Well...since we didn't have anything planned for dinner last night, the thoughts of Chinese take-out, Pizza & a packet of frozen taco dip (that was SCREAMING at me from the freezer) were dancing in my head all afternoon. Buttttttttttttttttttttt...I held off all that nonsense and also realized we had everything in our fridge to make a Caramelized Pear, Gorgonzola & Pecans salad last night that I saw in "Health" magazine....
- I toasted a quarter cup of chopped pecans in a dry skillet until fragrant. Set pecans aside.
- Next, I added a small drizzle of olive oil to the pan and topped it with 2 sliced pears. Top the pears with a few teaspoons of brown sugar (don't stir!) and let the pears brown for 5 minutes.
- Now you can stir it all up and let the brown sugar melt;)
- I made a well in the center of the pears, and added 1 minced shallot and let that cook for a minute. Next, I added about 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, a 1/4 cup of apple juice, a teaspoon of mustard, salt & pepper. Whisk it up and let it cook for a few minutes.
- Top the lettuce (we used arugula) with the pears, dressing, pecans and a few sprinkles of Gorgonzola cheese.
This recipe is not only TERRIBLY tasty, but very 'Fall appropriate" too...with the brown sugar pears and the warm dressing. LOVE! And I felt about 12,097,520,975,293 times better than had I reached for the phone for take-out. Always a good thing.
Anddddddd....in Food BOOK news....I found a new one at the Barnes & Nobles yesterday that I could NOT resist....
I knew I had to get it as soon as I saw a location AND recipe for Maple Creme pie. Ummm...hello????? Is that FALL, or WHAT?? :) I better get started on some 'research';)
Today is an absolutely GORGEOUS day in NJ! I was almost COLD walking into work today. It's nice and CRISP out = Pure bliss:) Have a Great Wednesday..........I JUST WROTE THAT, FOR REAL! :)
Ahemmmmm.....I mean, HAVE A GREAT THURRRRSDAY! :) (don't you love when THAT happens??:)
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