5 poached pears with cardamom cream Recipes

peeled bosc pears, water, orange juice, sugar, black peppercorns, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, asti spumante or other sweet sparkling wine, vanilla ice cream, cardamom pods, crushed, mint sprigs (optional), ground cardamom (optional)

juice oranges, lemon, halved, water, granulated sugar, firm-ripe anjou pears, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, heavy cream, cardamom pods, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, chopped toasted almonds or hazelnuts

dry red wine, sugar, water, orange juice, grated orange peel, ground cardamom, cinnamon stick, firm but ripe pears, peeled , stems left intact, vanilla ice cream, plain or almond biscotti, crumbled, orange peel strips (optional)

dry white wine, water, granulated sugar, vanilla bean, cut and scraped, minced ginger, cardamom pods, cinnamon, peel from half a lemon, seckle pears, peeled, recipe walnut lb cake , recipe follows, recipe blue cheese ice cream , recipe follows, recipe rosemary caramel , recipe follows, unsalted butter plus 1 tbsp, at room temperature, divided, cake flour, divided, vanilla bean, cut and scraped , seeds reserved, sugar, eggs, baking powder, salt, sour cream, toasted walnuts, roughly chopped, half-and-half, salt, sugar, whole egg yolks, crumbled blue cheese, sugar, water, fresh lemon juice, chopped rosemary leaves plus 2 whole sprigs, divided, heavy cream, whole milk, divided