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Hot cross bun pudding.

15 delicious things to do with your Easter leftovers, starring Adam Liaw’s fun new bun riff

If you’re lucky enough to have hot cross buns, Easter eggs, roast lamb or even roast veg leftover, we have just the recipe for you.

Hot cross bun pudding.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s hot cross bun and butter pudding

Hot cross buns and butter are a match made in heaven, so you’re sure to love this matching of bun-and-butter pudding with Easter egg ice-cream

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
With its filling of kataifi pastry and pistachios, the Dubai chocolate bar became a worldwide hit.
EASY

Dubai chocolate bar with Turkish delight Easter eggs

Turkish delight Easter eggs add a touch of gooey magic to this version of the TikTok-famous Dubai chocolate bar.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Filled with kataifi pastry and pistachios, the Dubai chocolate bar has became a worldwide hit.

Heard about the Dubai chocolate bar? Here’s how to make it at home

Make the internet-busting Dubai chocolate bar and NYC-style loaded cookies better by adding in leftover Easter eggs.

  • Katrina Meynink
Clockwise from top left: North African-spiced ratatouille; Cabbage rolls; and stuffed tomatoes and capsicums; buffalo mozzarella lasagne.

14 recipes to make this week (but they’ll taste even better the next day)

These boldly flavoured dishes improve after a night in the fridge. You’ll be looking forward to - not cursing - the leftovers.

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Kale rolls with spicy merguez sausage and rice.

Kale rolls with spicy merguez sausage and rice

Usually made with cabbage, these comforting parcels are instead wrapped with cavolo nero leaves.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Rosheen Kaul
Alice Zaslavsky with her doggy bag.

How to navigate the dos and don’ts of doggy bags in 2025

Alice Zaslavsky dishes up the latest etiquette on taking your leftovers home.

  • Alice Zaslavsky
Christmas ham kottu roti.

‘Fun to eat, easy to make’: Spice up Christmas leftovers with speedy stir-fry

Dread the thought of eating ham for weeks? Rosheen Kaul’s recipes bring extra flavour, salt and crunch to leftovers from your festive feast.

  • Rosheen Kaul
Ham and pea risotto.

Ham slam: 15 delicious recipes to make the most of your leftover ham

If you’ve already eaten your fill of fridge-cold slices, here are some new ways to ham things up a bit.

Tomato soup, extra dirty.
EASY

Dirty martini tomato ‘n’ olive soup

When you’d like nothing more than an ice-cold martini, but midweek life has other plans, this soup gives hits of salty, briny goodness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/goodfood/topic/leftovers-l90