4 poached prunes Recipes

dry rose wine, sugar, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, prunes, pitted ; quartered lengthwise, bartlett pears, peeled, halved, cored and sliced lengthwise 1/3 inch thick, lemon juice, freshly squeezed, whole blanched almonds, unsalted butter, for brushing, granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling, egg yolks, pure almond extract, egg whites, salt, sugar , for dusting

armagnac or brandy, sugar, water, cinnamon stick, broken in half, fresh ginger, thinly sliced, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, pitted prunes, halved (about 3 cups), vanilla ice cream

water, imported sweet marsala, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon peel (yellow part only ), pitted prunes, dried apricots, egg yolks, egg, grated lemon peel, vanilla extract, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature, sugar, unbleached all purpose flour, pine nuts (about 3 1/2 oz), powdered sugar