Posts by Gail South

Preheat oven to 325. Pierce 1 peeled ripe pineapple all over with 2 tsp. whole cloves. In a baking dish that fits the pineapple snugly, roll it in a mix of 1 c packed light brown sugar and 1/4 tsp ground pepper. Scatter 6 T unsalted butter in dish. Bake, brushing pineapple with sugar mix…

Preheat oven to 300. In heavy saucepan, heat milk to simmering and stir in cocoa, chocolate and 1/2 of the sugar. Simmer, stirring, until chocolate is completely melted. In separate bowl, whisk together yolks, white and remaining sugar. Pour into milk mix in a thin stream; stir to combine. Pour into 12 small ramekins and…

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position, place baking sheet or broiler pan bottom on rack, and heat oven to 500. Peel and halve each pear lengthwise. Remove center with melon baller. Set each half, cut side down, and slice lengthwise into fifths. Toss w butter;; add sugar and toss again to combine. Spread in single layer…

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…

Mix almonds, butter and almond extract. Put pears into baking dish. Put filling in cavity. Pour sherry over and bake at 350 for 30 min. Serve hot or cold. Nuts, Almonds, chopped 0.25cButter 1 TAlmond Extract 2 dropsPears 4 halved & coredWine, Sherry 0.75c

Preheat oven to 375. Combine walnuts, cheese, and lemon juice in bowl, mashing together to make a paste. Peel, halve and core the pears. Stuff cavities w mix, mounding slightly. Place pears in shallow baking dish and pour wine around. Bake about 30 min, until tender. Allow to cool 20 min before serving. Nuts, Walnuts…

Peel pears, core and cut into vertical quarters. Toss w lemon juice. Set aside. In large saucepan, bring water, 1 c sugar, vanilla bean, star anise, bay leaves, and lemon peel to boil, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and gently simmer for 10 min. Add pears, cover and simmer of 10 min…

Sprinkle 1 c sugar in a large, heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly w wooden spoon, until sugar melts and turns light brown. Quickly pour hot caramel evenly into 6 (4 oz) ramekins, tilting each to coat; set aside. Peel, core, and chop pears. Combine pear, remaining 1/2 c sugar, vanilla, lemon rind,…

Preheat oven to 350. In small baking pan, toast pecans for 8-10 min or until golden. Set aside to cool. Transfer nuts to a food processor; add sugar and process until finely ground but not pasty. Transfer pecan-brown sugar mix to plate. In a large pot of boiling water, blanch the peaches for 30 seconds.…

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Gently rub the peaches under running water to remove fuzz, and slice peaches. (You will have about 4 cups.) Place butter in an 11- x 7-inch baking dish; place dish in oven until butter melts. Stir together flour, sugar, milk, and vanilla in a bowl, and pour onto melted butter. (Do…