Pear

Strawberry Pear Galette – a quick & easy last dessert idea that’s made even easier with frozen puff pastry. Switch the combination of fruits and berries for any combination you like.

This simple recipe idea was another fridge cleaner I came up with using leftover stuff in my fridge as a last minute dessert. I think a little creme anglaise might go well with this one too…well, then again, what doesn’t? Serves 4 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (about 12x 12 inches) ½ cup partridgeberry jam 2 …

Spiced Pear Cobbler with Raspberries – a delicious cold weather, comfort food cobbler featuring a delicious marriage of flavours. Today’s recipe for Spiced Pear Cobbler is a great marriage of flavours in a warm cobbler dessert. Marriage is a good description for this recipe because Spouse’s favourite fruit is pears and my favourite berry is …

The in-laws dropped by for lunch yesterday and I threw together these Spiced Pear Phyllo Bundles as a quick dessert. I make these in several versions. The recipe works well for apples, peaches or plums as well. I’ve even made them with mango. These can even be frozen before baking and then thawed and baked …

This is my latest weekend experiment which we had for dessert at brunch on Sunday. I made double the partridgeberry puree called for in my gelato recipe. The extra amount I split in half, swirled one portion through the gelato and used the remainder to top the pear crumble. Sweet and tart meet on a …