Recipe: Pears in pomegranate wine with honey and lemon thyme (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Recipe: pear bourdaloue (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Spiced squash and pear purée (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Fried haloumi, a goat cheese that is mild and salty, is blended with pears and spiced dates. Recipe: Fried haloumi with pears and spiced dates (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
A warm barley and kale salad with roasted pears. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
When you’re bringing dessert for Thanksgiving, pie is a great way to go. Recipe: Pear-blackberry pie (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Basque blue cheese on crisp raisin brioche is accented with a few thin disks of pear. Recipe: Grilled blue cheese and pear sandwich (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
This salad is made with apple, pear, dried cranberries and toasted walnuts. Recipe: Pear and apple salad with cranberry vinaigrette (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Pear frangipane tart showcases Bartlett pears in an orange-and-almond filling. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Toasted walnuts top an autumn dessert of honey-poached pear with Greek yogurt. Recipe: Honey-poached pears with Greek yogurt and toasted walnuts (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
