Pear recipes: Bubbling crisps and cheesy hot sandwiches
While out to dinner with my colleague and L.A. Times restaurant critic Bill Addison, we ordered an old-fashioned pear and blue cheese salad served over tender greens, which had just returned to the menu It broke the mold with the addition of lightly pickled gooseberries and chunks of soft avocado. The pears — a soft, buttery variety called Warren — were cut into thick wedges and complemented the fatty avocado and blue cheese, providing some crisp, sweet balance. The salad reminded me how much I love pears. When I’ve been…