Annie's Cooking Club

Makes 4

Time 1 ¾ hours (includes 1 ½ hours of simmering)

1 bottle of red wine

½ cup sugar

½ cup orange juice

1 cinnamon stick

1 tsp. Whole cloves

4 pears, Bartlett or Anjou, peeled

¼ cup vanilla yogurt

¼ cup sour cream

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

¼ cup sliced almonds, toasted

Heat wine, sugar, orange juice, cinnomon, and cloves in a sauce pan over medium until sugar has dissolved, 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Add pears and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until pears are tender (1 ½ hours), turning occasionally.  Keep warm until ready to serve.

Whisk yogurt, sour cream, and brown sugar together in a small bowl.

Serve each pear with vanilla cream and almonds.

As a dessert for a nice meal, cut the pears in half after poaching (leaving the stem in, and cutting on either side of the stem) and use a melon baller to remove area containing seeds.  Then “stick” back together in bowl.