Rowena G's Recipes

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  • Onion and garlic bread rolls

    4 hours
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    Great little bread rolls 1 tablespoon fresh yeast 1 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup warm water 1 onion 2 cups warm milk 5 tablespoons of soft butter 1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons garlic powder 3 large eggs 1 tsp salt 8 cups of bread flour Plus 1/4 to 1/2 cup for kneading In a large bowl […]

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  • PALAK CHICKEN (SPINACH CHICKEN CURRY)

    40 miutes
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    Really tasty meal for four. 12 cashew nuts 2 chicken breasts or 8 Chicken Thighs, de-boned and skinned 400g spinach 1/4 cup cooking oil 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced 8 – 10 peeled garlic cloves 3 cm long piece of ginger 1 medium tomato, skinned and chopped 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 cardamom pod 3–4 cloves 1 tsp red chilli powder […]

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  • Moroccan Broad Beans

    30 minutes
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    This really simple dish tastes wonderful. Well worth the time it takes to peel the beans from their outer shells. Moroccan Broad Beans 500g frozen broad beans 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small /medium onion chopped Small handful fresh coriander chopped finely 8 -10 leaves fresh mint chopped finely 1 teaspoon ground […]

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  • Mushroom, Ale & Lentil Pie

    1 hour 45 minutes
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    A vegan dish that is a really great pie for Sunday lunch a truly “meaty” flavour.  Would go down well as pub grub. Served this for Sunday lunch with roast potatoes and veggie and it really hit the spot for all concerned ! Ingredients Olive oil 20 shallots, halved or quartered if large 4 tbsp tomato purée 150 g puy lentils […]

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  • Tuna Tart

    1 hour
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    Cheap and tasty. This Tart was first given to our kids by the wonderful Isabel Maria dos Santos Henriques for lunches whilst they were growing up in Valado. I recently asked Isabel for the recipe and its just as popular now as it was over twenty years ago ! TUNA TART Pastry 200g of plain flour […]

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  • Welsh Chicken Pie

    2 hours
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    I have adapted this over the last 40 years from a recipe that I found on the side of an Echo Margarine Packet in the early 1980s. It is great hot or cold. Pastry 175g Cooking Margarine (Hard not soft) 350g Plain Flour 45 – 55 ml of cold water   Filling 550g chicken thighs […]

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  • Gnocchi a la Norma

    40 minutes
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    Another amazingly tasty vegetarian dish, based on the  recipe for Pasta alla Norma at this brilliant website https://leitesculinaria.com/100521/recipes-pasta-alla-norma.html   1 large aubergine (425 g) Sea salt 2 or 3 large ripe tomatoes 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for tossing the aubergine 500 g pack of gnocchi 8 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced Dried powdered […]

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  • Gorganzola Risotto with apples and walnuts

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    Based on a Jamie Oliver dish, really good risotto, great on its own or with grilled meats. Very Luxurious !!   1 Small Onion chopped fairly small 4 cloves of garlic chopped fairly small Olive oil 250g Risotto  Rice 1 litre Vegetable stock hot in a pan 50 – 75 g of Gorgonzola or any […]

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  • Tofu with Peanut-Ginger Sauce

    30 minutes
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    First made January 2019 to convince Alice that Tofu was not a pretty horrid substance but could be very tasty !!! Putting the tofu into hot water appears very odd but it does firm it up to make it easier to stir fry. Tofu 1 and half litres of water Cooking salt 1 pack (375g) […]

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  • Granola Bars

    60 minutes
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    Ben wanted some Granola bars to take on his travels and have for breakfast / snacks. Just not too sweet. So I went looking for a recipe and came up with these. I believe any mix of 450g dried fruts and nuts and seeds can be used in this recipe as long as the amount […]

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