Life in the upper Sonoran Desert has its perks. Among them: six months of peerless weather and more prickly pear pods than you can shake a rain stick at. Rather than letting the pods go to waste, ...

To prepare the pear and cinnamon jam, wash all the pears well. Cut them into wedges (1) and remove the core (2), then slice them thinly, about 0.2 inches (2). Then cut the slices into julienne strips ...

Instructions: Toss the sliced pears with the sugar and lemon slices in a large bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit overnight in the refrigerator. (This step is crucial. Do not skip ...

Susan Knapp left a cushy job in corporate marketing in 2003 to start her own business selling homemade pear sauces, oils, marinades and jam. Last year, her Napa company, a Perfect Pear, had 19 ...

Makes about 4 (½-pint) jars. Recipe is excerpted from “Ball® Canning Back to Basics.” Copyright ©2017 Hearthmark LLC. Reprinted with permission from Time Inc ...

Mike Richardson shares the recipe for Lemon-Pear Preserves with Cardamom. In this delightful autumn preserve, sweet slices of pear are suspended in a subtly spiced, lemon-y jelled syrup. Juli Leonard ...