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The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes
By Cedar Fort, Inc., John Willoughby, Zanne Early Stewart, Ruth Reichl
Houghton Mifflin - 2006
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The Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 1000 Recipes
By John Willoughby, Zanne Early Stewart, Ruth Howell, Photo Illustrated, Anne Chappell Cain, Caroline A. Grant, Anne C. Chappell, Nancy Fitzpatrick Wyatt, Deborah Garrison Lowery, Anne Chappell Cain, Oxmoor House, Susan M. McIntosh, Gooseberry Patch, Leisure
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2004
ISBN: 0618374086

The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes

Balsamic Roasted Pears with Pepper and Honey

Page 809

Cuisine: North American | Course Type: Desserts

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11th October 2011

aj12754 from Montclair, NJ

I completely messed up by forgetting the finishing touches (a grind of fresh pepper and a drizzle of honey) on this dish as I was distracted by an unfamiliar beeping in the house that had to be tracked down. No matter. When we sat down to eat this, WE LOVED IT.

Amazingly simple but really elegant flavor. I think it pays to use a really good balsamic. The recipe calls for either manchego or goat cheese and I used the latter.

I will also try this again using a blue cheese. And next time I will remember the pepper and honey.

Here's the link from Epicurious:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Balsamic-Roasted-Pears-with-Pepper-and-Honey-103974

When it was republished in the Big Yellow Book (which is how I always think of this cookbook to distinguish it from the old Gourmet cookbook), the editor added the grind of fresh pepper to the ingredients list instead of just mentioning it at the end. That's the only difference I can see.

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