Poached Pears

My son approached me yesterday with a mysterious question: "Can we have poached pears for dinner?"

Huh?

Let me see...mom's out of town, I have pears, why not.

My solution was as out of the blue as the question. Last week I had success with Avalanche Rooibos and Chicken - why not pears?

I mixed 1 part grape juice (left over from the concord grapes in the backyard), 1 part Avalanche Rooibos. I then added 5 cloves and 2 tsp cinnamon. We then halved and cored the pears and placed them in the pan for 30 minutes.

Using a slotted spoon, we placed the pears on the plate and allowed them to cool a bit. Meanwhile, we reduced the poaching liquid to make a sauce (10 minutes on Med-Hi).

Serve with ice cream. Delicous!