4 pears red wine cardamom Recipes

zinfandel, whole black peppercorns, vanilla bean, split and scraped, orange zest, plus more for garnish, cardamom pods, granulated sugar, ripe pears , such as anjou or bartlett, peeled, mascarpone, room temperature, toasted, crushed pistachios, mint leaves, for garnish, creme anglaise, optional for garnish

dry red wine, sugar, water, orange juice, grated orange peel, ground cardamom, cinnamon stick, firm but ripe pears, peeled , stems left intact, vanilla ice cream, plain or almond biscotti, crumbled, orange peel strips (optional)

salt, coarsely ground pepper, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground red pepper, rolled boned leg of lamb, vegetable oil, chopped red onion, dry red wine, garlic cloves, chopped, fat-free beef broth, all-purpose flour, water, spiced pear butter, spiced plum butter