4 bittersweet fallen Recipes

sugar, kosher red wine, frozen pitted unsweetened cherries, shelled pistachios, sugar, divided, water, bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, salt, unsweetened cocoa, eggs, lightly beaten, vanilla extract, almond extract, egg whites

fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped, unsalted butter, cut into tbsp pieces, vanilla, salt, sugar, eggs, separated and at room temperature for 30 minutes, all-purpose flour, ice cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream

pecans (1-oz), all purpose flour, bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped fine, unsweetened dutch process cocoa powder, sugar, boiling water, egg yolks, bourbon, egg whites, at room temperature, scant 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, powdered sugar