you'll need to core the pear to keep its shape intact for those dishes. Here's how: Make sure you’re working with a sharp knife on a flat surface. Your cutting board should be clean and free ...

This pear crostata is simple yet sophisticated, with fresh fruit poached in Prosecco and layered over creamy ricotta inside a folded pastry shell. Our recipe yields two crostatas and is easy to make ...

Pickled pears are ever so easy to make, all they need is a little time. Make them ahead of Christmas for a wonderful accompaniment to cold cuts or as a unique gift. Bring the water, vinegar ...

Pears are sometimes overshadowed in mid-winter by apples, but their nuanced flavor and fragrance are accentuated through cooking methods such as baking and poaching. Fruit desserts are often baked ...

This will help hold the caramel. For the pears, make a caramel by melting the sugar in small, deep saucepan over a low heat until golden brown, stirring only once most of the sugar has melted.

4. Use a sharp knife for clean cutting. 5. Make one row consisting of three alternating cubes. Alternate so that no adjacent cubes are the same fruit. 6. The base should consist of four sides of three ...

My mother reminded me that my grandmother used to make pear and ginger jam with pears dropped to her door by a friend who obviously had a prolific tree. Pears are at their best for a very short ...