Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Beef daube
Time5 hours
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Danish rye bread
Time2 hours
YieldsMakes 2 loaves (about 3 dozen slices)
Beer zabaglione
Time15 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Ludo's ham soup
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 6
Tecate cake
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 16 to 20
Beer brittle
Time25 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Bowl of red
Time4 hours
YieldsMakes 20 to 24 (1-cup) servings
Super wings
Time3 hours
YieldsServes 12 to 24
Creamy green chile and chicken stew
Time2 hours 20 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 12
Cauliflower beignets with sea scallops and golden raisin puree
Time1 hour 25 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Peel-'n'-eat shrimp
Time55 minutes
YieldsServes about 5 (10 shrimp each)
Beer-battered shrimp with classic tartar sauce
Time30 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Black cod marinated in miso and beer
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Duck tacos
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Beer soda bread
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Chile con queso
Time50 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Beer cake
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 12
Vanilla fried shrimp with vanilla honey mustard
Time30 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Drunken shrimp
Time30 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Guinness Stout ginger cake
TimeActive work time: 30 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 1/2 hours
YieldsServes 8
Beer ice cream
Time20 minutes
YieldsServes 2 to 4
Pecan-crusted spareribs with Kentucky bourbon barbecue sauce
Time1 hour 10 minutes
YieldsServes 10 to 12
Hickory-smoked brisket with Southwestern barbecue sauce
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Eagle Rock Public House's fried cod sandwich
Time1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsMakes 6 sandwiches
Stout beer and mustard wings
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 8 to 12
Beer-battered mac-and-cheese bites
Time1 hour 45 minutes
YieldsMakes about 8 dozen bites