Brandy

Brandy is a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.

Recipes

  1. Steak au Poivre with Cognac Sauce

    If you want to dress things up, try an intense, exotic variety of black pepper like Malabar. Serve with a green salad and french fries or roasted potatoes.

  2. Pear and Blueberry Crisp

    If this dessert is for adults, add a drizzle of cognac or brandy to the top right before serving.

  3. Tomato-Basil Soup

    If you wish, pass the cheese, cream, Armagnac , and the tomato-basil mixture at the table and let guests add the ingredients to their liking in this easy soup recipe.

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Articles

  1. Sangria Spikes up Summer Fun

    Tue, 29 May 2012

    thanks to the addition of red wine, many sangria recipes call for white wine instead. Or even a dash of Triple Sec , brandy , or cognac . Just as choosing your favorite fruit is part of the fun with sangria, so is mixing and matching the other ingredients

  2. French Crêpes: Make the Takeout

    Tue, 21 Feb 2012

    perfectly melted cheese and ham; or, for dessert, light, gently sugared crêpes Suzette, aflame with orange liqueur and cognac — French crêpes are elegant at the same time that they’re amazingly simple to make. Born in Brittany, the crêpe took its

  3. Eggnog & Booze, A Recipe for Holiday Cheer: Food News

    Mon, 24 Dec 2012

    Red Stag black cherry whiskey — while Chicago’s Asian-inspired Embeya slings eggnog with coconut milk, spices, and cognac . Basically, you can’t really go wrong with eggnog as your base. Whiskey, bourbon, vodka, rum , Kahlua. Everything is

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Videos

  1. Sidecar—Happy Hour with Recipe.com

    Tue, 6 Nov 2012

    Learn how to make a classic Sidecar—a brandy -based cocktail with orange liqueur and lemon.

  2. How to Make Prime Rib with Creamed Horseradish

    Thu, 9 Jun 2011

    horseradish, a 1/3 of a cup of heavy cream, a 1/4 cup of cognac , 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons of freshly crushed ..... are gonna put it on a medium heat and we're gonna add in our cognac , here too. And we're just gonna scrape with a spoon any

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    a 1/3 of a cup of heavy cream, a 1/4 cup of cognac , 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons of freshly crushed pepper, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, and 2-1/2 teaspoons of kosher salt,
    put it on a medium heat and we're gonna add in our cognac , here too. And we're just gonna scrape with a spoon any of those little brown pieces, right here and we are gonna
  3. How to Make Fresh Cranberry Sauce

    Thu, 23 Jun 2011

    which I have here right to the side; 1/2 cup of sugar; 1/4 cup of finely chopped pecans. You can also add in 1 ounce of brandy if you wanted to make this alcoholic. I've omitted it, but I can certainly include, and then 1 pinch of olive spice. I

    Brandy found at 0:46

    of finely chopped pecans. You can also add in 1 ounce of brandy if you wanted to make this alcoholic. I've omitted it, but I can certainly include, and then 1 pinch of olive spice.

Food Blogs We Love

  1. Cherry Brandy Old-Fashioned

    Fri, 7 Dec 2012

    Cherry Brandy Old-Fashioneds are the perfect cocktail for the holidays. But be warned. They are strong. And they are amazing.

  2. An Apple a Day: Caramel Apple Brandy Gelato

    Tue, 11 Sep 2012

    s a month long celebration of apples hosted by Rachel of Baked by Rachel , and I couldn’t be left out. This caramel apple brandy gelato recipe is creamy amazingness infused with fall’s classic fall flavors and speckled with dulce de leche. Make it

  3. Brown Sugar Brandy Ice Cream

    Thu, 6 Sep 2012

    13.4 miles. Not my hardest ride or the longest time I have spent riding, but my furthest distance. Solo. The thing about riding solo is that I am not fighting to keep up. I am around no one. It’s me and the brisk morning air for miles. And I thought for some reason you may [...]

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How To

  1. How to Make Cheesecake

    Sat, 1 Jan 2000

    with ganache, a velvety mixture of dark chocolate and cream. Brandy Alexander Cheesecake This luscious cheesecake is baked in a ..... cracker crust and captures the flavors of the creamy-sweet Brandy Alexander cocktail. Cranberry-Orange Cheesecake Dried and

  2. How to Make Chocolate Cake

    Sat, 1 Jan 2000

    frosting is the crowning glory to this three-layer, light-as-air cake. Chocolate-Cherry Cake Soak plump dried cherries in brandy or orange juice for this luscious chocolate-glazed cake. Ultrarich Chocolate Cake This dense, fudgy chocolate cake, coated

  3. How to Make Apple Pie

    Sat, 1 Jan 2000

    are the A’s that make this apple pie a knockout. Rum-Raisin Apple Pie Take apple pie in a whole new direction by adding brandy and raisins to this perennial holiday favorite. Upside-Down Apple Pie This gooey-good apple pie is hard to pass up. Serve