Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Vegan vegetable and sesame feast
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 4 or 5 appetizer or 3 main course servings
Green tahini sauce
Time 15 minutes
Yields Makes a generous cup
Noodles with cabbage, poppy seeds and pepitas
Time 50 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Chickpea and noodle soup with Persian herbs
Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Hamantaschen with poppyseed filling
Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Yields Makes about 3 dozen hamantaschen
Shira Levy's no-bake nut balls
Time 25 minutes
Yields Makes 30 pieces
My mother's hamantaschen, but filled with Nutella
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Makes about 3 dozen cookies
Chicken casserole with dates and almonds
Time Active work time: 20 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Caraway Bundt Cake
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 12
Hamantaschen
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes 24 cookies
Hearty Bean and Kale Soup
Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Layered poppy seed pastries
Time 2 hours
Yields Makes 24 pastries
Broiled eggplant salad with sauteed onions, garlic and tomatoes
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Creamy rice pudding with cardamom and almonds
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Nut and seed treats
Time 40 minutes
Yields Makes 12 pieces
Double chocolate zucchini mini-muffins
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes 2 1/2 dozen mini-muffins or 1 dozen standard muffins
Zucchini Tea Bread with Cinnamon and Nutmeg
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 12
