Note: The honey should be steeped with the thyme 1 to 3 days in advance. This can be stored well-chilled in the refrigerator. Cane and turbinado sugar can be found at cooking and specialty stores, as ...

Poached pears in wine, or Poire a la Beaujolais, is a classic French dessert that originated in the wine-growing area of Burgandy and Lyon. Oh, so yummy!! A deliciously sweet pear that is infused with ...

Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery figured its pre-Christmas release of a strawberry pear dessert-style wine would last well into March. Marketing/PR director Kari Skrip said Thursday the plan for what ...

This is the Bellini to end all Bellinis. This is the Bellini that all the other ones dream of being when they grow up. Not only do the fresh pear nectar and Champagne make a killer combo, but the ...

Fall is a time to get cozy with cooking and one of the best fall desserts I know that is quick to put together and can deliver intoxicating smells to your kitchen is pears baked in wine. Choose Anjou, ...

Lick your lips, wiggle your toes, and bring your bubbles, it’s time for the annual Moraga Pear and Wine Festival. Held each year at Moraga Commons Park on the last Saturday of September, the free, one ...

Pears are one of the last thin-skinned varieties of fruit to hang on well into the dead of winter. Most fruit say their last hooray long before the first frost of the year. Pears, however, are at ...

It is not often that I do not want to think of eating or even look at recipes or read cookbooks like novels. But last week, I came down with a vengeful flu that left me feverish and weak, but most ...

I'm a sucker for desserts that feel elegant without requiring a ton of fancy cooking tricks. It may sound like a tall task, but a dessert like wine poached pears proves that it's possible. Fresh pears ...

On Rosh Hashanah Jews from all over the world devote some element of their holiday menu to symbolic foods. The foods can be eating by themselves and also incorporated into different dishes. One of the ...