Pears - Yum! I love them!
Here are a couple of recipes that I have made with lots of success.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/braised-pork-with-pears-chiles
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/gingered-pear-pie-with-golden-raisins-2693
That pie looks very nice, and different!
I think buying fresh pears and peeling them with a special serrated peeler and poaching them in vanilla bean sugared water, and then filling them with melted dark chocolate or any chocolate sauce and serving warm IS DA PEAR BOMB.