Julia Would be Proud

Things around the Witter house have been pretty quiet so far this year. Ben and I have both had our share of sickness these past 4 weeks, so things have been pretty low-key. Wednesday night Ben surprised me with a bouquet of tulips! The picture below doesn't do them justice, as they are bright pink and SO pretty!
Last night we had some friends over for dinner and I was in charge of coming up with dessert. I decided to go with pears poached in red wine. My mom has made this before and they're delicious! We also had this dessert on our honeymoon. I started googling recipes and came across one from Julia Child. Like Julia, I love all things French, so I gave it a shot. They actually turned out pretty good! (not as good as my mom's, but not bad for my first try.)

I served them with ice cream and a cinnamon stick garnish. As Julia would say, bon apetite!