My neighbor and friend Sandy has a pear orchard in her backyard. She did not plant the trees but decades ago the farmer who owned her farmhouse did. There are several varieties and every year she graciously gives me pears in the late fall. In turn, I give her jars of my jams and if when we are both lucky I am able to give her plum jam. My plum tree is finicky and if the weather is cooperating, it yields lots of plums from which I make jam.
This past fall I made Pecan pear muffins and breads. I give or trade them with others but I always put a couple of dozen muffins away in the freezer. This morning I served them to our guests. They were delicious and eagerly gobbled up. I managed to get one myself and shared it with my husband. They were very tasty and moist.
Tomorrow, we will serve our signature banana walnut muffins along with a fresh fruit cup followed by omelets with cheddar cheese and chives. The chives were grown in our garden, washed, cut up and then stored in the freezer.
Already beginning to think about what we will plant in the garden this spring!
