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Side car martini

Easy
Chill four martini glasses. In a small shallow dish combine the sugar and the lime zest. Run the lime wedge around the rim of each glass. Dip the glasses in the sugar and zest mixture. In a cocktail shaker, mix the cognac, Triple Sec, sweet and
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
4

Chicken with forty cloves of garlic

Easy
1) Separate the cloves of garlic and drop them into a pot of boiling water for 60 seconds. Drain the garlic and peel. Set aside. 2) Dry the chicken with paper towels. Season liberally with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat the butter and oil in
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
65 mins
Serves
6

Savoury mushroom dressing

Easy
Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4 1) Spread the bread cubes out on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool. 2) Trim the dry part from the bottom of the cremini stem and quarter. Stem and quarter
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
8

Jimbo's hambo with griddled fruit salsa

Medium
For the glaze: 1) Heat the olive oil over a medium heat in a large saute pan. Once heated, add the onions and garlic and saute until the onions become translucent. 2) Remove the pan from the heat and carefully add the cognac (the alcohol can flame
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
145 mins
Serves
8

Beef bourguignon

Medium
1) Preheat the oven to 140C/Gas 1. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon to a large plate.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
75 mins
Serves
6

Red berry trifle

Easy
1) Cut the pound cake into 9 slices and spread each slice on 1 side with raspberry jam, using all the jam. Place a layer of cake, jam side up, in the bottom of a glass serving bowl, cutting the pieces to fit. Sprinkle with Framboise. 2) Top with a
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
70 mins
Serves
8

Beef bourguignon

Medium
1) Put a large Dutch oven over medium heat and drizzle in a 1/2-count of oil. Add the bacon and cook until crisp. Remove it to a paper towel; crumble when cool and set aside to use for the garnish. Season the beef with a generous amount of salt and p
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
145 mins
Serves
8

Punch Royal

Easy
Peel the lemons with a small knife, trying to get as little of the white pith as possible. Put the lemon peels in a large serving bowl and add the sugar and muddle. Let the lemons and sugar sit for about 1 hour. When the hour is up muddle th
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Mac Lobsta

Easy
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and boil until the pasta is cooked, 8 to 10 minutes. In a medium saucepan, combine the flour and butter. Cook 5 minutes over medium heat while w
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
6

Scallops With Chestnut Soup

Easy
To make the soup, melt the butter in a saucepan, add the bacon and shallots and cook over a medium heat until softened. Add the cognac, let it catch light so that the alcohol burns off a little, then add the chestnuts and stock and bring to the bo
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Sidecars with Dried Cherries

Easy
To sugar the glass rims, pour the juice of 1 lemon into a shallow bowl and put the sugar on a small plate. Dip the rim of 2 highball or martini glasses first in the lemon juice and then in the sugar. Set them aside to dry. In a small bowl, combine
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
2

Roasted venison loin with braised red cabbage, sweet German potato noodles and juniper berry sauce

Hard
For the venison: 1) Preheat the oven to 140C/Gas 1. Heat the sunflower oil in a roasting tin. Season the venison with salt and pepper, and sear it until it's nicely coloured and caramelised. 2) Roast in the oven until it's medium rare; an instant
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
75 mins
Serves
4

Creme anglaise ice cream

Medium
1) Beat the egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed for 3 mins, or until very thick. Reduce to low speed, and add the cornflour. 2) With the mixer still on low, slowly pour the hot
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
-

Vanilla Armagnac ice cream

Medium
1) Heat the cream, sugar, vanilla extract, and vanilla seeds in a small saucepan only until the sugar is dissolved. Be sure the sugar is dissolved - you will no longer feel any grittiness from the sugar if you rub some cream between your fingers.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Cognac cream

Easy
1) Heat the milk in a medium stainless-steel saucepan over medium heat and bring almost to a boil. Remove from the heat. 2) Beat the egg yolks and sugar on medium-high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until pa
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
8

Whipped-up chocolate ricotta tiramisu

Easy
1) Cut the sponge fingers in half. Reserve. 2) In a large bowl, using a hand-mixer, combine the ricotta, mascarpone, cream, cognac and sugar until light and creamy. Fold in the mini chocolate chips. 3) Pour the coffee into a shallow dish. Dip 2 spo
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
4

Carrot Cake

Easy
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C /350°F/Gas Mark 4. Grease a square baking form (12x12 inches) and dust it with flour. 2. Put the grated carrots into a bowl and drizzle with the lemon juice and stir. 3. Cut the margarine into small pieces and put it i
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
70 mins
Serves
8

Strawberry Shortcut Cake

Easy
1) Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 4. 2) Follow cake directions as written on cake mix box. 3) Remove from oven and cool cake completely. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine strawberries, cognac and sugar. Let macerate 20 mins. Invert and release cake o
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
10

French vanilla ice cream

Easy
1) In a medium bowl, lightly whisk together the yolks and half of the sugar. 2) In a non-reactive saucepan combine the cream, 240ml of the milk, the remaining sugar, and the salt. 3) Split the vanilla pod in half, lengthwise, to expose the ta
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
-

Chicken Liver Stroganoff with Greek Yogurt

Easy
Bring a large stockpot of salted water to a boil (it should taste like sea water).Meanwhile, heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large, straight-sided saute pan until it shimmers. Sprinkle the chicken livers liberally with salt and pepper. In tw
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Beef Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles

Easy
1) Preheat oven to 150C/Gas 2. 2) Place the chopped garlic, salt and pepper into a bowl. Add enough extra-virgin olive oil to create a paste. Add the rosemary and thyme leaves to the bowl and stir to combine. 3) Set short ribs out on a roasti
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
120 mins
Serves
4

Steak au poivre

Medium
1) Remove the steaks from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour prior to cooking. Sprinkle all sides with salt. 2) Coarsely crush the peppercorns with a mortar and pestle, the bottom of a cast iron skillet, or using a mallet and
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4