Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Black-eyed peas with leeks and chard
Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Couscous with seven blessed vegetables
Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Apple date honey cake
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Yields Serves 9 to 12
Smoked fish salad with honey and dill
Time 40 minutes
Yields Serves 8
Fruity butter cake with dried figs, raisins and walnuts
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 9 to 12
Chicken thighs with honey, olives and oregano
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 6
Carrot and pomegranate soup
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Apple and honey sorbet with pomegranate sauce
Time 40 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Butternut squash with sweet spices
Time Active work time: 10 minutes
Total preparation time: 50 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Steamed couscous
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Quick couscous
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Sweet sesame sauce
Time 10 minutes
Yields Serves 9 to 12
Artichoke salad with harissa
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 8
T'fina pkaila with beef
Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Yields Serves 8
Apple and honey challah
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 10
Kibbeh bi'kizabrath (cilantro-tomato soup with Syrian meatballs)
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Yields Serves 8
Rubuh' (roast veal stuffed with spiced ground meat and rice)
Time Total time: 3 1/2 to 4 hours
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Honey challah
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Makes 1 large challah (at least 15 servings)
Pears in pomegranate wine with honey and lemon thyme
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Fragrant chicken with figs
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 6
Sugar snap pea soup
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 6
Hearty vegetable soup
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Chicken With Olives, Prunes and Pomegranate
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Apple Spinach Salad
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Chocolate apricot balls
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes 3 to 4 dozen small candies
Challah kugel with dried cherries and almonds
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 6
Magical honey cake
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Makes 3 loaf cakes, about 12 servings each
Stuffed Sweet Peppers With Rice and Currants
Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Yields Serves 6 or 7
Hazelnut Honey Squares
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 9 to 12
Halibut with leeks, tomatoes and olives
Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Yields Serves 4 as an appetizer
Salmon and spinach with dill dressing
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 4 as an appetizer
Tilapia with sweet peppers, saffron and garlic
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 4 as an appetizer
