![]() ![]() I have also made it for a more healthful after-dinner dessert option which is always so welcome during a season of cookies and pies and cookies and chocolate and… cookies. Whatever you call it it’s easy peasy, and the best part - you guessed it - do ahead! Which is why this fruit salad is really SO perfect for Christmas morning or any of your holiday brunches. Technically I think this would be considered a fruit compote, but we don’t worry about semantics here. If you can’t find it, just sub a cinnamon stick. It imparts a beautiful, floral, licorice flavor to the syrup. If you’ve never used star anise, it is amazing. I use pears, apples, pomegranate seeds and dried fruit, but it’s the spiced-infused steeping liquid that takes it over the top. Join Bobbie and Sydney as they share their holiday almond pear tart, with an exciting twist, a caramelized topping Fajfar Gregor. I’ve been making this delicious fruit salad for several years and I am still obsessed with it. French Pear Tart Recipe The Mediterranean Dish. Sure these fruits look lovely together and are easy to cut up, but when was the last time you tasted a fabulous piece of watermelon on Christmas? It’s time to think outside the fruit salad box and try a combination that is a more natural complement to gingerbread and pumpkin and everything else you’re serving for your holiday brunches. Yet people love a good fruit salad for brunch or after dinner and for some reason I don’t see too many fruit salads without watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe and strawberries even at this time of year. But I haven’t seen any farms with cantaloupes and watermelons in their fields in December. You might find a few vendors at local farmer’s markets who sell berries grown in hot houses all year long. But not even in sunny Southern California do I find locally grown melons and stone fruits in the dead of winter. It’s true we do have access to such a bounty of wonderful fresh produce all year. I know, easy for me since I live in Southern California. This helps to keep our bodies in harmony with nature, and is more healthful for us as well as the planet. Another magical touch.Although I’m not 100% strict about it, I do try my best to eat seasonally as well as locally. Once you’ve filled it all in, it does resemble a delicate flower. An easy and elegant dessert without fuss. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the rosemary and cinnamon steep in the liquid for about 15 minutes. Simmer the mixture until the sugar is dissolved and the rosemary and cinnamon start to smell fragrant, about 3 to 5 minutes. Divine cream cheese filling topped with fresh Harry & David Pears is the perfect little indulgence. Instructions: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, water, rosemary, and cinnamon stick. Starting from the outer edge of the crust, you simply place the wedges with their thin sides towards the center. A small-batch and easy puff pastry pear tart recipe for two can be whipped up in a jiffy. He recommends arranging the slices of pear into the shape of a rose. ![]() Jacques Pepin has a gift for making food beautiful. Guests might think you’ve rolled out your own pie dough or used a special puff pastry. Mixed Green Salad with Pears, Goat Cheese and a Fig Vinaigrette. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until ready to serve. Pear-Cranberry Pie with Oatmeal Streusel. Instructions: In a medium bowl, toss together the pears, bell pepper, onion, jalapeño, lime zest, lime juice and cilantro to combine. Slow Cooker Apple Pie Spiced Pear Applesauce. Vanilla Cider Pork with Pears and Walnut Wild Rice. A bit of butter and sugar applied to the bottom of the tortilla transforms it into a crunchy yet light base for the pears. Cinnamon Swirl Toast with Pears and Mascarpone. Yes, the same flour tortilla that we use for quesadillas or to sop up chile verde. Jacques decided to use an ingredient that many of us have in our pantries, the flour tortilla, for the crust. I have often made this pear tart, after finding it several years ago in Jacques Pepin’s More Fast Food My Way. You take fresh pears, 5 other ingredients, about 10 minutes of prep time, bake it for half an hour and poof! A beautiful dessert is on your table, waiting for a round of applause. ![]()
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