Pears can be tricky, of that there is little doubt. There are times when they can just fuck off -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVTDwq2q3Ak – but that time was not this afternoon. The pear on my plate, by the name of William, could not have been better behaved having reached that perfect moment of ripeness which state, in a pear, is undetectable from the outside giving truth to the maxim that beauty is only skin deep as there is no way to judge if it is pleasure or disappointment, sweet flesh or decaying mush, that lays beyond that thin epidermis. Today I had sweet flesh. which I relished whilst waiting for the flesh of William’s chums to transform themselves into an excellent cake.
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Just will they be good or will they be bad?
Great pictures Roger 😉
Many thanks,MD…there was wonderful light in the early afternoon and I grabbed it:)
William & Cake Pearfecto Pair!
pearfect indeed:)
Oh.my.word! Sublime.
Cheers, Ali, glad you liked it:)
Oh the Cake – Ode to the Cake? Thank you William’s chums.. c
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Food, Photography & France wrote:
> Food,Photography & France posted: ” Pears can be tricky, of that there is > little doubt. There are times when they can just fuck off – > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVTDwq2q3Ak – but that time was not this > afternoon. The pear on my plate, by the name of William, could not have > been bett”
They worked very hard to make you happy, Celi:)
Are you just trying to tease us with that cake photo and then not hand over the recipe?
Very thoughtless of me…I’ll remedy that today…
I’m with Francesca.. recipe? I love a thin fruity cake. Incredible photographs.
…as I said to Francesca…apologies…I’ll sort it out today…glad you liked it:)
Are there grinded almonds in this lushious pear teaser?
There are no ground almonds, Cornelia, but quite a few other unusual ingredients such as oil and Yoghourt…I’ll publish the recipe later…it’s from Patricia Wells’ “The Provence Cookbook”.
Uhh, that sounds good. Can’t wait for the recipe, Roger, thank you
Absolutely stunning and no doubt delicious. What a pleasure to see you photos and read your stories.
So nice to hear…thanks, Teresa:)
That does look like the perfect specimen! And thanks for the recipe addition 🙂
William was a very fine specimen…unfortunately now departed…:)
My father likes this kind of pears and he has got plenty of trees in his orchard. I always look forward to the harvest. They are really delicious.
I’m very envious of your father’s orchard….how wonderful to have your own trees full of delicious pears…thanks for the visit:)