Red Wine Poached Pears Slow Cooker Recipe

 

These aren't beets. They're pears that have been soaked in wine, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.

AND THEY ARE AWESOME.

for grown-ups. not for kids.

My mom's friend Carol sent me this recipe, after tasting them at an Inn in Napa, California. I can't get over how easy they were to make, and am slightly kicking myself for not making them earlier (read: before this last baby) when were entertaining much more often.

If you're looking for a dessert for New Year's Eve--this is it. Easy Fancy (again!).

The Ingredients.

serves 6

2 (29-ounce) cans pear halves (I like it that the recipe calls for canned pear halves. They are found year-round, are terribly inexpensive, and you don't have to peel anything. If you'd prefer to use "real" ones, try 6 peeled and cored pears)

1 (750-ml) bottle red wine (I used an inexpensive merlot)

1 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cinnamon stick

2 star anise

6 tablespoons sweetened whipped cream (for garnish, after cooking)

The Directions.

Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Drain pears, and plop them into your empty crock. Add the entire bottle of wine (if you are wearing a new white blouse, it'd be a good idea to put on an apron. grrr.). Stir in the sugar, being careful to not break up the pear halves. Add vanilla, and float the cinnamon stick and star anise on top. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours, or on high for about 2.

Serve warm in bowls with a large dollop of whipped cream.

The Verdict.

This certainly is a dessert that will warm you up on a cold night. The alcohol DOES NOT COOK AWAY.

Please eat responsibly! :-)

The sugar and vanilla really cut through the harsh bite you sometimes get with red wine--feel free to use an inexpensive table wine (not cooking wine, something you'd drink). 

Thank you, Carol, for getting this recipe for us----it's wonderful.

I have a Holiday Pear (no alcohol) recipe coming up in the next day or two---I just need to find my notes.

other stuff:

I have another Visa GiftCard for $100 to give away over on Totally Together Reviews. This is the 3rd out of 4 total.

also, my friend Diane's son may have Lyme disease---he was diagnosed last week. She is understandably quite shaken and is gathering as much information as possible. If you happen to know anything about Lyme Disease, will you email me at crockpotlady@gmail.com so I can forward the info on to her?

Thank you so much.

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Piala AFF

Tiket, Keamanan, dan Dua Layar Besar di SUGBK

10/12/2010 22:06:00 Bayu Marhaenjati

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1500 personel keamanan siap diturunkan. (Rizal/BOLA)

Prediksi bakal tingginya animo penonton menyaksikan laga semifinal antara Indonesia kontra Filipina, membuat panitia lokal (LOC) mengambil kebijakan mencetak lebih banyak tiket. Tak hanya itu, pengamanan juga bakal ditingkatkan.
Peningkatan kualitas dan tingginya
antusiasme penonton, kata Sekjen PSSI, Nugraha Besoes, menjadi dua indikator yang menyebabkan LOC menilai perlu mencetak lebih banyak tiket.

"Terkait kelangsungan dua laga semifinal antara tim tuan rumah Indonesia dengan Filipina, LOC AFF Suzuki Cup Indonesia memutuskan untuk menaikkan ketersediaan tiket sekaligus harganya," ujar Besoes dalam pertemuan Komite Eksekutif PSSI, di Hotel Sultan, Senayan, Jakarta, Jumat (10/12) petang.

Lantaran tingginya animo itu, LOC juga mengajak dan menghimbau pencinta sepak bola Indonesia untuk melakukan pemesanan tiket jauh-jauh hari. LOC mulai membuka penjualan melalui online, loket-loket di Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno (SUGBK), dan beberapa gerai yang ditentukan, Senin (13/12). "Akan lebih baik jika menghindari pembelian tiket pada hari pertandingan atau go show," jelas Nugraha Besoes.

Menyoal pengamanan, 1500 aparat kepolisian dibantu 400 orang dari pihak swasta siap diturunkan. Pengamanan ketat bakal diberlakukan. Hanya penonton yang sudah memiliki tiket atau sudah memesan tiket, yang diperbolehkan masuk ke lingkaran stadion.

"Untuk pengamanan babak semifinal ini, LOC mengerahkan sekitar 1500 petugas dari personil kepolisian plus sekitar 200 hingga 400 orang dari pengamanan swasta," pungkas Besoes.

Harga Tiket dan Giant Screen

Ketua LOC, Joko Driyono, mengatakan sebanyak 70.725 lembar tiket akan dicetak buat pertandingan Indonesia versus Filipina, 16 dan 19 Desember mendatang. Artinya, tiket dicetak 10 ribu lebih banyak dibanding pada babak penyisihan.

Harga tiket untuk kelas tertinggi, yakni VVIP, dinaikan dari semula Rp 250.000 menjadi Rp 500.000. "Tiket VVIP ini dicetak sangat terbatas, hanya untuk 300 sampai 400 seat," jelas Joko Driyono.

Harga tiket VIP Barat dinaikkan dari semula Rp 200.000 menjadi Rp 350.000. Untuk VIP Timur, yang sebelumnya disebut kategori I, dinaikan dari Rp 150.000 menjadi Rp 250.000. Tiket kategori I, dari semula Rp 100.000, menjadi Rp 150.000. Kategori II, di belakang gawang, dari semula Rp 75.000 menjadi Rp 100.000. Terakhir, tiket untuk tribun harganya Rp 50.000. Tak ada kenaikan harga untuk kelas paling buncit ini.

Sementara itu, untuk mengantisipasi lonjakan suporter yang datang, LOC bakal memasang dua layar besar di sekitar SUGBK. "Kami akan memasang setidaknya dua layar besar di jalur joging untuk mengantisipasi calon penonton yang tidak mendapat tiket," pungkas Joko.
ayo kita dukung terus timnas kita,dan mudah mudahan kebangkitan sepak bola kita berawal dari sini,dan dapat mencapai tingkat tertinggi,,termasuk menjadi pesaerta piala dunia...AMIN
garuda didadaku,garuda kebanggaanku,
ku yakin hari ini pasti menang.................
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Sweet and Savory CrockPot Pot Roast Recipe

 

Can you have too many pot roast recipes?

No.

I didn't think so.

I resurrected a forgotten roast with some simple pantry staples on a terribly windy and rainy day--- the kind of day where you'd just feel foolish for leaving the house.

I don't like to feel foolish.

The Ingredients.

serves 6

4 pounds beef rump or chuck roast

2 onions, sliced in rings

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

1 cup ketchup (I bought the Organic. the marketing worked!)

2 cups beef broth

2 cups baby carrots (optional--I've made this with or without.)

The Directions.

Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Put the roast into the bottom of your pot, and add onion slices, separated into rings. Pour in brown sugar, vinegar, and ketchup. Toss in carrots (if using). Pour broth evenly over the top. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or until the meat has reached desired tenderness. 

If you find your meat isn't quite as tender as you'd like prior to serving, remove it from the pot, cut it into a few pieces, then return to the crock, and cook on high for about an hour. Tough and/or dry meat isn't from over slow cooking--it's from under slow cooking!

serve over mashed potatoes. I made these---and the kids gobbled it all up.

The Verdict.

You really can't go wrong with a sweet glaze on top of meat. It's delicious, and makes everyone happy.

more pot roast recipes:

super simple cranberry roast

java roast

old fashioned pot roast

3-packet roast

tex mex roast

jalapeno pot roast

pomegranate beef

sweet mustard roast

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Candied Acorn Squash Slow Cooker Recipe

Squash is terribly good for you--it has magnesium, potassium, vitamins A and C, and even has a bunch of calcium.

But people don't cook it very often. Because they think it's too hard. Or they don't know how.

That's okay. I didn't really know how for a long time, either. But now I do, and since it's on sale in every grocery store, my family has been eating it more often.

Our new favorite way? Candied.

but not with marshmallows----these guys are candied with apples, walnuts, and a touch of brown sugar.

The Ingredients.

serves 4

1 acorn squash (you can certainly cook more, but use a larger crockpot)

2 apples: peeled, cored, and diced

1 tablespoon butter, melted

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon chopped walnuts (or almonds or pecans)

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

The Directions.

Use a 4-quart slow cooker. Cut the acorn squash in half. This is hard! I've found the easiest way (thanks to my mom) is to microwave the squash for a minute on high to soften the skin. Then use a knife to cut it right down the middle.

Scoop out the seeds (which guinea pigs don't like for some reason) and discard. Put the squash into an empty slow cooker, skin side down. 

In a small mixing bowl, combine the cut up apple, melted butter, brown sugar, walnuts, salt, and cinnamon. Scoop this concoction into the acorn halves.

Lick the spoon. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours, or on high for 2 to 3.

The Verdict.

I get a lot of emails 

(side note: if you've written recently and I haven't gotten back to you, I'm sorry. I needed to declare an email bankruptcy on the First because the 373 left in my inbox just weren't going to happen. I'm so sorry.) about child eating habits.

I have some people who think I pander to the kids and they walk all over me and kids should eat whatever they are served, no matter what. And I have others who are amazed that my kids eat curry, brussels sprouts, artichokes, and lentils.

I'm certainly not perfect, nor are my kids, but I feel like we have a pretty good give-and-take relationship with food. If the family meal isn't pleasing, I usually ask for a try or two, but then they can make a quesadilla or a bowl of cereal or something.

Hmm. Maybe I AM a pushover!

anyway. My kids happily eat a bunch of squash each time it's prepared this way. I'm okay with the bit of sugar and butter, but if you prefer to cut back, I'd suggest trying it this way first, and then cut back after your kids are convinced squash isn't squished bugs.

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