I'm a sucker for desserts that feel elegant without requiring a ton of fancy cooking tricks. It may sound like a tall task, but a dessert like wine poached pears proves that it's possible. Fresh pears ...

There is no in-between with pears. Underripe and the late-fall fruit is hard, astringent and tasteless; overripe and it's gritty and bland. At peak, a good pear is one of the finest fruits, perfumed, ...

Delight in the exquisite simplicity of Martha Stewart's Easy Poached Pears! Join us in the kitchen for a step-by-step tutorial on crafting this elegant dessert. Martha's expertise transforms poaching ...

In this video, explore a unique take on pavlova, a dessert often debated between Australia and New Zealand, with a rich ...

Looking for an easy but fancy dessert? Try Candice Kumai's poached pears in red wine, which just involves a few seasonal ingredients (and a bottle of red). Well+Good is not the kind of wellness ...

Tea makes a lovely poaching liquid for fresh or dried fruit. It provides a potpourri of flavor options, including the warm, aromatic spiciness of chai, the heady floral essence of jasmine and the ...

Sift flour, powered sugar, salt and baking powder, and add to mixing bowl with paddle attachment. Add butter and mix on medium speed until mealy. Add egg and once dough begins to come together, add ...

In a non-reactive (stainless steel, glass, ceramic pot, enamel-coated cookware) combine the red wine and granulated sugar, orange rind, clove, cinnamon stock and star anise. Bring to a simmer and ...

As the fresh-crop walnut season crests, those bins and baskets filled with glorious piles of satin-shelled, wrinkly brown nuts evoke all sorts of associations for Southern Californians. For some of us ...