4 french cognac fraiche 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

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, egg yolk, cold water, firm-ripe anjou or bartlett pears (1 lb total), poire william (french pear brandy) or cognac, divided, eggs plus 1 large yolk, sugar, pure vanilla extract, creme fraiche or heavy cream, sliced almonds with skins (3 1/2 oz), sugar, egg white

creme fraiche, golden icing sugar (6 ozs golden confectioner s sugar), special reserve cognac