4 port pears mascarpone Recipes

firm bosc pears, washed, peeled (reserve peels, stems intact), sugar, good quality port wine, cinnamon sticks, orange zest, in large strips, mascarpone cheese, very finely chopped pecans, granulated sugar

ruby port, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, pears, white truffle honey, mascarpone cheese

ruby port, red wine, sugar, star anise, cinnamon sticks, bundle thyme, lemon , zested, not grated, but in big strips for easy removal, vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped, bosc pears, peeled, halved and cored, mascarpone cheese, at room temperature, semisweet or dark chocolate, to shave with a vegetable peeler