1. In an 8-inch square glass baking dish, combine honey, brandy, salt, pepper and herbs, and microwave to melt the honey, about 10 seconds. Let cool. 2. Meanwhile, cut pears in half lengthwise. Using ...

IN SEASON: In pairing them with other foods, restraint allows the fruit's attributes to glow By PETE PETERSEN Special to The Oregonian My wife grows a yellow rose called Michelangelo, which has a ...

Good things, they say, often come in small packages. In the case of the diminutive Seckel, this could not be truer. The smallest of all commercially grown pears, Seckels are also the sweetest. In fact ...

A few weeks ago, a reader emailed to ask why she wasn’t finding Seckel pears in the grocery stores yet. She watches for them each year and was wondering what the delay is in their arrival. I hadn’t ...

In late October, I drove up north to visit my daughter and her family in Santa Cruz. After lunching downtown one day, Dinah and I walked over to the Museum of Art and History. She led me to her ...

It’s pear season, and the perfect time to branch out from familiar Boscs and Bartletts into lesser-known territory. Greenmarket stands are overflowing with Clapps, Devoes, and Seckels—those chubby ...

This week's look at what's new, bountiful and mysterious in the produce aisles. Thomas Jefferson planted 17 varieties of pears in his lush orchards at Monticello, and all of those fruits paled in ...

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Thomas Jefferson planted 17 varieties of pears in his lush orchards at Monticello, and all of those fruits paled in comparison to the ones he had tasted in Europe. According to "The Great Book of ...

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 ...

To make Essential Roasted Pears, click here for the recipe. As I've gotten older, I find my cooking revolves around simple, essential approaches and base formulas rather than actual recipes. I use ...

Time and patience and the right conditions for ripening will get you the tastiest pears. With pears, timing is everything. The most widely planted and consumed pear in America is the Bartlett. You’ll ...