i am very excited to share with you my first new adventure of 2012. Dried pears. I had never had dried pears until it showed up in one of our Holiday Gift boxes at the office. As soon as I tried them I was determined to add it to my adventure list for this year. As I was shopping in the bulk food store's produce section there was a great deal on pears....and so my adventure began.
First I ate a couple pears....just the pears normal.....delish.
I have always known that when you dry fruit a little lemon juice will stop them from browning. I whipped open the fridge and only had lime juice....i figured why not? Sometimes it is nice to just roll with the punches. I threw the rest of the bottle (about 2 cups) into a bowl and started peeling and chopping the pears. I let them soak while I ran to my parents and borrowed their food dehydrator (best invention ever they may never get it back) Over the next 12 hours I was snacking on them constantly. I prefer with with a little bit of chewiness...and the lime juice made them amazing and just a tad bit tart. It was fantastic.
So dried pears....a success!!! And even better that I added a little bit of my own flair to them....in a perfect world (without so many new adventures) I would set the dehydrator up every night and have a treat by morning....
Some other adventures coming up soon? Mozerella sticks (whipped them up this afternoon for an impromptu gathering tonight), and tomorrow is Mr. Perfect's birthday....so I will let you know about that adventure as soon as he does!
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