Prep Time: 30 minutes or less | Cook Time: 30 minutes or less | Serves: 1
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Ingredients:

Ginger ale poached pear with candied ginger-Gorgonzola filling

Pears are traditionally poached in red wine with spices. I figured a good strong ginger ale would work reasonably well for this, and I was not disappointed.

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 bottles good, strong ginger ale
- 1 pear
- mild Gorgonzola
- candied ginger - crystallized would be fine if you're not near a Trader Joes with the uncrystallized variety
- white wine


Step 1:

Start by pouring your bottle of ginger ale into a large, wide sauce pan. You don't want it to be very deep.

Add about a quarter cup of white wine, then light the burner and bring to a boil. While it heats: