The name was taken from the Rowan tree. -- Kae Kae 6/9/2005. For boys, Rowan is used with the Gaelic little red one meaning and origin behind it. For girls, though, the name came into use because of the tree, and is not in relation to the Gaelic background and English male name, Rowan.he name Rowan is derived from the Old Norse name for the tree, raun or rogn. Linguists believe that the Norse name is ultimately derived from a proto-Germanic word *raudnian meaning getting red and which referred to the red foliage and red berries in the autumn. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan).
Au jus is generally -- but not always -- unthickened, which is what distinguishes it from a pan gravy. Methods vary for creating au jus for such dishes as roast rib of beef -- sometimes called prime rib. There are a number of alternative au jus recipes, such as this classic method.
In Louisiana, Cajun cuisine-style gravy is often made with a roast beef instead of ham. Black coffee is always used, and it is frequently a strongly brewed coffee substitute made from chicory. The gravy is ladled over the meat on a bed of rice, staining the rice a dark brown color.ed-eye gravy is a thin sauce often seen in the cuisine of the Southern United States and associated with the country ham of that region.