4 Bosc pears

Zest and juice from 1 lemon

2 whole cloves

4 T butter melted

¼ C honey

½ C water

1 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise, seeds scraped out

Heat oven to 500.

Peel the pears, cut in half and core and stem.  Brush the pears with lemon juice and place the pears in a glass or ceramic baking dish.  In a small bowl combine the remaining lemon juice, zest, butter, honey, water and the seeds from the vanilla bean and mix to combine.  Pour over the pears and place in the oven and roast 20-30 minutes basting he pears occasionally with the honey sauce.  Serve warm or cold with ice cream.

Serves 4