It depends on the recipe, but typically no. Cherries Jubilee for instance requires brandy. Brandy cakes and hard sauces can use Bourbon but the taste will change. Flavored brandies can't typically be substituted, and specific recipes flavored with brandy won't taste the same flavored with bourbon.
Bourbon or any type of whiskey would make a good substitute, if you don't have any brandy on hand. If you are trying to avoid alcohol, brandy extract mixed with water would be preferable. If you can't find brandy extract you could try substituting white grape juice or apple juice.
Not usually, they have different qualities and flavors. That being said, as alcoholic ingredients for flambeeing foods or flavoring cakes it will work, just the flavor will be decidedly different. In a hard sauce, I most certainly use bourbon more often than I do brandies.
If you are looking to substitute the brandy taste in a recipe, you can use brandy flavored extract. You would not use the same amount, as an extract is concentrated, therefore, you would only use about 1-2 teaspoons of the extract. If you are using brandy for it's alcohol content, and are desiring a different alcohol substitute, you can use rum or vermouth.
There are tofu cheeses , however they are not very good in recipes.
Pure olive oil is a good substitute for cooking with butter.
brandy good for heart patience
Sure. You have to be a little sensible about it... salt isn't a particularly good substitute for sugar... but if the ingredients you're substituting are reasonably similar, it could work.
Brandy has no health benefits.
There are no health benefits from drinking brandy.
There are a variety of books on diabetic cooking, they all contain mostly the same recipes. The main thing with diabetic cooking is to substitute splenda for sugar, and use less butter and salt. If you want a good book, check www.amazon.com.
brandy and port are especially good but any wine or spirit above 13% alcohol volume will combust providing it is warmed and in direct contact with a flame.
Depending on the dish being served, many different other liquids can be used as a substitute for cooking wine. (First of all, if you are using wine in recipes, if it isn't good enough to drink, then it generally shouldn't be used for cooking either.) Water can be used but as it brings no additional flavor to the dish, it is not ideal. However other options could include chicken or vegetable stock, tomato water, or even something like a very mild vinegar can serve as a substitute.