6 poached pears with gingerbread Recipes

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

apple cider, brandy (apple ) or 2 tbsp calvados (apple ), dark brown sugar , firmly packed, cinnamon sticks, lemon peel, lemon juice, ground ginger or 1 inch gingerroot, sliced, bosc pears , cored from the bottom and peeled with stems intact, ground cinnamon, chopped pecans (optional)

raw sugar or 1 3/4 cups packed golden brown sugar, water, frangelico (hazelnut liqueur), firm but ripe pears, peeled , halved lengthwise, cored, nonstick vegetable cooking spray, all-purpose flour, baking soda, coarse kosher salt, ground cinnamon, baking soda, ground ginger, sugar, robust-flavored molasses (dark ), mild-flavored olive oil, eggs, freshly brewed coffee, chopped bittersweet chocolate (6 oz, 60% cocoa), chopped crystallized ginger, chilled whipping cream, powdered sugar, instant coffee crystals

duck foie gras, salt and pepper, toasted gingerbread, ginger poached pears , recipe follows, pinot noir jus , recipe follows, cacao nibs, water, sugar, chandon blanc de noir, lemon juice, vanilla bean, split and scraped, french butter pears, peeled and cored, star anise, ginger, peeled and sliced, onion, peeled, carrot, peeled, leek, cleaned and cut in half lengthwise, head garlic , cut in half horizontally, pure olive oil , plus 2 ounces, pinot noir , plus 4 tbsp, veal stock, brown chicken stock, bones from 1 small squab, cut into small pieces, salt and pepper