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 ...

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 ...

1. Peel pears and leave stem intact. In a large saucepan, bring wine and an equal amount of cold water to a simmer. Split vanilla bean lengthwise and add to wine and water mixture. Add cinnamon sticks ...

To make the wine syrup, in a 3-quart saucepan (or the size that holds your pears snuggly on their sides but not pressed together), combine the sugar, water, wine, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil over ...

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 ...

I think there's just something incredibly fancy about serving up a beautiful dish of poached pears at a dinner party. Anyone can make a cake or cookies, but to take the time to make something ...

(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 ...

The fruit softens gently as it simmers, soaking up the deep flavours of the wine and spices until it turns glossy, The origins of poached pears date back centuries, to a time when cooks needed ways to ...

Method: Trim the base of the pears so they will stand upright. Place in a small saucepan (they should fit snugly). Sprinkle caster sugar over the pears, then pour wine over to cover (water may be ...

From "The Chef and the Slow Cooker" by Hugh Acheson. Copyright © 2017 by Fried Pie, LLC. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House ...