Fighting to show pear as a key ingredient resulted in sweetening the fruit. This recipe caramelizes the pears, which can be used as a topping for ice cream, crumble, or pie filling. I took the traditional Finnish karelian pies and replaced the rice pudding with a reduced sugar tapioca pudding. Take-Home Tips: Use any combo …
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Pear #2: Pear Tartelettes
Back in Pastry month (June 2020) we explored short crust for making pies and mini-pies. I decided to recreate that cheesy dish with a new star. Pear, meet tartelette! The thought of eating cheese and pear was not immediately appetizing, but 3 mini tartelettes in and I was stuffed with satisfaction. Instructions: Take the short …
Pear #1: Fresh Spinach Salad
While you can easily switch out these ingredients for your favorite salad toppings, I was pleasantly surprised by just how filling and satisfying this salad was. In fact, it was so tasty as a dinner salad that I had it again for brunch the next day. Call me crazy but that is how much I …
October is for Pears
I really wanted to seek out the most creative uses for pears this month to let it shine as a key ingredient.
Food of the Month 