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"A delicious, elegant, and HEALTHY dessert to serve to your family or friends. Your dinner party guests will be impressed with the appearance of this special dish. Little do they know how easy it was to make! (Cooking time includes cooling time.)"

Ingredients: mint sprigs, pears...

"A refreshing and flavoursome salad which is visually appealing and complements any meat, rice or pasta dish. Adapted from a recipe in the latest issue of the Australian magazine 'New Idea'. When I posted this initially, I just listed "pears" in the ingredients, but have since located the pears specified, and I have made the salad..."

Ingredients: chives, fresh ground pepper...

"It's a fruit flavored peanut butter sandwich!"

Ingredients: fruit, peanut butter, bread...

"I think this easy breakfast or snack sounds yummy and healthful. Plan for just a half-hour refrigeration time. From The UCSD Healthy Diet for Diabetes and submitted for Zaar World Tour II."

Ingredients: cinnamon, old-fashioned oatmeal...

"I had this at The Davenport Cash store, which is north of Santa Cruz, CA. While everyone's dish was good, they all wanted bites of mine! Luckily it was easy to duplicate at home. I've used other breads, but I think a quality white sandwich bread best lets the flavor shine through. I've also baked several (at about 400 degrees, til golden..."

Ingredients: brie cheese, ham, mayonnaise...

"This is a light, refreshing salad. Perfect for lunch or to start off a meal. This is a scaled down version of the salad that will be served at our daughter's wedding. The caterer was generous enough to provide us with the recipe. Note: Cooking time is chilling time for the dressing."

Ingredients: sliced almonds, feta cheese...

"A nice change from regular banana bread--it's super moist and the pears really boost the flavor. I developed this by combining the best elements of banana and fruit bread recipes. As one of the reviewers discovered, this recipe doesn't work with hard pears--they have to be soft so they can be mashed in with the bananas to form a puree. Also,..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, ginger...

"The Art of Cookery website is where this recipe was found and is followed by a tip for those of us watching our fiqures. Pears and cheese as a starter will stimulate both appetite and taste buds, so this is best for those who are not watching their weight. Even if you are worried about the waistline though, don't deny yourself this delicious combination,..."

Ingredients: pecorino cheese, pears...

"While browsing my cookbooks, I found this recipe from the Culinary Institute of America. Have not tried this yet but wanted to keep it here so that I don't forget it. Looks just yummy. (4 points)"

Ingredients: cinnamon, cooking spray...

"Got this recipe from a "Desserts of Italy" class. This dessert couldn't be easier. The class thought it sounded wierd, pears and balsamic vinegar. However, it was great and made a wonderful dessert since it wasn't too sweet."

Ingredients: pears, sugar, unsalted butter...

"Another VT recipe that sounds too good to lose. This is a lightened up version of Waldorf Salad that uses yogurt iinstead of mayonnaise and also, for a surprise treat, includes pears. If you don't have ripe pears, use canned. You may peel the apples and pears if desired.
The cooking time includes time to cool down the cooked cider."

Ingredients: bosc pears, golden raisins...

"Something very different. A great appetizer or even dessert for Thanksgiving."

Ingredients: 8-inch flour tortillas, granny smith apples...

"This is basically jello, but it is the most incredible jello you will ever taste! We will never be able to go back to regular jello!!"

Ingredients: lime gelatin, cream cheese...

"Healthy, cheap, and delicious desert."

Ingredients: dry white wine, granny smith apples...