You know that old excuse? The one about my dog eating my homework. Well, today my dog ate the carpet. But the sad thing is, it’s not just a story I’m telling you to get out of doing my homework. This really happened! Now, where there once was ugly brown carpet, there is shredded ugly brown carpet. Anders can’t stop calling Roux nasty names while I’m uncharacteristically nonchalant about the whole thing. In my mind, this is the impetus we needed to replace the stupid carpet anyways. So that’s what I’ll be doing for the rest of the week; tearing out the carpet (or what’s left of it anyways) and putting in cork flooring. Hopefully, you have better things planned. Like making these honey roasted pears with quinoa nut crunch.
And here are some of my recent favorites, just because:
- Go see this movie! It will change the way you see the world and your place in it.
- Perfect fall shoes!
- More reasons to think twice about buying and eating meat, specifically chicken.
- Anders is giddy about his new carbon steel pans. He got this one and this one. He says they’re the love of his life…I’m trying not to be offended.
- I’ve always been a big fan of sleep, but new research shows just how important the right amount of uninterrupted sleep is.
*Thank you to Arrow and Sage for generously providing the beautiful plates pictured above.
HONEY ROASTED PEARS WITH QUINOA NUT CRUNCH
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup puffed quinoa
1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup cocoa nibs
pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup cocchi americano
1/2 cup honey
4 semi-ripe pears
creme fraiche (optional)
honey for serving
rose petals for serving
PROCEDURE
Combine the quinoa, hazelnuts, cocoa nibs, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
Combine the cocchi and honey in a small pot and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat.
Using a vegetable peeler, peel the pears, leaving the stems on. Slice the pears in half and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
Pour the syrup over the pears and bake for 30-40 minutes, basting the pears with more syrup as needed, until tender and beginning to caramelize around the edges.
Serve the pears with a dollop of creme fraiche, a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of the quinoa nut crunch and a few rose petals.
what would a good substitute for cocchi?
You could just use white wine I think
While I used my own homemade wine, I added whole cloves to the honey and wine mixture. This addition to your recipe was fantastic, can’t wait to share.
Sounds incredible!
Eeesh sorry about your carpet. My dog once chewed through a cushion with feather stuffing and spread feathers EVERYWHERE. There was a carpet of feathers by the time he was through, literally. At least now you’re inspired to put down a floor that you love. The pears and quinoa nut crunch sounds amazing. Simple and perfect.
i have rose petal honey that would be perfect for this! good luck with the cork floors, at least, i presume, roux won’t be able to shred them?