So, I was about to post a recipe for baked pears, but was so thoroughly incensed by a video I was sent that I thought I'd share this instead. This is a great argument for buying your meat from a small local butcher you trust. Not only are the chemicals used highly questionable for health reasons, but also countless people will have objections to using blood plasma in food for religious reasons (myself included.) Take a look.
http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/8989315/consumer/meat-glue
What is going on here? Why are these chemicals being allowed in order to lie to consumers about the meat they are buying?
EDIT: Here's another article with more information.