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"Pears and walnuts pair up so well together! Anjou or Bartlett pears work well for this recipe. Adapted from Cooking Light magazine(Jan/2006). Enjoy!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, cooking spray, eggs...

"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...

"A deep coloured, fruity and intensely flavoured chutney. I concocted this recipe last year, when we had lots of windfall pears......and, I slipped a bit of saffron in for good measure! This chutney is delicious with ALL cheeses, but especially strong hard cheeses such as Farmhouse Cheddar, Gruyere, Comte and Cantal. It also goes exceedingly well with..."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, cooking apples...

"These wonderful little tartelettes are made from a combination of ripe, sweet pears with tangy, sharp Roquefort blue cheese and aromatic rosemary.They make an excellent and very elegant starter; they are also wonderful if served as a light luncheon dish, with salads and chutney or pickles. The galettes can be assembled several hours in advance - or..."

Ingredients: gorgonzola, fresh ground pepper...

"Another healthy recipe that I have collected for my pre-summer health push. I found this in the "Healthy Eating" cookbook put out by "The Australian Woman's Weekly" I was particularly drawn to it by the dressing as it is without oil which always pushes up the calorie count a good deal."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, baby spinach leaves...

"Very flavorful and low fat."

Ingredients: ground cardamom, crystallized ginger...

"I think kids will like this."

Ingredients: ground cardamom, raw sugar...

"Wouldn't this look perfect as a Valentine's dessert? Sounds tasty, too!"

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"A recipe by request. Haven't tried it yet but it sounds like a really moist recipe."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, lemon juice...

"Spinach, cream cheese, walnuts and pears are rolled up and sliced for this delicious, make-ahead appetizer. I love this as a lunch time sandwich too since it holds well in a lunch sack.
This recipe calls for lahvosh which can be hard to find; just substitute a good quality flour tortilla instead and ignore the instructions for preparing the dried..."

Ingredients: fresh spinach leaves, cream cheese with chives...

"From Cooking Light (October 2001). I love pears, and they are wonderful in salads. Some feta and/or some nuts (pecans, walnuts) would also be good in this."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, honey...

"Heavenly fresh and so easy to prepare. The What a beautiful combination of flavours, simple and classy. Don't try to make this when you feel like it, make it when you can find perfect pears and watercress, remember only the freshest in season is best.
For one person I normally use around half a pear 2 big handfuls of watercress and 2 big handfuls..."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, rocket...

"Fresh Pear Cake"

Ingredients: eggs, nuts, pears...

"Saw this on FoodTV's Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello. Holy cow is this stuff good. I didn't see it posted here yet - hope I didn't overlook it. I tweaked this very slightly (adjusted amounts of fruit) to my own taste."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, fresh rosemary...