Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Spinach soup with nutmeg and creme fraiche
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Little Dom's Tuscan kale salad with grilled heirloom carrots
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 2 to 4
Asparagus with bread crumb-fried eggs
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 2
Quesadillas Stuffed with Mushrooms and Goat Cheese
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Quesadillas stuffed with greens and feta
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Sizzling shrimp with garlic and hot pepper
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Garlic shrimp with grilled tomatillos
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 2 to 4
Slow-poached shrimp
Time 15 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Clams with pine nuts and serrano ham
Time 15 minutes
Yields Serves 8
Egg salad sandwich with dill
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Black mussels with fennel salt
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 1 to 2
Angel hair pasta with fresh shiso-herb mix
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 4
New Mex Migas
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Giuseppe's mussels in sambuca
Time 35 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Balboa Cafe's kale slaw
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes about 12 cups
Steamed corn with clams and bacon
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Nage's clementine salad
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Zucchini, corn and green chile (Calabacitas)
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Green panini with roasted peppers and Gruyere cheese
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 1
'Spanglish' BLT with fried egg and melted cheese
Time Total time: 20
Yields Serves 1
Hurley's grilled mussels with red wine and chorizo
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 2
Whole wheat spaghetti with green garlic and fried egg
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Cacio e pepe
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Wolfe's Market's shell pasta salad with lemon zest
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 5 quarts
Pan fried trout
Time 15 minutes
Yields Serves 2
Steamed whole fish
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 2 to 4
Celeriac pasta with tomatoes and mint or basil
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4
