8 pears wine cardamom orange Recipes

peeled bosc pears, water, orange juice, sugar, black peppercorns, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, asti spumante or other sweet sparkling wine, vanilla ice cream, cardamom pods, crushed, mint sprigs (optional), ground cardamom (optional)

firm bosc pears or 3 bartlett pears, fresh orange juice, raspberry jam (homemade or the best quality store bought ) or 1/4 cup raspberry jelly (homemade or the best quality store bought), mirin (can substitute white wine or fruit liquer-optional), cinnamon or 1 pinch nutmeg or 1 pinch cardamom, vanilla pod, slit down the side (my addition), salt, fresh mint

bartlett pears (unpeeled), cored, cut into 1-inch chunks, dry white wine, fresh lemon juice, sugar, orange slices, lemon slice, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, cinnamon stick, ground cardamom, salt

riesling wine or 2 1/2 cups sauterne, sugar, vanilla bean , split open lengthwise, lemon , zest of, cut into strips, orange rind , 2 1/2 inches long, bay leaves, peppercorn, lightly crushed, fresh thyme, ground nutmeg, ground mace, ground cardamom, cinnamon stick, bartlett pears (firm, but ripe ), bittersweet chocolate, chopped, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, dark rum, butter, melted, walnuts, coarsely chopped, biscotti

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)

sugar, juice from 1 lemon, cold water, cinnamon stick, fresh ginger, white wine, pears, peeled, sheets phyllo pastry, melted butter, vanilla beans (soaked in cold water to soften), lingonberry broth, lingonberries, cinnamon stick, ground ginger, ground cardamom, brown sugar, zest from 1 orange, water