Rowena G's Recipes

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  • Ben´s Granola

    60 minutes
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    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 […]

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  • Sweet and Sour Fish

    1 hour
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    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 […]

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  • British Bangers

    60 minutes
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    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 […]

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  • Bacon Egg and Leek Pie

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    Great Pie for a family gathering, looks and tastes very good. Shortcrust pastry 300 g plain flour 150g hard (cooking) margarine cut into small cubes Cold water Filling 2 tablespoons butter 500g of good bacon reserve 5 whole slices, finely chop the remaining bacon 2 leeks large leeks, washed and finely sliced ½ teaspoon ground […]

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  • Mock Crab

    20 minutes
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    Used to eat this for Sunday tea at Nana’s back in the 1960’s. Originally a World War II recipe. Tried it again for tea last night and it is a great quick dish. Just not at all like crab !!! 2 medium tomatoes 1 small onion 50g butter 100g mild grated cheese 2 large eggs […]

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  • Lemon and Onion Chutney

    2 and a half hours
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    Trying to find as many uses for the lemon crop as possible. 3 Very large lemons well washed. 500 g onions peeled and roughly chopped 1 cup raisins or currants (no pips in them)   5/8 cardamon pods remove the seeds and keep them, throw away the husks. 2 cups of granulated sugar 1 cup […]

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  • Special Chicken & Dumplings

    1 hour and a half - 2 hours
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    American Style Dumplings (no suet) in this delicious casserole. Ingredients 90g plain flour, divided into 60g and 30g 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 chicken (about 2 and ½ Kg), cut into 10 – 12 pieces 2 tablespoons corn oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 medium carrots, chopped 2 celery sticks, chopped […]

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  • Peanut Butter Cookies

    3 and half hours
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    Made these with our 3 and a half year grandchild on Saturday. Prepared the dough before he arrived then rolled, prepared and cooked the cookies while he was here. Good cookies !!! You can use either smooth or crunchy conventional peanut butter for this recipe. Smooth peanut butter will give you a smoother consistency. Crunchy […]

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  • Salt Cod Clouds

    30 minutes
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    I suspect this and many other variations of fried salt cod nibbles originate from using up leftovers. I used the left over Christmas Eve salt cod baked with lashings of caramelised onion  for this version. 425g potatoes 2 large eggs 350 g poached salt cod, deboned and flaked 3 cloves garlic crushed 1 Tablespoon of […]

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  • Slow Cooker Makhni or Tomato Butter Sauce

    7.5 hours
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    Wonderfully rich sauce to pour over fried paneer or cooked chicken and to eat with Naan bread.   85g Butter 1 large tin (780g) of tomatoes ¼ cup of water 6-7 cm piece of root ginger, peeled and chopped ¼ of a teaspoon of saffron threads 400ml whipping cream 1 ½ teaspoon of Garam Masala […]

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