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And as discussed on 'Radio Ellenbrook' this morning, just in time for St PATS DAY! A TASTE OF THE WORLD-IRELAND GUINNESS CAKE Ingredients (2 x 20cm cakes) 200g butter 400g brown sugar 6 beaten eggs 600g self raising flour 500g soaked raisins and sultanas 120g mixed peel, chopped 120g red cherries, glace 200ml Guinness 1 t - spoon all spice Method Cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and flour. Add raisins, sultanas, mixed peel, red cherries, spice and guinness. Grease tins and bake at 180c approx. 1½ -2 hours. For last ½ hour cover with foil to prevent burning and drying out.  * Serve with Irish coffee on St Patrick’s Day.

I just did these with a local school and they went down very well! Japanese Pork Rolls Makes 20   250 g pork fillet 6 spring onions, beans or asparagus 20ml oil For Marinade 1 clove of garlic, crushed 50ml dark soy sauce 50ml honey 50ml hoi sin sauce 1 tblsp grated fresh root ginger For SAUCE 100ml water 10g cornflour Method Trim any fat and sinew from the pork and cut the fillets crosswise into 20 thin slices per fillet. Gently pound the meat with a meat hammer to flatten. Trim the spring onions and cut into short lengths.  Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Roll each slice of meat around a piece of spring onion.  The moisture in the meat will keep the rolls intact.  Place in the oiled roasting tray and spoon the marinade over each roll Cover with foil, and roast at 200c for 10 – 15 min, basting with the sauce as they cook.  Serve ...