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.
adjective, (of meat) 1. served in the natural juices that flow from the meat as it cooks. Origin of au jus.