To cook, peel and simmer pears gently, either in a flavoured syrup or with lemon, to enhance their delicate flavour. They are often poached with wine and spices. Cooked puréed pears are good in ...

Poached pears in red wine are impressive to look at and eat. Not too sweet, cool, juicy and a very refreshing dessert. They are easy to make and a great way to use up that half bottle of wine you ...

Pour the sauce over the pears and serve alongside custard or ice cream. A fruity red wine is best for poaching pears. If you don't want to use wine, use a sugar syrup made by dissolving 300g ...

I'm a sucker for desserts that feel elegant without requiring a ton of fancy cooking tricks. It may sound like a tall task, ...

You might think that these native succulents are better suited to wild, desert landscapes, yet prickly pears can make for ...

Despite its nutritional offerings, consumption of Guizhou cactus pear — which is distinct from the invasive Mexican prickly pear of ... and functional values make it stand out, especially ...

FORDHAM: There are workshops teaching how to cultivate and prepare prickly pears. Lilia Avila is showing people how to make agua fresca. LILIA AVILA: And then you just have - all this is just ...

There’s no better way to spend the bleak, dark months of January than taking some time in the kitchen to tinker with bright and buoyant cocktail recipes that remind you of warmer times ahead ...

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