Place a sliced pear half alongside each cake slice. Spoon some of the Riesling syrup over the cake, top with some vanilla crème fraîche and serve.

We even add pear slices to our grilled cheese sandwiches ... as they soften in the can to roughly the texture of poached ...

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 ...

Cover the pear slices with lemon juice and allow to stand covered for 10 minutes. Combine the water and sugar in a medium-size saucepan. Bring to boil, lower the heat to simmer. Slit the vanilla ...

Arrange the slices on top of the tart in a flower shape ... Remove from the oven, brush the reduced poached pear syrup over the top and set aside. After a few minutes slide onto a wire rack ...