Pears are so delicate! I guess that is why I love them so much! No matter how you cook them, they are tasty, texturised and have a gorgeous color as well. However, they need to be paired with ingredients that can make them shine, otherwise the risk to overpower them is really high. I find…
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{Ginger Pear Cheesecake} – Cheesecake cu pere si ghimbir
I don’t know why it’s been this long since my last cheesecake. I just forgot how tasty and creamy a dessert like this can be! And that is too bad because my son absolutely loved this cheesecake, so much as to say it tops off chocolate! Imagine that – a cheesecake is better than a…
{Caramel Pear Pavlova} – Pavlova cu pere si caramel
My love for meringues is unimaginable. I know there aren’t many clues of this on my blog, but this is about to change with the arrival of my new electric oven. The way electric ovens works allows me to make, you guessed it, meringues. It was one of the reasons I bought the oven in…
{Red Wine Brownie Cake} – Tort cu ciocolata si pere
If you asked me years ago what is my least favorite season, my answer would have been autumn for sure… I was (and still am to a certain point) that person who complains about the weather, that looks forward for a few sun rays and a bit of warmth… but then I realized that moaning about…
{Orange Roasted Pears with Homemade Ricotta and Cinnamon Streusel}
Inspiration comes from simple things, comes from a beautiful ingredient you buy at the market, something you see in the park, something my child says in his witty, funny, cute way, from a gorgeous picture I might see online, a commercial or ad, an idea someone throws at me or from a plate or food…
{Red Wine Poached Pears} – Pere posate in vin rosu
Pears are by far my favorite fruits to use in desserts. These delicate, mild flavored fruits are amazing in terms of taste and texture once baked or poached and I love their translucent look as well. Desserts using pears are often elegant and exquisite, like one of my all time favorites – Poire Belle Helene,…
{Poire Belle Helene}
Scroll down for English! Poire Belle Helene e un desert pe baza de pere posate intr-un sirop aromat de zahar, servite apoi cu un matasos sos de ciocolata si un mot de frisca sau inghetata. Eu le-am facut si un guler de tuile (un fel de fursec foarte subitre si crocant). Au fost mai mult…
{Red Wine Chocolate Cake} – Tort cu vin rosu si ciocolata
Scroll down for English! Vin rosu si ciocolata…nu-i asa ca suna irezistibil? Adaugati si o para fiarta in vin si un mot de frisca, acompaniate de un minunat sos de vin rosu si obtineti un desert absolut decadent… Mie una imi pare a fi si un desert tare festiv, numai bun pentru a incheia un meniu…
{Chocolate Pear Tart} – Tarta cu pere si ciocolata
Vedetele de azi sunt perele si ciocolata, o combinatie clasica, etern delicioasa pe care eu o ador. Ingrediente pere in sirop: 2 pere 2 cani apa zahar dupa gust 1/2 pastaie de vanilie 1 stea anason 1 felie lamaie Puneti apa, zaharul, vanilia, lamaia si anasonul la fiert. Cat timp apa da in clocot, curatati…
{Autumn Chocolate Tart} – Tarta cu ciocolata si gutui in sirop
I love challenges and I don’t waste any opportunity to create a new dessert recipe, that’s for sure! This tart was born after reading about a contest organized by Caietul cu retete with the theme fall and its flavours. From all the ideas I had, I settled on a tart, which was gonna be a…
