All Posts Tagged With: "Pears"

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Pear and Berry Crisp

During my first solo weekend in Chicago, I took care of the ususal tasks required from a young twentysomething: grocery shopping, hemming my chef pants, ironing my chef jacket, and studying the properties of butter, cream, eggs, and flour. Exciting right?! I’ve lived in my apartment for over a week now, but I’ve found that when I live [...]

13Jan2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Pears in Nightshirts

For this dessert, pears take center stage. Sometimes we forget how wonderful the simplicity of fruit is. While delicious on its own, fruit can also be beautifully dressed up with only a few ingredients. These pears are cooked in pear juice, water, and a little bit of sugar until they are soft and tender, then surrounded in a [...]

9Nov2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Pear and Berry Crisp

Pear and Berry Crisp (Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros) 3 large pears 1 cup of mixed berries 1/3 cup superfine sugar 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1/4 pound (1 stick), plus 3 tablespoons butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Generously [...]

19Jan2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Pears in Nightshirts

Pears in Nightshirts (Eat Feed Autumn Winterby Anne Bramley) Pears: 4 ripe baking pears, such as Barlett or Bosc, with stems intact 2 cups pear juice (you could use apple juice if you can’t find pear juice) 2 cups water 1/4 cup sugar Meringue: 4 large egg whites 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 3/4 cup [...]

19Jan2008 | | 0 comments | Continued