The fruits that have softened turn into a beautiful shade of red. The sauce is sweet and has a rich flavor. The holiday season is one of the best ways to showcase these poached pears in wine.

The following excerpt is her recipe for red wine and honey-poached pears and plums. This is exactly the type of dessert I love—simple flavors, not in-your-face sweet, and full of complex ...

This pear crostata is simple yet sophisticated, with fresh fruit poached in Prosecco and layered over creamy ricotta inside a folded pastry shell. Our recipe yields two crostatas and is easy to make ...

Serve with red wine poached pears and sweetened cream for an elegant dessert, or eat them simply dusted in cinnamon sugar. For the pears, carefully remove the core with the tip of a knife and ...

For the red wine jus, in a saucepan over a high heat ... poach the quince in the simmering jus for around 25 minutes. Add the apples and pears and simmer for 4 minutes. Leave to cool to room ...