Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
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Caraway crosses
Time 50 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 dozen rolls
Danish rye bread
Time 2 hours
Yields Makes 2 loaves (about 3 dozen slices)
Egg salad
Time 10 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Norwegian orange cake
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 10 to 16
Fennel-aquavit gravlax with caraway creme fraiche
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Roast leg of lamb with rosemary, garlic and anchovies
Time Total time: 2 1/2 to 3 hours
Yields Serves 8 to 12
Salmon rillettes
Time 15 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Spinach and Parmesan tart
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Eggs Benedict
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Meringue layer cake
Time 2 hours 45 minutes
Yields Serves 12 to 16
Sun-dried-tomato-stuffed eggs
Time Active work time: 25 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Makes 24 eggs
Rhubarb and raspberry ice
Time 40 minutes plus chilling
Yields Serves 8
Spring lime meringue pie
Time Active work time: 45 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes plus 1 hour cooling
Yields Serves 8
Banana cream pie
Time Active work time: 1 hour
Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 8
Grilled lamb chops with mint pesto and wilted pea shoots
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Marshmallow daisies
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 dozen
Chocolate-dipped almond eggs
Time 40 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 1/2 dozen
Pastel mints
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 4 to 6 dozen
Strawberry biscuits
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 16 biscuits
Fresh herb pinwheel biscuits
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 12 biscuits
Roast pork shoulder master recipe
Time 3 hours 35 minutes
Yields Serves 12 to 14
Mayeritsa Greek Easter Soup
Time Active work time: 30 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 1/2 hours
Yields Serves 8
Homemade marshmallow candies
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes about 3 dozen candies, depending on size
Leek pancakes
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes 5 1/2 dozen small pancakes
Pan-roasted asparagus with dill hollandaise sauce
Time 40 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Chocolate-orange scones
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 12 scones
Crespelles with prosciutto and zucchini
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Asparagus flans
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Strawberry crostata
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 8
Jambon de Paques (Easter ham)
Time Total time: 6 to 7 hours preparation time plus 24 hours soaking and 6 hours setting
Yields Serves 16 to 20
Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb
Time 35 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Springtime Peas
Time 15 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Warm New Potato and Watercress Salad With Roasted Leek Vinaigrette
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Ham With Red Grapefruit Glaze
Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Yields Serves 12
Fried Shoestring Potato Cakes
Time 10 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Kulich
Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Yields Serves 12
Paskha
Time Total time: 2 days
Yields Serves 16 to 18
Easter Herbal Potatoes
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 4
Baked Honey Ham
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Serves 10 to 12
Claudia McQuillan's Stuffed Easter Ham
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 14
Featherbed Eggs
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Pot-roasted lamb with fennel and potatoes
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 8 to 12
Legumes de saison
Time 10 hours
Yields Serves 8
Hard-boiled eggs
Time 15 minutes
Yields Serves 12
Deconstructed kuku sabzi
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Serves 2 to 4
Kismet's kuku
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 12 to 16
Kuku Sabzi (Persian Greens Frittata)
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 10
Tartines a la perse (Persian toasts)
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 4 large tartines, 4 to 8 servings
