4 sauteed and pears port Recipes

bosc pears , ripe but fir , peeled, cored and sliced, butter, vanilla bean, scraped, port, lemon juice, whipping cream , whipped to soft peaks, icing sugar, ground pumpkin seed praline , recipe follows, sugar, pumpkin seeds, shelled

walnut bread, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices and then cut into bite size squares, olive oil, plus extra for brushing bread, pear, peeled, cored , cut into 1/4 s and then sliced into -inch slices, salt and pepper, balsamic vinegar, port wine, prosciutto, gorgonzola cheese

unsalted butter, pears, peeled, cored, and sliced, sugar (or more ), port wine or 2 tbsp pear brandy