If baking is your thing, the holidays are all about the dessert. But for the rest of us, dessert is sometimes the unfortunate victim of the 24-hour clock. There is just never enough time to get it all ...

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 ...

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Pears poached in red wine make for a festive and easy make-ahead dessert. Look for crisp — very slightly under-ripe — pears with no blemishes. Bosc or Anjou are winning options as they can withstand ...

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 ...

Something light and fruity is welcome after a hearty winter meal such as a stew, a roast or a cassoulet. Try this low-maintenance baked pear recipe after you've pulled your main dish from the oven.

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Tea makes a lovely poaching liquid for fresh or dried fruit. It provides a potpourri of flavor options, including the warm, aromatic spiciness of chai, the heady floral essence of jasmine and the ...

Alchemists have tried for centuries to transform base metals into gold -- unsuccessfully, at least as far as we know. But it’s a lovely concept: Take the common and uninspiring -- lead, copper, prunes ...

DECEMBER is a month for feasting -- which is not necessarily to say gorging, though it sometimes seems like it. Eating well is not the same thing as stuffing yourself and eating sensibly is not the ...