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    Chai Poached Pears + Book Club

    Oct 17, 2016 ·

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    Have I mentioned my utter adoration for cookbooks lately? Well, if you weren't aware, I'm pretty much obsessed. I've been known to sit with a stack of my favorite cookbooks and read them for hours, making shopping lists, adding bookmarks, and poking Jason when I find a really delicious recipe. "Ooh, doesn't this sound good?!" "How about this recipe for dinner this week?" It's basically my favorite past time.

    Chai Poached Pears with Whipped Cream

    While I don't get quite as many cookbook reading sessions in these days (hello, twins) I still love to crack one open when I get a moment. So when I was gifted Danielle Walker's beautiful new cookbook Celebrations, I pretty much squealed with joy. For quite some time now, I've been wanting to bring back "Book Club" here on the blog but switch up the reading and share cookbooks and entertaining books this time around. What do you think? So the here goes with the first cookbook, and boy is it a good one...

    Chai Poached Pears with Whipped Cream and Pistachios

    When it comes to cookbooks, Celebrations is gorgeous! It's a year of gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo friendly recipes for every holiday and occasion bound in a beautiful hard cover and cock-full of bright and cheerful photography. While I don't personally have gluten-free or paleo food restrictions, I know quite a few people who do and this book is a delicious resource. This past Sunday I made the Chai Poached Pears for dessert along with homemade whipped cream (not in the book but very delicious) to accompany our pot roast. Danielle actually shares a coconut whipped cream (dairy-free) to accompany the pears which sounds delicious if you are indeed dairy-free.

    Chai Poached Pears with Whipped Cream and Pistachios

    The air was cooler than usual this past weekend and the smell of the poaching pears mixed with the crock-pot pot roast cooking away was a little bit magical. We had all of the windows open to let the cool fall breeze in as I whipped up the cream to top the spiced pears. The resulting dessert was just perfectly sweet but not over the top with plenty of chai flavor and a nice crunch from the pistachios.

    Chai Poached Pears with Whipped Cream and Pistachios

    The twins ate the pears and whipped cream gladly, by the spoonful, and Jason and I couldn't wait until after dinner to enjoy them. Yup, they were that good.

    Chai Poached Pears with Whipped Cream and Pistachios

    I've flipped through the pages of Celebrations now at least a dozen times. It has me excited for the holidays with dishes like Prosciutto-Wrapped Glazed Shrimp, Curry Pumpkin Soup, and a beautiful Apple Sausage Stuffing that (alongside turkey) looks to-die for! Now I'm sneaking bites of the leftover whipped cream out of my fridge (the pears are long gone) and enjoying this fall weather. I'll definitely make this dessert again and again!

    So, what are some of your favorite cookbooks? Any recommendations for my next review?

    Chai Poached Pears with Whipped Cream and Pistachios

    photos by Leah Bergman

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    The Book: Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion

    Disclosure: The cookbook Celebrations was gifted to me but all thoughts about the book are my own.

     

     

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    1. Lane says

      October 17, 2016 at 9:30 am

      Those pears look perfect! I love pears, especially in desserts. I think I need to check out this cookbook.

      • Leah Bergman says

        October 17, 2016 at 2:04 pm

        You will love this book Lane! So many delicious dairy free and gluten free recipes for the holidays!

    2. Sabrina B. says

      October 17, 2016 at 2:02 pm

      thank you for this recipe, I love pears and never remember to do anything like this with them!

      Two of my favorite cookbooks that I've just recently re-cracked and am trying to work through each of them are: Jamie Oliver's "Jamie's Italy" still very creative/unique at 10 years old and Thomas Keller's "Ad Hoc At Home" from 2009. Pretty amazing recipes for comfort foods.

      • Leah Bergman says

        October 17, 2016 at 2:04 pm

        Great recommendations! I love when a cookbook stands the test of time. Thanks so much Sabrina.

    3. Kyranna says

      October 20, 2016 at 7:37 am

      I'm not a huge pear fan, but you have styled this recipe so beautifully that it looks so delicious & I'm eager to try it!
      As for cookbooks, I can't wait to get my hands on Mimi Thorisson's new cookbook "French Country Cooking, Meals and Moments from A Village in the Vineyards"

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