I'm a sucker for desserts that feel elegant without requiring a ton of fancy cooking tricks. It may sound like a tall task, but a dessert like wine poached pears proves that it's possible. Fresh pears ...

Yields 4 servings. Recipe is by Teresa B. Day. 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup water 1 cup spiced rum (or pinot noir or Riesling wine) 1 cup pear juice 4 whole, peeled and cored pears 1. In a 2-quart sauce ...

Michael Kunz, general manager of the Select, was happy to share the recipe for this combination of wine-poached pears, roasted beets and creamy burrata, the creation of executive chef Remi Granger.

INGREDIENTS: • 2 pears, peeled, cored and halved • 2 cups water • 2/3 cup granulated sugar • 1 cup Vouvray • 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns • 1 stick cinnamon • 2 tablespoons lemon juice • 1 ...

This classic, French-inspired dessert is a showy finish to any meal. Instructions: In a 4-quart saucepan, combine wine, sugar, orange juice, zest, cinnamon stick and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce ...

Poaching fruit can be a show stopper when it comes to the dessert at your next dinner party. Cooking fruit in the sweet liquids can bring out flavors you never imagined. Today we’re being joined by ...

(KCBS) - KCBS Food and Wine Editor Narsai David says pears are deliciously in season now and this is the perfect way to enjoy them! Core the pears from blossom end and leave stem still attached. Cut a ...

There is no in-between with pears. Underripe and the late-fall fruit is hard, astringent and tasteless; overripe and it's gritty and bland. At peak, a good pear is one of the finest fruits, perfumed, ...

She's a cooking teacher living in Paris – with Portland roots! Susan Herrmann Loomis, author of "Plat du Jour" joined us to share a simple dessert recipe. For more information about “Plat du Jour” ...

Christina Seillan, one of the family members behind Château Lassègue in the Bordeaux region of France, shares this recipe for poached pears spiced with the toffee and dark-fruit notes of Armagnac.

Serve up showstopping desserts for New Year’s Eve that look like they took a lot of effort to make, but don’t. Whether it’s ...