Poached Pears in Wild Thymes and Raspberries

Poached pears in wild thymes and raspberries, a mysterious beautiful conconction

After few weeks of absence I'm finally back in my kitchen.

It feels so good to be back here in my comfort zone but I would admit that my magic wand still stays a bit rustic having been unused for a moment. As I was inspecting the beautiful wild thymes I gathered with my husband yesterday in the nearby forest during our short promenade I could'nt get out of my head what happened during the first day I arrived in Philippines for my dad's wake.

Vibrant wild thymes...

To begin with, I was baptised and raised catholic and I have always believed in God. I used to be scared of ghosts when I was a young girl but I start disbelieving its existence as I grew up. So I keep asking myself on how do I explain the X-file like (?) story that I had few weeks ago. The day I arrived on my parent's house was already the second day of my dad's wake. That night all my friends from childhood and acquintances who knew my dad poured in. It was more like a high school reunion ambiance than a wake. Eventually my sister's friend that everybody's claiming to be a "medium" showed up. She knew my dad too and it was only natural for her to pay a visit. At around 5 in the morning, according to my sister she saw her friend's face suddenly lighted up and smiled discretely at the corner of the house. Curious of what was happening, she asked her if my dad was there and she nodded her head. When my sister narrated me this I was skeptical and I told her I'm wondering if my dad was aware that I am already back in Philippines. Having said that I heard a voice who uttered my name and abruptly I felt goosebumps everywhere. My sister didn't hear the voice but I swear I had a very strong emotions at that instant that my dad was actually with us. I won't blame you if you don't believe me because it is equally hard for me to understand what really happened.

I know that my poached pear in wild thyme and raspberry recipe doesn't sound too spooky and could be unfit for my uncanny post. But I tell you it's worth trying.


Poached pears in wild thyme and raspberries

1 kg of pear (about six pieces)
220 g of sugar
500 ml of water
about a handful of fresh wild thymes
150 g of fresh raspberries

Wash and peel the pears leaving the stems intact. Mix the sugar and water in a casserole and cook slowly over medium fire. Stir the syrup non stop until the liquid boils. Let the thyme and half of the raspberries infused in the syrup for an hour out of fire. Using a fork crush the thyme and raspberries in the casserole and strain the liquid. Put back the liquid in the casserole and cook the pears at a medium heat for about twenty to thirty minutes. Remove the pears delicately and let them stand in a plate. Reduce the liquid to half until it thickens a bit. Dress the plate with a pear in the middle and fresh raspberries around. You may add up some fresh thymes on the pear. Pour over the sauce.

Agent Molder will probably like this dessert....

Pretty aren't they?