Okay, dessert time. Wine-poached apples.
1-1/2 cups of wine, 3/4 cups sugar, 1/3 cup orange juice, star anise, stick cinnamon, lemon peel, orange peel, coriander, mace, dehydrated cayenne pod. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low simmer.
Put in the cored & peeled apples, then cook, turning ocassionally, for about 30 minutes.
Remove the apples, then remove the solid pieces. Pour syrup into a small saucepan, and boil for about 15 minutes.
1 cup plain yogurt, vanilla bean, and honey. Scrape the bean into the vanilla, add honey, and stir together.
Put the yogurt on a plate, an apple, then syrup.
This tasted amazing - not overly sweet, as there was enough kick from the wine and seasonings to balance out the sugar. I used Zinfandel wine and Pink Lady apples.