For years, apricot brandy occupied a dusty corner of the liquor store that I avoided. It confounded me. Most of what was there wasn’t even brandy, and most of it was awful: cloying and full of ...

Preheat oven to 325° F. Place ham in roasting pan fat side up; the melting fat will baste your ham. Turn ham over half way through baking to avoid uneven salting from the brine in the meat. If ...

Just how long has the apricot rock-candy brandy recipe been around? Reader Jolly Perkocha has a pretty good idea. “Have no idea where I got this, but it dates to the ’70s and was hand-written on an ...

Santa Fe’s As Above So Below distillery incorporated the community’s apricots to create its limited-edition Apricot Eau de Vie brandy. “We started this project last year and what we did was put a call ...

A beautifully moist, rich cake: ice it for Christmas or serve it plain at any time of year. Make the cake at least 2 weeks ahead so that it is not crumbly. You can feed it with more brandy once it is ...

Combine apricots and brandy and set aside for 15 mins. Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl, over boiling water allow to cool slightly and add to apricots. Stir in milk, eggs ,flour,sugar and baking ...