6 port and spice pears with Recipes

tawny port, water, sugar, pears, cut in half, vanilla, cinnamon, kosher salt

prunes, pitted, dried figs, dried apricot halves (or peaches), dried pear halves, crystallized ginger, allspice berries, peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon stick, about 1-inch long, port wine

firm-ripe bosc pears, unsweetened white grape juice, ruby port, sugar, green or white cardamom pods, smashed, cinnamon stick, water, fresh lemon juice, creme fraiche, well stirred

port wine, red wine vinegar, shallot, finely minced, sea salt , preferably gray salt, and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, loosely packed young frisee (curly endive), torn into bite-size pieces, or mesclun, ribbon-cut radicchio, soaked, drained, and dried, crisp red pear, halved, cored , and very thinly sliced crosswise, chunk farmhouse cheddar, coarsely broken spiced candied walnuts , recipe follows