5 pears helene poires Recipes

red wine, lemon, juiced, vanilla bean, split, sugar, bosc pears , although any pear will do, white chocolate raspberry ice cream or 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup

fresh ginger , piece (will be slicing into 1/4 inch thick disks), sugar, warm water, vanilla bean , halved lengthwise, bosc pears , firm barely ripe, pear brandy , poire william preferred (optional), vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, for serving (chocolate sauce can be used if desired), pistachios, chopped for garnish

poached pears , recipe follows, chocolate ice cream , recipe follows, heavy cream , whipped, chocolate sauce , recipe follows, water, sugar, lemons, juiced, lemons, juiced, vanilla beans, ripe bosc pears, whole milk, unsweetened chocolate, chopped, sugar, egg yolks, whole milk, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, heavy cream, unsalted butter, sugar

water, sugar, pear brandy, fine-quality unsweetened chocolate, chopped, cake (preferably all-butter), thawed if frozen, haagen-dazs caramelized pear & toasted pecan ice cream, slightly softened