Here at the Rosemont Inn, we serve these as a first course for breakfast, but only during "pear season" which is fall and winter. Our wonderful guests love them and are always asking for the recipe, so here it is. Poaching liquid: 4 cups water 2 cups sugar 2 cinnamon sticks 1 vanilla bean split zest and juice of 1 orange Optional...

You don't need to travel west to find wilderness! As a matter of fact you don't even need a car. At 6 million acres the Adirondack Park encompasses nearly the entire northern half of the state of NY and is greater in size than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park combined. Our 5 favorite ways to explore the wilderness and...