baked spiced ricotta pears

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fall is turning to winter

a time of year when i always look to baking as a form of warmth + comfort

days get darker, shorter, colder

in trying to teach myself to turn to good memories, i remembered pears

i have always liked but never really loved pears

for some reason unbeknownst to me, pears were always somewhat of a forgotten fruit

when i think of beloved fruit, pears rarely even spring to mind

but i think of pears and i think of my father

dessert after dinner for him would very often just be a piece of fruit

very simple, very italian

i didn't really understand the concept of fruit as dessert when i was younger,

usually preferring the richer, sweeter, more decadent cakes + candy

but i still remember him handing me some fresh-cut fruit after a meal, and me accepting this offering

i have since grown to fully understand and appreciate the placement of fruit in the dessert category
on a recent trip to the farmers' market, my eye was drawn to a box full of bosc pears

i ended up baking them
 no recipe involved, but i took inspiration from whatever ingredients i had on hand that day-

fresh sheep's milk ricotta

cinnamon

allspice

almond milk

leftover freshly brewed morning coffee

maple syrup

vanilla

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