Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Pan-roasted fresh garbanzo beans
Time 10 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Smoky black bean stew
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Canter's egg salad
Time 15 minutes
Yields Makes about 1 quart salad
Salsa verde
Time 10 minutes
Yields About 1½ cups
Proof Bakery's chocolate espresso layer cake
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 8 to 12
Panera Bread's turkey chili
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Jocko’s-style pinquito beans
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 8
Spring sauté
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes 4 to 6 cups of mixed vegetables
Crab cakes with key lime mustard sauce
Time 40 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Shakshouka
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 4 to 6
