Need Your Advice

[piano226]

HI Guys,

I have TONS of pears this year...Way more than we can eat...Any suggestions on what I can do with them.

Thanks a lot..

P.S..we are not big fans of putting fruit in our salad...so that option is kind of out but pretty much anything else goes.

[Lorraine]

Pear Chutney or brandied pears. Yum.

[Lorraine]

Or, how about Pear Strudel? Freeze them unbaked, then pop in oven when needed.

[Old Bay]

My mother always made pear preserves.

[piano226]

ALL SOUND GOOD...Any Recipes anybody wants to share...Brandied Pears and preservers and strudel sound wonderful.

Thanks in advance

[Lorraine]

Here is a recipe for Apple Strudel that I have subbed pears in. I add more raisins, and a touch of ground ginger. If it's just for us, I like making smaller ones. Or making them into triangles as you would for spanakopita.

http://www.athens.com/recipes/recipecate...ipe_id=134

[cjs]

here you go -

This one from Emeril is really good, and we use it as a dessert. But, it could be s side dish also.

Emeril’s Fresh Pears with Parmigiano-Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar

Makes 6 Servings


3 ripe Anjou or Comice pears
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, in 1 piece
1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation:

Halve and core the pears, slice each half into long, thin slivers.

Drizzle the pears with the lemon juice. Fan out 4 to 5 pieces of pear on a salad plate. Using a vegetable peeler, "peel" thin slivers of cheese and sprinkle around the pears. Drizzle each with a little balsamic vinegar and serve. Garnish with black pepper.

[farnfam]

ooooCj,
That looks so good. What a cool idea to use it as a side, so Italian and yet soo very different. Thanks, that woke me up