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Grilled Pear, Fig and Endive Flatbread
Hearty appetizer of grilled pears, figs and endive arranged on flatbread and topped with ricotta and blue cheese. At least once a month here, I’ll be showcasing a farm or ranch where I’ve been lucky...
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Pear-Rosemary Pâte de Fruit Jewels
Pâte de fruit candy jewels from rosemary infused pear juice. This past weekend, a group of 20+ of us gathered for a potluck at the lovely home of Lynda of TasteFood to celebrate the release of a...
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Butternut Filled Ravioli & Brown Butter Pears
Ravioli filled with butternut squash, apples, and ricotta cheese, topped with pears sautéed in browned butter, and drizzled with balsamic reduction. Our first winter storm is on the way, forecasted...
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Apple Pie Bars: #SundaySupper
Apple Pie Bars with apples, pears, and raisins … plus tips for making fruit bars. I’ve tried to make fruit bars a few times, but have never been terribly excited about the results. Well, except that...
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Spaghetti Squash, Pears and Kale with Shrimp: #SundaySupper
Roasted spaghetti squash basted with pear butter, tossed with pears, kale, raisins, and pepitas, and topped with shrimp. Whenever I scan food photo porn sites and Pinterest (which is embarrassingly...
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Tipsy Cranberry-Pear Sauce with Raisins
Every year or so, I like to switch up my cranberry sauce. Cranberries offer a feast of opportunities since they work and play well with both savory and sweet. Some years I fold in onions, Serrano...
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Wine-Poached Spiced Pears & Chocolate Strudel
Secret Recipe Club: Wine-poached spiced pears layered in a phyllo crust with chocolate and rum-soaked dried cherries. This might be my new(est) favorite dessert. Yes, I know I always say that. But I...
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Hot Buttered Rum Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust
Whaaatt? Two apple desserts in a row? My only excuse is that they’re totally different from each other. I promise, promise, promise — a savory dish is coming up next. Also, this is my monthly post...
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Butternut Squash Risotto with Pears and Sage #SundaySupper
I was lucky enough to travel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia earlier this month with a small group of 14 wonderful people. We started and ended in Prague, my new favorite city in the whole world,...
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Ginger Pear Butter with Cinnamon and Vanilla
Did you know that the discovery of gold in the Sierra foothills created the largest migration in US history? More than 300,000 pioneers, full of dreams of hitting it big, headed to California’s Gold...
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Pear Vinaigrette
I would argue that you can have all the makings for a stellar salad, worthy of a James Beard award or something equally lofty, but if you dress it with some mediocre dressing you threw together at the...
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