We got the most wonderful gift.  Following my trip to visit Harry and David in October, I received an e-mail from their marketing team informing me that I’d be getting 6 months of their Fruit of the Month club.  And here’s the thing… I so rarely buy fruit at the store.  I like it enough, but I rarely cook with it. We’ll pick up some lemons and limes and maybe an orange or two for cocktail-makings, but to actually eat, no.  It’s not that we don’t enjoy fruit, it’s just never on our shopping list.

So these boxes we’ve been getting from H&D have been a treat.  This month, we were graced with their Riviera Pears.  Really, they’re perfect. I mean, look at them in these pictures.  Have you seen finer pears?

You really don’t have to do anything to them, but if you are going to cook them, I suggest poaching them. And if you’re going to that, well, red wine makes for a fabulous poaching liquid.  While you’re at it, you might as well top it with some lightly sweetened whipped cream or creme fraîche.  Does anything sound better?  I don’t think so.