3 drunken french Recipes

whole chicken (jointed, about 2 to 3 kilos in wieght), cognac (1/3 glass), dry white wine (1 1/2 glasses), smoked paprika, creme fraiche, grated cheddar cheese (or any other hard cheese such as ( emmental, comte, cantal or tomme de savioe), dijon mustard, breadcrumbs, vegetables or 2 tbsp peanut oil, caster sugar, flour, salt & pepper

pitted prune, coarsely diced, southern comfort, butter, melted, divided, french bread, cubed, milk, whipping cream, vanilla extract, whole eggs, egg yolks, sugar, salt