5 brandied bundles Recipes

figs, peeled, sugar, brandy (use a good quality ), sheets 4 x 4 inch puff pastry, unsalted butter, warmed, powdered sugar

minced beef (750 g), oil (15 ml), onions, finely chopped, potato, roughly grated, garlic cloves, chopped and crushed, mixed spice (5 ml), salt (10 ml), meat broth (85 ml) or 1/3 cup pasta sauce with meat (85 ml) or 1/3 cup gravy (85 ml), fresh ground black pepper, all-purpose flour (500 g) or 1 lb cake flour (500 g), baking powder (10 ml), salt (5 ml), butter (500 g), brandy (15 ml) or 1 tbsp bourbon (15 ml) or 1 tbsp rum (15 ml), soda water (250 ml), oil (for deep frying)

skinless chicken breasts (cut in half ), carrots (cut into 4 x 1/8 x 1/8-inch strips), zucchini (cut into 4 x 1/8 x 1/8-inch strips), bacon, butter, melted (or margarine), salt, rosemary, crushed, black pepper, brandy or 1/4 cup chicken broth, chicken broth, pan dripping (or chicken broth), sour cream, all-purpose flour

frozen chopped spinach, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, good quality smoky bacon , halved across (recommended: oscars from warrensburg), chicken tenders, salt and freshly ground black pepper, poultry seasoning, smoked sweet paprika, radishes, trimmed, red pepper, seeded and sliced 1/2-inch thick sticks, bundle white or thin green asparagus, trimmed, sack purple pearl onions or 1 jar pickled pearl onions, drained, gherkins, drained, pretzel rods, whole-grain or seeded bread, diced for dipping, fondue with apple brandy, recipe follows, dry white wine, lemon juice, gruyere, shredded, emmentaler, shredded, cornstarch, apple brandy, freshly grated nutmeg , to taste, cayenne pepper