This pear crostata is simple yet sophisticated, with fresh fruit poached in Prosecco and layered over creamy ricotta inside a folded pastry shell. Our recipe yields two crostatas and is easy to make ...

Pears are sometimes overshadowed in mid-winter by apples, but their nuanced flavor and fragrance are accentuated through cooking methods such as baking and poaching. Fruit desserts are often baked ...

Pickled pears are ever so easy to make, all they need is a little time. Make them ahead of Christmas for a wonderful accompaniment to cold cuts or as a unique gift. Bring the water, vinegar ...

Poached pears are a brilliant make-ahead dessert that can be re-warmed, served at room temperature or even cold. Slice poached pears onto puff pastry for an easy tart, or even cheekily have them ...

4. Use a sharp knife for clean cutting. 5. Make one row consisting of three alternating cubes. Alternate so that no adjacent cubes are the same fruit. 6. The base should consist of four sides of three ...

My mother reminded me that my grandmother used to make pear and ginger jam with pears dropped to her door by a friend who obviously had a prolific tree. Pears are at their best for a very short ...