Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Caraway crosses
Time50 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 dozen rolls
Danish rye bread
Time2 hours
YieldsMakes 2 loaves (about 3 dozen slices)
Egg salad
Time10 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Norwegian orange cake
Time1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsServes 10 to 16
Fennel-aquavit gravlax with caraway creme fraiche
Time30 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Roast leg of lamb with rosemary, garlic and anchovies
TimeTotal time: 2 1/2 to 3 hours
YieldsServes 8 to 12
Salmon rillettes
Time15 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Spinach and Parmesan tart
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Eggs Benedict
Time20 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Meringue layer cake
Time2 hours 45 minutes
YieldsServes 12 to 16
Sun-dried-tomato-stuffed eggs
TimeActive work time: 25 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsMakes 24 eggs
Rhubarb and raspberry ice
Time40 minutes plus chilling
YieldsServes 8
Spring lime meringue pie
TimeActive work time: 45 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes plus 1 hour cooling
YieldsServes 8
Banana cream pie
TimeActive work time: 1 hour
Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsServes 8
Grilled lamb chops with mint pesto and wilted pea shoots
Time20 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Marshmallow daisies
Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 dozen
Chocolate-dipped almond eggs
Time40 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 1/2 dozen
Pastel mints
Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 4 to 6 dozen
Strawberry biscuits
Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 16 biscuits
Fresh herb pinwheel biscuits
Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 12 biscuits
Roast pork shoulder master recipe
Time3 hours 35 minutes
YieldsServes 12 to 14
Mayeritsa Greek Easter Soup
TimeActive work time: 30 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 1/2 hours
YieldsServes 8
Homemade marshmallow candies
Time1 hour
YieldsMakes about 3 dozen candies, depending on size
Leek pancakes
Time45 minutes
YieldsMakes 5 1/2 dozen small pancakes
Pan-roasted asparagus with dill hollandaise sauce
Time40 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Chocolate-orange scones
Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 12 scones
Crespelles with prosciutto and zucchini
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Asparagus flans
Time1 hour 45 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Strawberry crostata
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 8
Jambon de Paques (Easter ham)
TimeTotal time: 6 to 7 hours preparation time plus 24 hours soaking and 6 hours setting
YieldsServes 16 to 20
Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb
Time35 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Springtime Peas
Time15 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Warm New Potato and Watercress Salad With Roasted Leek Vinaigrette
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Ham With Red Grapefruit Glaze
Time4 hours 10 minutes
YieldsServes 12
Fried Shoestring Potato Cakes
Time10 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Kulich
Time1 hour 40 minutes
YieldsServes 12
Paskha
TimeTotal time: 2 days
YieldsServes 16 to 18
Easter Herbal Potatoes
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 4
Baked Honey Ham
Time1 hour 10 minutes
YieldsServes 10 to 12
Claudia McQuillan's Stuffed Easter Ham
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 14
Featherbed Eggs
Time1 hour 10 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Pot-roasted lamb with fennel and potatoes
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 8 to 12
Legumes de saison
Time10 hours
YieldsServes 8
Hard-boiled eggs
Time15 minutes
YieldsServes 12
Deconstructed kuku sabzi
Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 2 to 4
Kismet's kuku
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 12 to 16
Kuku Sabzi (Persian Greens Frittata)
Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 10
Tartines a la perse (Persian toasts)
Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 4 large tartines, 4 to 8 servings