18 pears and figs with almonds Recipes

breadsticks , crostini, or crackers, nicoise or kalamata olives, cornichons (or sweet or dill pickles), marinated artichoke hearts, drained, pickled vegetables, dried tomatoes marinated in olive oil (or 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes), pear or apple, sliced, dried apricots , figs, or dates, marcona almonds (or other almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pine nuts, or peanuts), extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt , to taste, freshly ground pepper , to taste, fresh rosemary sprigs, dijon mustard, dress it up : wedges of cheese, such as sharp cheddar, parmigiano-reggiano, manchego, asiago; meats and fish, such as genoa salami, soppressata, prosciutto, capicola, smoked salmon, steamed shrimp

flour, sugar, butter, softened, lemon , rind of, fresh grated, fresh lemon juice, vanilla, eggs, apricot preserves, raspberry preserves, amaretto or 1/2 tsp almond extract, fresh fruit , such as sliced apple, pear, banana, kiwifruit, figs, raspberries, blueberries, honey, powdered sugar , if desired

dried apricots, pitted prunes, dried figs, dried pears , rings or 3 oz apple rings, raisins, cold water, enough to cover fruit, whole blanched almonds, pistachio nuts, pine nuts, ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, grenadine, rose water, ice cube (small)

bosc pears - peeled, cored, and quartered, honey, divided, fig preserves, pomegranate molasses, ground cinnamon, heavy cream, almond extract

egg yolk, heavy cream, flour (plus what is needed), sugar, salt, butter, chilled and diced (more as needed), half-and-half, sugar, sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla, almonds, ground (this is the resultant amount), butter, room temperature, fruit (stemmed, seeded and quartered or sliced as needed)

whole unblanched almonds, whole unblanched hazelnuts, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, freshly grated nutmeg, freshly ground black pepper, unbleached all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting, dried fruits , preferably organic any combination of black currants, white or black raisin, black mission figs, white figs, sour cherries, plums, prunes, pears, peaches, nectarines, or cranberries and apricots and candied ginger, mild-flavored honey , such as clover, granulated sugar, candy thermometer (check your thermometer s accuracy in boiling water; it should read 212 degrees) or small bowl of ice water, cake ring or flan ring or several 4-inch flan rings placed on parchment-lined baking sheet, generously coated with melted butter and dusted with unsweetened cocoa powder, sheet of rice paper

dried peaches, chopped, dried apricot, dried apple, chopped, dried pears, chopped, dried fig, chopped, prune, dried, chopped, dates, coarsely chopped, pitted, golden raisin, dark raisin, seedless, currants, gingered watermelon, rind, walnuts, coarsely chopped, pecans, coarsely chopped or 1/2 cup almonds or 1/2 cup hazelnuts, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, mace, eggs, honey, unsulphured molasses, sour cream, butter, melted, vanilla extract, almond extract

chopped dried pears, chopped pitted dried plum (prunes), golden raisin, dried currant, roughly chopped dried fig, roughly chopped pitted dates, roughly chopped walnuts, salted peanuts, roughly chopped hazelnuts, roughly chopped almonds, orange , zest of, grated, lemon , zest of, grated, kirsch, active dry yeast, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, divided, table salt, confectioners sugar (optional)

pie crust, unbaked, fresh figs, stemmed and quartered lengthwise (use chunks of apples, sliced pears, nectarines...), brown sugar, grated lemon zest, vanilla extract, whole milk, flaked almonds

mixed dried fruit such as, prunes , apricots, figs, apples, pears and peaches (7-1/2cup.), water, sherry, juice of 1/2 lemon, honey, cinnamon stick, brandy, toasted sliced almonds, coarsely chopped; walnuts

pie dough, dried figs, raisins, red wine, cooking apples, pears, caster sugar, flaked almonds, ground mace, powdered cinnamon, powdered ginger

dried apples, dried apricots, dried figs, dried pears, dried peaches, cinnamon stick, honey, powdered saffron, vanilla bean paste or 1/2 vanilla bean, split, lemon zest, almonds (or flaked ), shelled pistachios, orange flower water or orange oil, essence

canned peach halves, peach slices, pineapple chunks, apricot halves, pear halves in natural juice, pitted dark cherries, figs in light syrup, dozen almond macaroons (your preference) or 6 dozen coconut macaroons (your preference), bananas, sliced and sprinkled with lemon juice to prevent browning, brown sugar, butter, sliced, almonds, banana liqueur or 2/3 cup cointreau liqueur

dried pears , cut lengthwise in halves or thirds, dried nectarines, cut into quarters, dried calmyrna figs, cut into halves, dried cherries, medjool dates, pitted and cut in 1/2 lengthwise, hazelnuts, toasted and peeled, almonds, toasted, pumpkin seeds, toasted, sesame fries or sticks, sesame bits or crackers

dried pears, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, dried figs, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, dried prunes or 1 cup dried plum, roughly chopped, raisins or 1/2 cup sultana, candied orange peel, diced, candied lemon peel, diced, kirschwasser or 1/4 cup rum, water, granulated sugar, active dry yeast, unbleached whole wheat flour, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, vanilla (or seeds scraped from 1 bean), blanched almond, roughly chopped, walnuts, broken into large chunks, hazelnuts (some may be halved, leave others whole), butter

a selection of your favorite dessert wines, such as: sweet sherry , port, vin santo, riesling, asti spumante, store bought semisweet cookies , such as almond toasts or biscotti, fresh red or green seedless grapes, ripe pears, assorted dried fruit : apricots, dates, figs