260316 fresh duck foie roasted pears winter garden Recipes

butter, dark brown sugar, pears, halved and cored, sour cream, coarsely chopped toasted pistachios (or your favorite nuts)

ground pork, cornstarch, cilantro leaves, finely chopped, soy sauce, white sugar, minced garlic, minced fresh ginger, eggs, water, chinese winter melon (dong gua), cut into 1 inch cubes, fresh ginger, salt, white sugar

fresh duck legs (7 to 11 lb depending on amount of fat on legs), shallots, peeled and, if very large, halved, parsnips, peeled and cut diagonally into 1-inch-thick slices (halve large slices lengthwise), minced garlic, chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried, crumbled, turkish bay leaves or 1 halved california bay leaf, salt, black pepper, ground allspice, dry white wine, chicken stock, homemade or store-bought (preferably not canned broth; 48 to 64 fl oz), garnish: fresh thyme sprigs

di saronno amaretto or other almond-flavored liqueur, balsamic vinegar, firm-ripe bartlett pears , halved lengthwise and cored, water, amaretti cookies (italian almond macaroons; 1 , inches in diameter), crumbled

apple juice, dark brown sugar, unsalted butter, firm bosc pears, peeled, halved, cored (about 1 lb), vanilla ice cream , for serving

red seedless grapes, sugar, moscato or other fruity white wine, lemons , juice of, only, apricot jam, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, bosc pears, ripe but firm

beets or 2 medium, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, ground black pepper, blue cheese, crumbled, pears, watercress, washed dried and stemmed (about 6 cups)

apple cider, baby arugula, coaresley crumbled sharp blue cheese, dried cranberries, whole freshed squeezed lemon juice, light brown sugar, lightly packed, olive oil, port, whole ripe and firm anjou pears, walnut halves

bosc pears, peeled, cored, quartered, pure maple syrup, eggs, half and half, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, golden brown sugar, ground cinnamon, salt

egg white, sugar, salt, sliced almonds (preferably with skins ; 2 3/4 oz), firm bosc pears (1 1/2 lb total ), unsalted butter, softened, sugar, amaretto or other almond-flavored liqueur, water, mascarpone cheese (optional)

egg white, sugar, sliced almonds (2 1/2 oz; preferably with skins ), firm bosc pears, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, di saronno amaretto or other almond-flavored liqueur, water

dry red wine, blueberry-cranberry juice or 2/3 cup cranberry juice or 2/3 cup apple juice, granulated sugar, ground ginger, cinnamon, divided, lemon juice, walnuts, chopped, dried cranberries or 1/3 cup raisins, bosc pears, firm but ripe, with stems on, vanilla yogurt

lemon, pears , preferably bosc, granulated brown sugar, butter, melted, vanilla bean, water, grand marnier or 1/3 cup orange liqueur

butter, pears, sugar, sliced almonds, dried cranberries, ciabatta, blue cheese, cider vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, baby spinach

bosc pears, almond champagne, ground cinnamon, hothouse cucumber, peeled and medium-diced

softened butter, pear halves in syrup, lemon , zested and 4 twists of rind, ground nutmeg, french vanilla ice cream

honey, light brown sugar, light-bodied red wine , like beaujolais, cinnamon, pears, ripe but firm, peeled, quartered, and seeded, sliced almonds, sugar, egg white

apple juice, dark brown sugar, unsalted butter, firm bosc pears, peeled, halved, cored (about 1 lb), vanilla ice cream , for serving