Makes enough stuffing for 2 Cornish hens

Toast nuts in a single layer in a dry skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring and tossing just until nuts start to smell toasty. Melt butter in medium-size skillet. And the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until tender-crisp. Stir in the toasted nuts, pear, parsley, cilantro, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Use to stuff Cornish hens or a small chicken. Or bake stuffing in a greased, covered loaf pan in preheated 375-degree oven for 25 minutes. Per serving: 466 calories, 36 gm. Fat, 19 mg. Cholesterol, 649 mg. Sodium, 29 gm. Carbohydrate, 8 gm. Protein, 70 mg. Calcium.

printed in the Star-Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, November 21,