Tag Archives: pears

Pear Custard Impossible Pie

We got a really sweet card celebrating our wedding from Rich’s mom the other day; and a cute little Hallowe’en one as well, filled with coupons and recipes, including a recipe for Pear Bread (!) How did mom know I … Continue reading

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Spiced Pear Cookies

I had a bowl of pears that I thought were a bit too, ermmm, ripe for just plain eating, but I was not feeling the love for making a spiced pear cake, or even for playing around with the classic … Continue reading

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Pears

One of our favorite treats is a fine pear and a bit of cheese – it can just be very, very hard to find that fine pear. A pear, in our humble opinion, should be no firmer than cool butter, … Continue reading

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Spiced Pear Upside Down Cake

My! Is this TASTY! I had made the mistake of buying these absolutely GORGEOUS – but TOTALLY tasteless – red pears at my local market (lesson learned; it’s TJ’s, Whole Foods, or Sunset for anything more exotic than a table … Continue reading

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Winter Fruit Salad

SO, I know I basically wrote about this in yesterday’s post, but it was so darned tasty we both had a taste for more (and THIS time, I took pics!). The home made poppy seed dressing is a star, and … Continue reading

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