe with my parents and my young son and daughter.  It seems like such a long time ago now.

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    Photo of Liz Posmyk, Food Writer, Cook and Traveller

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Good Things is written and published by Liz Posmyk © 2011-2020.   All rights reserved.
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