James's Great Pears 

 

1/3 cup cream cheese, softened
1 Tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup chopped pecans (reserve 2 Tbsps)
2 firm fresh pears, peeled
2 Tbsps water

In small bowl, combine cream cheese, honey, vanilla and pecans. Set aside. Peel and cut pear in half lengthwise and remove core. Place cut side down in a microwave safe baking dish. Add water and poach in microwave at full power until pears are soft, 2-3 minutes. Place pear half (core side up) on top of lettuce leaf. Spoon 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture into each pear half and generously sprinkle reserved chopped pecans over the entire plate. Serves 4

 

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- William Makepeace Thackeray