to go grocery shopping. The traffic on the highway was terrible but we were determined.
After arriving home and unpacking we sat down to a delicious pulled pork and carmelized onions sandwich - YUM! The fresh market rolls made it even better.
A little reading, errands and chores and then on to more cooking.
We made homemade fettucine and pesto for dinner which I will write about soon.
For dessert I made roasted pears with honey and nuts. I had a few recipes for roasted
pears marked and after looking through them I decided to combine them together to come
up with this recipe.
Roasted Pears with Honey and Nuts
4 pears, peeled, sliced in half and cored
honey
1-2 Tbs. butter
1 cup sweet white wine
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/3 cup cashews
1/4 cup cranraisins
nutmeg
Start by peeling the pears, slicing them in half and coring them. Take a medium glass
baking dish and rub the sides and bottom of the dish with butter. Place the pears
in the baking dish face cored side down. Drizzle honey over the pears (about 1/4 cup). Pour a cup of sweet white wine over the pears. Bake the pears in the oven for about 40 -45 minutes on 375 turning the pears over half way through the baking ( cook until tender). For the last five minutes I turned up the heat to 450 to carmelized the edges of the pears a little. While the pears bake I toasted my sliced almonds and cashews in pan with a small amount of butter. I sprinkled a little sugar over the nuts and then took them out of the pan and set them aside for later. Once the pears were tender I placed them in serving dishes, reserving the juices in the baking dish. I place the juices in small sauce pan on the stove. I added just a little more honey and a pinch of nutmeg and sugar to the juices. I cooked this on high until it thickened a little. I poured this over the pears and then topped them with the nuts and cranraisins.
This dessert is delicious and beautiful. The flavors are amazing !
1 comment:
This is the perfect fall dessert, and I can't wait to try it!
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