4 chef bourbon Recipes

butter, carrots, peeled , cut into equal-sized pieces, salt, or more to taste, bourbon whiskey, brown sugar, cayenne pepper , or to taste, freshly ground black pepper to taste, fresh thyme leaves for garnish (optional)

pineapple slices (rings from 1 1/2 20 oz cans packed in unsweetened juice), pecan halves, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt , preferably kosher, pure vanilla extract, creme fraiche (homemade or store-bought ) or 1 cup sour cream, unsalted butter, divided and at room tempature, dark brown sugar (lightly packed), bourbon (optional), granulated sugar, eggs, at room temperature