Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Potato kugel with sour cream and Parmesan
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Chickpea turnovers
Time1 hour
YieldsMakes 24 pastries
Hanukkah kubanah with fig jam (pull-apart Middle Eastern bread)
Time5 hours
YieldsServes 8
Potato latkes with feta cheese and two onions
Time50 minutes
YieldsMakes 1 1/2 to 2 dozen latkes
Bulgur latkes with pomegranate sauce
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Lentil and Barley Stew
Time50 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Fresh herb salad with seeds
Time25 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Winter sunshine latkes
Time40 minutes
YieldsServes 12
Bumuelos in red wine sauce
Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Fresh beet latkes with cumin and coriander
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 6 (about 12 latkes)
Mini ricotta latkes with sour cherry sauce
Time35 minutes
YieldsServes 6 (12 to 14 latkes)
Rugelach
Time1 hour 50 minutes
YieldsMakes 4 dozen cookies
Potato and parsnip pancakes
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 6 (makes 12 pancakes)
Chicken casserole with dates and almonds
TimeActive work time: 20 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Noodle kugel with mushrooms and sour cream
TimeActive work time: 30 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 1/2 hours
YieldsServes 8 to 12
Fried cheese with fresh tomato sauce
TimeActive work time: 1 hour
Total preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes plus 1 1/2 hours chilling
YieldsServes 6
Jonathan Gold's Favorite Potato Latkes
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 10 to 12
Quick orange lentil soup
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Zucchini, feta and basil frittata
Time50 minutes
YieldsMakes 8 medium or 30 mini frittatas
Glazed short ribs with mustard-Cognac sauce
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 4
Fritters in syrup (zalabia)
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsMakes 96 fritters
Green Tomato Marmalade
Time45 minutes
YieldsMakes 3 to 4 cups
Hanukkah Beignets
Time1 hour
YieldsMakes 30 beignets
Olive latkes
Time25 minutes
YieldsServes 8 (makes about 16 latkes)
Latkes a la huancaina (Latkes with Peruvian pepper and fresh cheese sauce)
Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 6 as an appetizer
Causa limeña (Mashed potato patties with chicken salad)
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 6 as an appetizer
Sweet potato fritters with clove-scented syrup
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 6
Bulgur meatballs with tomato pepper sauce
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10 as an appetizer, or 6 to 8 as a main course
Zucchini latkes with feta and dill
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 4 to 6 as an appetizer
Cheese cigars
Time40 minutes
YieldsMakes about 20 pastries
Lentil latkes with chard yogurt sauce
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6 as an appetizer
Orange and olive oil semolina cake with pistachios, chocolate and olio nuovo
Time1 hour 10 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
White bean and escarole soup with olio nuovo
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 8
Boiled potatoes with olio nuovo
Time35 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Glazed Orange Blossom and Chocolate Olive Oil Bundt Cake
Time3 hours, largely unattended
YieldsServes 10 to 12