Article: FOOD; Roquefort or Mascarpone, Cheese Agrees With Pears - New York Times

PEARS and cheese are among the more felicitous culinary combinations. And now that fresh autumn pears are in season, they can be twinned with all sorts of cheeses in a host of recipes, savory and sweet. Consider adding pears to a salad that will be enhanced with cheese or a cheese dressing. Parmesan and Roquefort or some other variety of blue-veined cheese are obvious choices. But sturdy ricotta salata, farmhouse cheddar or a strong goat-milk cheese, can also be used. Pieces of fresh pear are good in a Greek-style salad made with feta cheese. Pears stuffed with a buttery cheese like Roquefort or Gorgonzola, then baked, are delicious in place of a traditional cheese course. It's one way of ...

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