20 poached pears and cranberries Recipes

firm-ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 6 oz each), cranberry-raspberry juice cocktail, sugar, bay leaves, julienne orange zest

bosc pears, cranberry juice, sugar, raspberry vinegar, french bread baguette (1/2 inch thick ), butter, melted, watercress, sharp cheddar cheese, thinly sliced

firm, small (stem-on) peeled pears, water, honey, sugar, orange zest, lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, passion fruit tea bag, cranberries

bosc pears, pear juice, cinnamon stick (3 inches), minced fresh gingerroot, ground nutmeg, cornstarch, cranberry juice, fresh raspberries or 1 package (12 oz) frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed, maple syrup

firm-ripe seckel or forelle pears (3 to 4 oz. each) or 4 bosc pears (6 to 8 oz. each), cranberry juice cocktail, raspberry vinegar, sugar, slender baguette (1/2 lb.), melted butter or margarine, sharp cheddar cheese, thinly sliced, watercress sprigs, rinsed and drained

pears, fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed, white wine or white grape juice, sugar, cranberry juice, butter, grated lemon peel, creme fraiche or whipped cream

firm ripe pears, unsweetened orange juice, burgundy wine or 6 cups dry red wine, reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, orange rind twists (optional), fresh mint sprig (optional)

pears (2 lb), cranberry juice cocktail, brown sugar, cinnamon stick, low-fat sour cream

cranberry juice cocktail, water, pears, peeled, cored with stem intact and sliced in half, canned cranberry sauce, jellied, milk chocolate chips (or 1 1/2 oz), raspberries

lemons, firm bosc pears, dry white wine, sugar, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, fresh cranberries , kumquats, stem removed, thinly sliced crosswise, and seeds removed, dried cranberries

fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, orange juice, firm but ripe bosc pears, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4-inch-thick wedges

firm ripe pears, water, red zesty herbal tea bags (hibiscus, rosehip and lemongrass flavor), cranberry-raspberry juice, red cinnamon candies

firm-ripe pears (preferably bosc) with stems intact, water, dry white wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, dried chili such as habanero or 1/4 tsp dried hot red pepper flakes, sheets phyllo, thawed if frozen , stacked between 2 sheets wax paper and covered with a dampened kitchen towel, unsalted butter, melted, sugar, egg yolks, portuguese madeira (preferably sweet , such as malmsey), garnish: 1/4 cup dried cranberries or dried sour cherries, soaked in hot water 20 minutes and drained

cranberry-raspberry juice drink, sugar, campari, x 1-inch strips orange peel (orange part only), bosc pears (each about 7 oz), lemon, cut in half, frozen raspberries in syrup, thawed, orange liqueur, red currant jelly, mascarpone cheese (about 8 oz), powdered sugar, fresh mint leaves

water, light brown sugar, whole-berry cranberry sauce, honey, orange-flavored black tea bags, pears, creme fraiche or sour cream, sugar, grated orange peel

whole allspice, pink peppercorns, fresh ginger , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices, cinnamon stick, by 1-inch) strip of zest from a navel orange, removed with a vegetable peeler, cranberry juice cocktail, tawny port, dried cranberries, sugar, firm-ripe bosc or anjou pears with stems

ruby port, cranberry juice cocktail, sugar, x 1-inch strip orange peel (orange part only), whole star anise, firm but ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 8 oz each), peeled, halved, cored, plain low-fat yogurt, powdered sugar, mint sprigs (optional)

caster sugar, apple and cranberry juice, packham pears, peeled, vanilla bean, split, frozen raspberries, cream, to serve