3 cheese poire Recipes

kielbasa sausage , cut on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices, coarsely grated gruyere cheese (about 1 lb), cornstarch, hard apple cider, apple cider vinegar, calvados , applejack brandy, or poire williams (clear pear brandy), granny smith apples, cored , cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, baguette, cut into 3/4-inch cubes

dry white wine, pear juice or pear nectar, sugar, whole green cardamom pods, crushed in resealable plastic bag with mallet, diameter rounds peeled fresh ginger (each about 1/8 inch thick ), cinnamon sticks, broken in half, firm but ripe anjou pears (3 to 31/4 lb), peeled, high-quality white chocolate (such as lindt or perugina), finely chopped, poire williams (clear pear brandy), water, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, mascarpone cheese, chilled heavy whipping cream, soft ladyfingers,** separated, chilled heavy whipping cream, minced crystallized ginger, white chocolate curls, powdered sugar