Showing posts with label Pear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pear. Show all posts

12/23/2024

Radicchio Salad with Pear, Parsley and Blue Cheese

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I love salads! You might remember my post on their origin HERE and another post HERE. Most often, they are a balance of sweet and savory, and this recipe fits the bill! Fruit, cheese, and nuts are the highlight of this salad, but what really makes it a show-stopper is the colorful blend of fresh Italian parsley and Raddiccio.

Radicchio can be bitter to some. To tame the bitterness, thinly slice it with the grain and soak it in water. Once the Radicchio is dried, toss it with the dressing before adding the rest of the ingredients. That will remove some of the chemical compounds that make it bitter. The end result will be Radicchio ridiculously good! Enjoy!

10/09/2011

Sunday Dinner

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Pancetta Cups with Goat Cheese and Pear

Chicken-n-Dumplings
Simple Green Salad

Caramel deLite Chocolate Cake


This is a Sunday for celebration.  My youngest is turning one year old for the seventh time today. (Since she is my youngest, she is not allowed to grow up:)  This is her menu.  She absolutely adores pears, so the appetizer is the recipe I am sharing today.

I made these a few Sundays back and they went down with rave reviews, so they are on the menu again just for her.  The original recipe called for baking the pancetta as crisps, but I thought the "cups" would make for an easier pick up/delivery system, as well as making for a nice presentation.  I mix the goat cheese with just a touch of half-and-half so I can pipe it nicely into the cups.  Flavored with fresh thyme leaves and drizzled with good honey to balance the salt from the pancetta, these would make a wonderful hors d'oeuvre to pass or as an addition to any holiday table.

10/24/2010

Sunday Dinner

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Mini Apple, Goat Cheese and Walnut Pastries

Carbonnades à la Flamande
(Beef and Onions Braised in Beer)
 Green Salad



Pear Tart 
served with a whipped cinnamon crème fraîche