topic Re: Red Pears in Recipes

Red Pears

Noel7 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:51:06 GMT

I don't think I've seen them before but apparently they've been around for a long time.

DH saw these at the store and brought home a couple. THEY ARE DELICIOUS! My new favorite pear because they taste so good and are so juicy. They're also not a hard pear.

Just spreading the word.

"RED d'ANJOU PEARS. Like d'Anjou pears, Red d'Anjou pears are often referred to as Red Danjou or Red Anjou pears! Red d'Anjou pears originated in the early 1950s as a bud sport growing on a green d'Anjou tree near Medford, Oregon."

Re: Red Pears

Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:22:24 GMT

Seems like I've seen them for years but I'm a little surprised to see them this time of year. They were probably from somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere.

Re: Red Pears

twinny70 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:08:55 GMT

I have been buying them for a long time, but I can't get them year round. Yes they are yummy & juicy.

Re: Red Pears

KALLIE — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:12:18 GMT

Nothing new. I've been buying them for many years.

Re: Red Pears

Noel7 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 02:25:58 GMT

@KALLIE wrote:
Nothing new. I've been buying them for many years.

*************************

@KALLIE

You seem to have missed the part where I said they'd been around for years.

Re: Red Pears

Noel7 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 02:28:51 GMT

@twinny70 wrote:
I have been buying them for a long time, but I can't get them year round. Yes they are yummy & juicy.

****************************

I don't know why we haven't had them in our stores before but I'm glad they're here now

Re: Red Pears

RespectLife — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:17:30 GMT

@Noel7

This is the first year our smaller Wegman's ever had them. They ARE delicious! I'm so glad I tried them.

I hope Wegman's continues to carry them. Really great chopped into a fresh salad too!

....

debic — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:20:17 GMT

LOL, well I've never seen them here. I love pears, and the best part is that my husband doesn't so if I buy them they are all mine!!!! Yes I'm very greedy.

Re: ....

ChiliPepper — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:40:37 GMT

@Noel7

Yum!!!!!!!!!

Love pears, thanks Noel!!!!!

Re: Red Pears

Noel7 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:24:21 GMT

@RespectLife wrote:
@Noel7
This is the first year our smaller Wegman's ever had them. They ARE delicious! I'm so glad I tried them.
I hope Wegman's continues to carry them. Really great chopped into a fresh salad too!

******************************

Hi @RespectLife

Thanks for the idea, I love fruit in salad. I like to do chopped apple with blue cheese crumbles and greens.

Re: ....

Noel7 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:27:31 GMT

@debic wrote:
LOL, well I've never seen them here. I love pears, and the best part is that my husband doesn't so if I buy them they are all mine!!!! Yes I'm very greedy.

********************************

@debic

Thanks for mentioning that, I'm glad to know I'm not alone

We usually only got good pears in the fall, but I'm seeing several varieties out now.

Re: ....

Noel7 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:28:22 GMT

@ChiliPepper

So nice to see you

Re: Red Pears

RespectLife — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:49:00 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
@RespectLife wrote:
@Noel7
This is the first year our smaller Wegman's ever had them. They ARE delicious! I'm so glad I tried them.
I hope Wegman's continues to carry them. Really great chopped into a fresh salad too!
******************************

Hi @RespectLife

Thanks for the idea, I love fruit in salad. I like to do chopped apple with blue cheese crumbles and greens.

@Noel7

Me too! Or feta!! Sometimes crumbled goat cheese...some dried cherries or cranberries...and apples and pears!

With a homemade citrus dressing! I found Meyer Lemon and Blood Orange olive oils at a specialty shop. What a fantastic dressing they make. No more bottled dressing with ingredients I can't pronounce (and definitely can't spell!) LOL

Oh Boy! I am hungry now!

Re: Red Pears

Noel7 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:12:09 GMT

@RespectLife wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@RespectLife wrote:
@Noel7
This is the first year our smaller Wegman's ever had them. They ARE delicious! I'm so glad I tried them.
I hope Wegman's continues to carry them. Really great chopped into a fresh salad too!
******************************

Hi @RespectLife

Thanks for the idea, I love fruit in salad. I like to do chopped apple with blue cheese crumbles and greens.

@Noel7

Me too! Or feta!! Sometimes crumbled goat cheese...some dried cherries or cranberries...and apples and pears!

With a homemade citrus dressing! I found Meyer Lemon and Blood Orange olive oils at a specialty shop. What a fantastic dressing they make. No more bottled dressing with ingredients I can't pronounce (and definitely can't spell!) LOL

Oh Boy! I am hungry now!

*********************************

Me, too! Love salad with crumbled feta or goat cheese, and yes to the dried cherries or cranberries. Trader Joes has dried cranberries with a hint of orange to them. What I love about them is that they are softer than most dried fruit, maybe it's the little bit of orange in them.

We've been on a kick lately of trying new salad dressings, in fact I just ordered a cookbook on Zulily of salad dressings. A drastically reduced price, even better than A.

Re: Red Pears

RespectLife — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:44:27 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
@RespectLife wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@RespectLife wrote:
@Noel7
This is the first year our smaller Wegman's ever had them. They ARE delicious! I'm so glad I tried them.
I hope Wegman's continues to carry them. Really great chopped into a fresh salad too!
******************************

Hi @RespectLife

Thanks for the idea, I love fruit in salad. I like to do chopped apple with blue cheese crumbles and greens.

@Noel7

Me too! Or feta!! Sometimes crumbled goat cheese...some dried cherries or cranberries...and apples and pears!

With a homemade citrus dressing! I found Meyer Lemon and Blood Orange olive oils at a specialty shop. What a fantastic dressing they make. No more bottled dressing with ingredients I can't pronounce (and definitely can't spell!) LOL

Oh Boy! I am hungry now!
*********************************

Me, too! Love salad with crumbled feta or goat cheese, and yes to the dried cherries or cranberries. Trader Joes has dried cranberries with a hint of orange to them. What I love about them is that they are softer than most dried fruit, maybe it's the little bit of orange in them.

We've been on a kick lately of trying new salad dressings, in fact I just ordered a cookbook on Zulily of salad dressings. A drastically reduced price, even better than A.

@Noel7

Thanks for the tip on TJ dried cranberries with the hint of orange.

I would love them! I don't get there too often but will definitely seek those out.

Cant wait to hear if you find some good dressings in that book!