This recipe both preserves pears and creates a pear-flavored liqueur perfect for holiday cocktails. Instructions: Fill a large bowl halfway with cold water and add lemon juice. Peel pears as carefully ...

Reaching into the freezer or cupboard for the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor in summer garden makes those meals even ...

National Canning Day is here, and kitchens everywhere are pulling out jars, lids and ladles to put fall’s bounty to work. This celebration honors the ... Read moreThe post National ...

Peel and core the pears. Cut in halves or slices. Put the pears in a large glass or plastic bowl. Combine the water and salt and pour over the pears. Soak for 1 hour. Drain. Measure out 8 cups of ...

Mike Richardson shares the recipe for Lemon-Pear Preserves with Cardamom. In this delightful autumn preserve, sweet slices of pear are suspended in a subtly spiced, lemon-y jelled syrup. Juli Leonard ...

Seems like we waited forever for great summer produce, and now it’s abundantly here -- too abundantly, if you’re a fruit-tree owner, overly enthusiastic vegetable gardener or incorrigible farmers ...

Regardless how our lives unfolded the preceding year, each harvest season Mary Horton Carstensen and I meet for a high-stakes exchange. This year in the back alley of Lulu’s Café in Bayview, a box of ...

Instructions: Toss the sliced pears with the sugar and lemon slices in a large bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit overnight in the refrigerator. (This step is crucial. Do not skip ...