I used to dread carrot tzimmes during the holidays (think: mushy carrots sweetened with honey and sprinkled with plump raisins or prunes). It was my idea of hell in vegetable side-dish form. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, so I’ve created a hot new take on this High Holidays dish—which, ironically, was meant to symbolize a sweet New Year. Spicy, sweet, juicy and crunchy: these carrots are nothing short of heavenly.