981 brand recipes

Victorian jewels, glistening mini fruitcakes: brandy-soaked candied fruit and raisins in a spiced walnut batter, baked as bite-size muffins and glazed with melted jelly so they shine. A jewel-like holiday gift.

Pan-roasted rabbit marinated two days in brandy, red wine, juniper berries, and fresh herbs, then braised with chicken stock and served over wilted spinach and beet greens. A classic French farmhouse dish.

Brandy Beef Bourguignon: French-style braised beef with red wine, brandy, pearl onions, mushrooms, and herbs. Marinated for hours, simmered slow into silk-tender bites.

A simple bread machine recipe that creates a rich and scrumptious bread that's the perfect breakfast for a large family.

A rustic whole wheat cake packed with apple chunks and walnuts, drenched in a warm apple cider glaze spiked with applejack brandy.

Pate maison: a French country pate of coarsely ground pork, chicken livers, peach brandy, whole peppercorns, and truffles, baked in a fat-lined terrine and chilled overnight.

Savory baked apples stuffed with brandy-seasoned pork and veal, topped with spinach, and served on a pool of port wine sauce. An elegant French-inspired autumn main course.

Peanut butter amaranth logs are no-bake protein-packed snack bars with toasted amaranth, coconut, peanut butter, tahini, and honey. Hand-rolled and chilled, no oven needed beyond a quick grain toast.

Spiced cranberry hazelnut bread with cinnamon, cloves, and orange juice baked into mini loaves. Wrapped in brandy-soaked cheesecloth, this holiday quick bread deepens in flavor for weeks.

Tender rabbit browned in butter and olive oil, braised in a generous splash of brandy with clove-studded onions and bouquet garni, then finished in a silky cream and mustard sauce.

Rio Grande-style biscocitos with butter, anise seed, and brandy, dusted in cinnamon sugar before baking. Crisp, fragrant, and easy to cut into festive shapes. Makes 3 dozen.

Gluten Free Portuguese Almond and Potato Cake recipe

French cherry clafouti with brandy-macerated cherries baked in a puffy, golden custard scented with allspice and lemon zest. Rustic elegance that looks far harder than it is.

Southern pecan pie with a Cajun twist: a quarter cup of brandy stirred into the buttery corn syrup filling adds warm, boozy depth beneath a blanket of whole pecans. Puffy, gooey, irresistible.

If you want to enjoy a great light drink after Christmas dinner, try this creamy eggnog that will even have Grandma singing Christmas carols.

Chilled cherry soup with white wine, sour cream, cinnamon, and optional brandy. A silky, sweet-tart Hungarian-style cold soup made from fresh cherries.