4 poached cheesecakes Recipes

water, granulated sugar, dark rum, plums, cream cheese (about 3 oz), sugar, vanilla, well-chilled heavy cream

sugar , plus, sugar , for coating the ramekins, pear brandy, lemon , zest of, three 1/2 inch wide strips, cinnamon sticks, vanilla bean, split, star anise pods, ripe bartlett pears, peeled , halved lengthwise and cored, cream cheese, softened, mascarpone cheese, softened, vanilla extract, eggs, lightly beaten

butter, melted, graham crackers, manouri cheese, whole eggs, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, fresh lemon juice, salt, orange liqueur, fresh peaches, peeled, pitted and halved, greek dried figs, sugar, cinnamon stick, whole black peppercorns, greek sweet wine , such as mavrodaphne, sheets country-style phyllo dough, walnuts, ground, sesame seeds, ground, sugar, cinnamon, ground, butter, melted