The Fresh Spread

Vanilla-Roasted Pears with Spiced Cream

Pears are an autumnal delight. I read a poem about pears today, and it inspired me to share one of my favorite pear preparations with you. It’s all the things I love about fruit desserts — simple, impressive, and delicious. Sometimes I’ll sub out the sugar with honey, just because honey is tasty (just don’t ...

Bubblegum Plums with Honey Rosemary Peppercorn Sauce

Plums are an incredibly underrated fruit. They work for sweet AND savory applications with ease, dressing up or going casual for whatever the occasion requires. Plums are in full swing in my area right now, and, lacking a tree of my own at the moment, I picked up a delightful batch of bubblegum plums from ...

Fruit with sponge topping

Sometimes you want dessert for dinner but the usual apple pie is not appealing. This also occurs when we don’t have enough apples for a pie. The other day was such a day when we had 3 pears and 2 apples. I decided that a sponge with the fruit was a good combination. The virus ...