Recipe of the Day - November 11 (ginger pears)
 

Ginger Pears

Ingredients
4 medium pears, peeled, halved, and cored
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup finely crushed gingersnaps
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Place the pear halves, cut side up, in a 12" x 7" x 2" baking dish. Drizzle the orange juice over the pears.

In a small bowl, combine the gingersnaps, walnuts, and the margarine or butter. Sprinkle over the pears.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the fruit is tender.

Serves 8

OK...what is with the walnuts?
I have to agree with someone in another forum who said walnuts taste like eating wood (that and they can kill me).
I only say that because the rest of the recipe looks so good.
I love pears and ginger is one of my favorite flavors (right next to roasted garlic, though pears and roasted garlic might be a bit much).
As usual thanks for the nifty recipe Jadzia.
It will have to be a dessert I cook for you.

I am thinking that the walnuts might be a texture issue. Cooked pears could tend to taste like baby food if overcooked. Having the walnuts insures a variation in texture, that is, if that is what they are in there for intentionally.. Thats just my take on it. Toasted walnuts do have a unique flavor, as do all nuts when toasted. But if you dislike them, or will die if you eat them, im sure that you could omit them.

And yea, I agree with pears and ginger being a great combination of flavors. I did a poached pear tart the other night with candied ginger as a garnish, it was awesome.