6 merlot poached pears Recipes

red wine , i like merlot, a good label (if you wouldn tsp drink it, don tsp cook with it), superfine sugar, honey, lemon , juice of, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, orange rind, black peppercorns, firm ripe pears, cream or sour , to serve

unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for the pan, dark brown sugar , packed, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, eggs, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, all-purpose flour, sugar , for dusting, firm pears (such as anjou, bartlett or bosc), robust red wine (such as cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc or merlot), sugar, vanilla bean , cut in half lengthwise, whole cinnamon stick, peel from 1 orange, peel from 1 lemon, star anise, whole bay leaf, heavy cream, sugar, ground cinnamon

merlot, divided, star anise, cinnamon stick, sugar, seckel pears, peeled, mascarpone cheese, sugar, heavy cream, fresh mint leaves , chiffonade, optional

ripe bosc pears, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, merlot, vanilla bean, split, lemon, juiced, suggestions : gorgonzola and candied walnuts