You will need:

• A bottle of dry red wine
• ½ cup Orange juice
• Cinnamon
• 4 cored, peeled pears

To make:

• Add the red wine with orange juice and cinnamon in a large saucepan, add the pears and simmer for about 25 minutes
• To serve, add a scoop of ice cream or cream, drizzle over some poaching liquid and sprinkle with almonds.