Have you ever bought a bag of pears that never seem to ripen? Use them to make a sweet pear sauce

An easy recipe for sweet, fragrant poached pears, which make an excellent accompaniment for a Swiss cheese fondue.

An open-faced grilled cheese sandwich with bacon and pears from Switzerland.

Belgian Endive and Walnut Salad — pears and blue cheese make this the perfect winter salad

Fennel and Pear Salad — garnish with blue cheese or Parmesan for an early springtime starter

Angel Hair Cabbage Salad with Roasted Pears and Creamy Lemon Dressing

Spiced Pear Upside Down Cake – a moist fall inspired upside down cake with half the sugar!

Bosc pears are poached in Chinese rock sugar, dried longan, red dates, and goji berries and served as light dessert or snack

This recipe is inspired by Financiers: little cakes made with almonds, egg whites, and icing sugar. I made it as a cake, topped with pears.

Spiced Orange Saffron Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce and Pistachio Sand

Super-Duper Chunky Pear Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with healthy stuff.

Drink your fruit and veggies with these 3 green smoothies.

Tender Pears Poached in Pink Moscato.

Apple Cider Sangria

Autumn Chopped Salad. A festive mix of pears, apples, nuts, and…bacon!

French-Moroccan lamb tajine with pears

Spicy boudin noir tartine with pears and epoisses cheese.

Delectable, French, herbed duck breast salad with pears and creamy roquefort dressing

A beautiful simple dessert absolutely perfect for a dinner party.

Pear Trilogy – Part III – Pear Espresso Panna Cotta

Poached pears in spicy red wine.