Rowena G's Recipes

[rev_slider homeslider]

  • Crispy Mushroom Layers

    50 minutes
    (Leave a review)

    Lovely vegetarian dish. Light and simple. 225g Wholemeal breadcrumbs 100g Mixed ground nuts (I used cashew and hazelnuts) 100g Butter 1 Large onion 200g fresh Mushrooms 200g wild frozen mushrooms 225g skinned chopped Tomato 2 tbsp Tomato puree Salt and pepper 1 tsp dried Marjoram   Put the oven on to preheat to 190ºC Combine […]

    Recipe by

  • Vietnamese Style Vegetarian Spring Rolls

    30 minutes
    (Leave a review)

    The peanut butter dipping sauce really makes these vegetarian spring rolls Ingredients 8 Spring roll wrappers For filling: Small bunch of Coriander Small bunch of Mint, Use the Leaves only ½ Cucumber, julienned (cut into thin matchstick slices) 1 Carrot, julienned 1/2 a small Sweet Red Pepper, julienned 100 g Tofu, or paneer, cut into long thick […]

    Recipe by

  • Hershey’s (or Berkes) Brownies

    2 hours
    (Leave a review)

    The lovely Diane Berke gave me this original Hershey’s recipe from the 1970s. Its best with the icing on, cut into small squares and stored in the freezer. 90g cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 160 ml vegetable oil 120ml boiling water (measure accurately) 400g sugar 2 eggs 165g all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla essence   […]

    Recipe by

  • Floury bread baps

    4 and a half hours
    (Leave a review)

    Great soft white bread baps or rolls. Ingredients 60g of vaqueiro or other vegetable shortening, softened and cut into pieces 500 ml warm / hot water (not too hot that you cannot put your fingers in) 750g strong white bread flour, 65 plus extra for dusting 11g fast-action dried yeast (1 sachet) 14g salt 60g […]

    Recipe by

  • Chinese double pancakes for duck

    1 hour 10 minutes
    (Leave a review)

    Had to make these as we have no easy way to buy them ready made. Delighted with the pancakes, both taste and pliability spot on ! Ingredients Serves: 6 people (5 pancakes each) 450 grams ordinary plain flour 310 millilitres boiling water 1 teaspoon vegetable oil Sesame seed oil Method Put the flour into a […]

    Recipe by

  • Chinese slow cooked duck for pancakes

    4 hours
    (Leave a review)

    Chinese slow cooked duck for pancakes I had to find a way to use some great free range duck meat that we have in the freezer knowing that it needs long slow cooking because it’s as tough as old boots if roasted as I usually would.   2 Legs of duck, 2 wings of duck […]

    Recipe by

  • Lasaka

    12 hours
    (Leave a review)

    A Lasagne/Moussaka inspired dish for my family of Aubergine haters (I am not one of them !!!). Meat sauce is cooked the day before eating.   Meat sauce 240ml Tomato Passata (or poached pureed/strained fresh tomatoes) 450 ml Lamb Stock 120ml Red Wine 2 heaped tbsp Tomato Paste (Tomato Puree in UK) 1 tbsp dried Thyme Leaves 2 Bay Leaves 1 stick of […]

    Recipe by

  • Ben´s Granola

    60 minutes
    (Leave a review)

    Granola delivers so much more flavour than a simple muesli. There are loads of Granola recipes online. This is Ben’s version, developed for maximum simplicity and taste. Serve with Greek yoghurt (at room temperature) and honey. Ingredients: Granola base: 1 kg oats (rolled, flakes) 100ml neutral cooking oil (e.g. corn oil but you can use […]

    Recipe by

  • Sweet and Sour Fish

    1 hour
    (Leave a review)

    Probably the best sweet and sour sauce I have ever made, and the easiest !!! Sauce 5 tbsp Tomato Ketchup 3 tbsp plum jam (or sauce) 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce Juice of 1 small lemon 2 tbsp brown sugar ½ tsp salt Fried Fish 400 g John Dory fillets (or another firm but not […]

    Recipe by

  • British Bangers

    60 minutes
    (Leave a review)

    Excellent sausages for those of us out of easy reach of a good British Banger. You will need a sausage stuffing machine for this, not that expensive we have a hand operated one, very difficult to do by hand. INGREDIENTS Dried Sausage casings 1 Tablespoon Normal Salt 2 Teaspoons White Pepper ½ Teaspoon Mace ½ […]

    Recipe by