Brooklyn blogger Marie Viljoen's brand-new cookbook 66 Square Feet: A Delicious Life has arrived on my doorstep just in time.
The pear tree in my backyard is an overachiever this year. I've canned pears, pear-walnut bread, and pear butter. Still the fruit keeps coming. Tonight's dessert: pears roasted in red wine, courtesy of 66 Square Feet: A Delicious Life ($17.97 from Amazon).
Read on for an ingredients list and step-by-step instructions.
Photographs via 66 Square Feet.
Marie Viljoen's Pears Roasted in Red Wine with Bay Leaves
serves 6
Ingredients:
- 12 small pears (or 6 large), peeled
- 2 cups red wine
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 10 black peppercorns
- 6 bay leaves
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Halve and core the pears and arrange in a heavy pan or roasting dish. Add the wine, sugar, peppercorns, and bay leaves and place in the oven for two hours, occasionally spooning the wine over the pears.
Serve hot, or cool.
Above: We're giving away a copy of Viljoen's new cookbook to a randomly selected reader. To enter, see Gardenista Giveaway: 66 Square Feet, a Delicious Life.