Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Potato kugel with sour cream and Parmesan
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Chickpea turnovers
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes 24 pastries
Hanukkah kubanah with fig jam (pull-apart Middle Eastern bread)
Time 5 hours
Yields Serves 8
Potato latkes with feta cheese and two onions
Time 50 minutes
Yields Makes 1 1/2 to 2 dozen latkes
Bulgur latkes with pomegranate sauce
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Lentil and Barley Stew
Time 50 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Fresh herb salad with seeds
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Winter sunshine latkes
Time 40 minutes
Yields Serves 12
Bumuelos in red wine sauce
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Fresh beet latkes with cumin and coriander
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 6 (about 12 latkes)
Mini ricotta latkes with sour cherry sauce
Time 35 minutes
Yields Serves 6 (12 to 14 latkes)
Rugelach
Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Yields Makes 4 dozen cookies
Potato and parsnip pancakes
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 6 (makes 12 pancakes)
Chicken casserole with dates and almonds
Time Active work time: 20 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Noodle kugel with mushrooms and sour cream
Time Active work time: 30 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 1/2 hours
Yields Serves 8 to 12
Fried cheese with fresh tomato sauce
Time Active work time: 1 hour
Total preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes plus 1 1/2 hours chilling
Yields Serves 6
Jonathan Gold's Favorite Potato Latkes
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 10 to 12
Quick orange lentil soup
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Zucchini, feta and basil frittata
Time 50 minutes
Yields Makes 8 medium or 30 mini frittatas
Glazed short ribs with mustard-Cognac sauce
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 4
Fritters in syrup (zalabia)
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Makes 96 fritters
Green Tomato Marmalade
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes 3 to 4 cups
Hanukkah Beignets
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes 30 beignets
Olive latkes
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 8 (makes about 16 latkes)
Latkes a la huancaina (Latkes with Peruvian pepper and fresh cheese sauce)
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Serves 6 as an appetizer
Causa limeña (Mashed potato patties with chicken salad)
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 6 as an appetizer
Sweet potato fritters with clove-scented syrup
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 6
Bulgur meatballs with tomato pepper sauce
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10 as an appetizer, or 6 to 8 as a main course
Zucchini latkes with feta and dill
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer
Cheese cigars
Time 40 minutes
Yields Makes about 20 pastries
Lentil latkes with chard yogurt sauce
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer
Orange and olive oil semolina cake with pistachios, chocolate and olio nuovo
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
White bean and escarole soup with olio nuovo
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 8
Boiled potatoes with olio nuovo
Time 35 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Glazed Orange Blossom and Chocolate Olive Oil Bundt Cake
Time 3 hours, largely unattended
Yields Serves 10 to 12
