Even though December is here, and for us in SE Alaska, winter and the snow is definitely here too, and you're probably thinking about holiday baking, I have a recipe for you that's a little more fall worthy. Nonetheless, this is still delicious and pretty simple too. And since fresh pears are still available at reasonable prices, I wanted to share a new recipe we discovered this fall.
It all started when we brought back a box of apples and pears from Hood River after traveling for my grandma's funeral. I had grand dreams of canning the glorious bartlett pears in juice and marveling at a shelf full of canned mason jars. However, Alaska Airlines apparently didn't read their fragile stickers all over our box because my pears were no where near glorious any longer. They weren't a total waste, but I had to shift gears and think of new ways to use them. I ended up making a really delicious pear jam with cranberries and cinnamon. And I also had several left over and decided to make pear sauce. I knew the kids would like it but I was surprised by how much Shawn and I liked it too. In fact, it was so good I bought more pears a few weeks later when they were on sale and made this again.
