For an easy, elegant approach to dessert, I've adapted a recipe for caramel sauce from Ina Garten's "Barefoot Contessa at Home" cookbook to accompany my recipe for poached pears. At least four hours ...

Poached pears make an easy prep-ahead dessert for weeknight meals. Or top them with caramel sauce, goat cheese and syrup to produce a dinner-party finale. To make poaching liquid: In large saucepan, ...

Pears poached in red wine make for a festive and easy make-ahead dessert. Look for crisp — very slightly under-ripe — pears with no blemishes. Bosc or Anjou are winning options as they can withstand ...

In the department of easy entertaining, these pears, bathed in a luscious salty caramel sauce, topped with crunchy toasted almonds, will wow your dinner guests. Make them a few hours ahead, leave them ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This caramelized pear upside-down cake is a total show-stopper! Including tarts, cakes, pies, and more, these pear dessert recipes ...

During spring and summer, everybody sings the praises of sweet, juicy seasonal berries and stone fruit. In fact, that produce gets so much attention it almost comes as a surprise to realize winter, ...