pears Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Thu, 14 May 2026 15:19:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 36689627 Pear Bread https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/01/23/banana-bread-and-pear-bread-one-recipe-two-flavors/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/01/23/banana-bread-and-pear-bread-one-recipe-two-flavors/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:46:14 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5345 The fact that Bosc pears taste like spicy, buttery perfume (I mean sweet, pure essence of pear, not old lady soap), may be second to their beauty. I admit I bought this bag of pears to decorate my kitchen. They’re so sleek and statuesque that most every still life painter […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/01/23/banana-bread-and-pear-bread-one-recipe-two-flavors/feed/ 23 5345 Puff Pastry Pears https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/11/13/puff-pastry-pears/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/11/13/puff-pastry-pears/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:20:04 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5246 Everything tastes better wrapped in puff pastry. Just like bacon, it makes everything near it better, no matter if the filling is sweet or savory. It’s the thousands of little layers of dough and butter that bake up together into a gorgeously flaky package. Last week I poached a bunch […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/11/13/puff-pastry-pears/feed/ 11 5246 Chai Poached Pears and Sorbet https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/11/08/chai-poached-pears-and-sorbet/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/11/08/chai-poached-pears-and-sorbet/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:53:45 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5227 These poached pears with sorbet are the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving dinner. The pears can be made days ahead, don’t require any oven space and are decadent with flavor, but light enough to follow your Thanksgiving feast. The poaching liquid is homemade chai; a blend of sweet spices and black […]

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