2 c. water
1/2 c. honey
2 sm. strips orange peel (orange part only)
2 pear, peeled, halved, cored
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate syrup
Whipped cream
Grated semi-sweet chocolate

Bring water, honey and orange peel to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Add pears. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until pears are tender but still firm, about 12 minutes. Refrigerate pears in poaching liquid until cold, about 3 hours. (Pears can be prepared 1 day ahead.)

Slice pears. Arrange slices decoratively in 2 dishes. Top with 1 scoop vanilla ice cream. Drizzle chocolate syrup over. Garnish with whipped cream and grated chocolate. 2 servings.