October 20: National Brandied Fruit Day!

So. Brandied fruit day, hey? Apparently brandied fruit takes a few weeks to make, and I definitely did not start fermenting any fruit in any dark places a few weeks ago. So what to do?

Dump some brandy on some fruit and call it a day!

Just kidding! I classed it up a LITTLE bit. But it’s still basically some fruit with some brandy on it.

I felt like a loser buying an airplane bottle of brandy.

I baked a pear in butter and brown sugar, then made a brandy caramel to pour over it. And served with vanilla bean ice cream! How was it? It was good… but super boozy tasting. Like, I’d much rather have a baked pear with vanilla ice cream and plain caramel sauce instead. It’s like when a nice restaurant adds something fancy because they think it makes a dish better, but no one really wants lavender scented foam on their plate.

Tomorrow: Apple Day! Caramel Apple Day! International Day of the Nacho!