A staple throughout the Southwest, this desert fruit adds flavor and color to cocktails, salads, salsas, desserts, and more.

They can be boiled to reduce their slimy texture or cooked directly for a more robust flavor. Prickly pear is best consumed fresh, but it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

But this year I solved the too many apples problem once and for all. I made Boiled Apple-Pear Syrup. As a cookbook author, I spend a fair amount of time researching new ingredients. One ingredient ...

A pear patina: Grind boiled and cored pears with pepper, cumin, honey, passum, garum, and a bit of oil. When the eggs have been added, make a patina, sprinkle pepper over, and serve. Poach the ...

Peel the pear, cut into quarters and deseed. Mix all the ingredients for the poached pear, bring to a boil and simmer on low till the pear is soft. Keep aside.