Swirled through the cake batter just prior to baking, this intensely flavoured filling of sharpest lemon, sweetly rich dates and creamy, nutty coconut is a flavour sensation elevating a delicious cake to something rather special. It is also a moist, moreish and easy-to-make cake and versatile too.
The simplicity of cooking the salmon to tender perfection every time is the wonder of this dish.
Developing this recipe for a tropical cake has been interesting and fun.
I am very partial to Scotch eggs - peeled hard-boiled eggs encased in sausage meat and then cooked.
These tender little pork rolls wrapped in a bacon rasher are not much trouble to make, and cook in about half an hour in a hot oven. I like simple, bake-in-the oven dishes that don't require tending, leaving me time to organise the rest of the meal.
Caramelising onions by roasting them in the oven is particularly easy and the onions are sweetened by the roasting.
