Pears are normally sold hard as they bruise easily. They will ripen in a few days at room temperature, but turn woolly if over-ripe. Pears are served cooked or raw, but in either case toss in a ...

As ubiquitous as they are come fall, pears remain a bit of an enigma. Why are they so hard when you buy them? Why do they seemingly take forever to ripen? Why do they finally ripen exactly when ...

Yet, despite that there are endless ways to incorporate fresh pears into your favorite recipes ... Forelles, any pear can be preserved this way as long as it's ripe. This is because pears are ...

When our tree branches are loaded with ripe and juicy fruit, I treat my family and friends to lots of easy pear recipes. I always receive raves and requests for this particular pear bread recipe ...

In “Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit,” author Abra Berens recalls a good-natured dispute with her mentor over whether a perfectly ripe peach or pear is better. Berens was firmly ...

Caramel is no joke. To anyone who is venturing into a baking journey, this is not a bad place to start as an introductory ...

Here, the team shares an autumn-appropriate layer cake recipe, first published in Redfern's new cookbook "Ripe Recipes - A Fresh Batch" (Beatnik Publishing, 2013).

75g ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped 1 large apple, peeled, cored and chopped 1 vanilla pod 4tbsp apple juice or water 1 large ripe pear, peeled, cored and chopped 1. Put the apricots and apple ...