Peel pears and cut them; remove cores.
Saute them in butter until tender and golden brown.
Serve warm with heated chocolate syrup.
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Peel pears and cut in half length-wise
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Peel and core pears. Dice them or use
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n. Melt 1/2 lb chocolate then remove from heat. Meanwhile
ven to 350\u00b0F. Grease and line a deep 8 inch
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o accommodate 4 pears standing upright, combine water and sugar. Place over
Cut bottom off each pear and core from the bottom to
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Place pears in a large saucepan
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Combine butter and 1/2 cup plus 2
mins. Add pine nuts and cook, stirring, for 1-2
Preheat the oven to 425\u00b0F.
Heat oil in large skillet on high heat. Cook pork for 2-3 mins each side until browned all over. Transfer pork to a baking pan.
Roast for 5-10 mins until cooked to desired doneness. Let stand, loosely covered with foil, for 5 mins.
Meanwhile, melt butter in the same skillet on medium-high heat. Saute onion for 2-3 mins until tender. Add pears and saute for 4-5 mins. Stir in vinegar; bring to a boil. Add stock and honey and simmer for 3 mins.
Slice pork thinly. Serve pork topped with pears and sauce.
Cook the bacon in a medium skillet until crispy. Add sliced pears and cook 1 min, stirring. Mix grated potato with egg yolks in a large bowl; season.
Heat butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Add spoonfuls of the potato mixture in batches. Cook for about 3 mins, turning, until golden.
Serve pancakes with dollops of creme fraiche. Top with bacon and pears. Garnish with chopped thyme.
Cream butter and both sugars in a big bowl for about 5 minutes. Beat in each egg separately.
In a nother bowl combine flour, baking powder and cocoa powder.
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet carefully.
Fold in pears and chocolate chips. The dough will be very cake like.
Fill into prepared muffin tins and bake in the preheated oven at 190A\u00b0C/375A\u00b0F for about 20-30 minutes.
To make sauce, combine soy sauce, lemon peel, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, garlic, ginger and water.
Heat vegetable oil in a large nonstick frying pan. Add chicken and stir fry over high heat for 2 minutes. Remove to platter.
Add snow peas to pan and stir fry for 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Return chicken to the pan.
Add scallions, pears and sauce. Cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens, about 3 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, the 2/3 cup sugar, lemon peel, vanilla and the 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and cinnamon with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating just until combined after each addition.
With a large spoon, stir in milk or cream, bread, pears and chocolate.