4 pear currant breads Recipes

thick slices crusty bread, garlic cloves, halved, extra-virgin olive oil, currant or grape tomatoes or halved cherry or pear tomatoes, chopped green onions, heirloom tomatoes of assorted colors, cored, thinly sliced, red onion, sliced paper -thin, celery stalks , sliced thin on diagonal, coarsely crumbled blue cheese

all-purpose flour, double-acting baking powder, salt, cinnamon, chopped peeled and cored firm-ripe pears (about 3), fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, softened, light brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, chopped crystallized ginger, dried currants

italian bread , such as ciabatta, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices, excellent quality extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, ripe red heirloom tomatoes , such as brandywine, dutchman, or giant belgium, ripe green or black heirloom tomatoes , such as cherokee purple, black krim, green zebra or german green, ripe yellow or orange heirloom tomatoes , such as yellow brandywine, georgia streak, striped german, orange strawberry, kentucky beefsteak, old german, husky gold, yellow brandywine, or lillian s yellow, young arugula, stems removed , or sprigs of fresh baby herbs, well rinsed and spun dry, herb vinaigrette , recipe follows, assorted red and yellow cherry tomatoes or pear tomatoes, such as sungold, yellow pear, yellow currant, or principe borghese, halved, artisan goat cheese, crumbled, chopped chives, for garnish