Pears, Poached w Mascarpone Serves 6

Combine wine, water, sugar and cinnamon in deep nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 min. Add pears and simmer 15 min, until just tender. Remove pears, draining them well, and place in bowl. Boil down liquid until it is reduced to 2 c and has become syrupy. Remove cinnamon stick. Pour liquid over pears and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. To serve, place each pear standing up in a deep dish or goblet. Pour some of the liquid over each. Stir the mascarpone to smooth it, then spoon a generous dollop on top of each pear. Dust w sifted cocoa and serve.

Wine, White 4c dry
Water 2c
Sugar 0.33c
Cinnamon 1stick
Pears 6r ipe, firm, peeled and cored, but whole
Mascarpone 0.5c
Cocoa 2
tsp powder