Pick the perfect pear for your next pie, cheese board, or over-the-sink snack. Food & Wine / Getty Images There are thousands of varieties of pears across the globe, but only a handful appear ...

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Pears are sometimes overshadowed in mid-winter by apples, but their nuanced flavor and fragrance are accentuated through cooking methods such as baking and poaching. Fruit desserts are often baked ...

Preheat oven to 425°F. Wash pears and cut them in half, lengthwise. Pat dry. Toss pears with olive oil and salt and pepper in bowl. Lay pears on baking dish skin-side down, cut-side up. Roast pears in ...

You can eat any pear raw, from juicy Bartletts to crisp Asian pears. But in cooking, you may want the pear to retain its shape, or you may want it to melt into a concentrated sauce. I remember pear ...

Pears, which are in season, are perfect for your midwinter recipes. Sweet and deliciously juicy, they are great eaten out of hand but can be used in any number of recipes from desserts to salads, main ...