Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Haroset with Bible land fruits
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 10
Sephardi chicken soup with herb-flecked kneidelach
Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Zehug (chile-garlic relish)
Time 10 minutes
Yields Makes 1/4 to 1/3 cup
Chocolate pecan brownie fudge cake
Time 50 minutes
Yields Serves 8
Vegetarian chopped liver
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 12 as an appetizer or 6 as a main course lunch salad
Quinoa-stuffed bell peppers
Time Total time: 2 1/2 to 3 hours
Yields Serves 8
Roasted salmon with marinated fennel and thyme
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 8
Chicken casserole with dates and almonds
Time Active work time: 20 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Turkey in a bag with Molly's Passover vegetable stuffing
Time Active work time: 15 minutes
Total preparation time: 4 hours
Yields Serves 16
Persian chicken soup with chicken dumplings
Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Yields Serves 12
Pomegranate braised lamb
Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Flourless chocolate cake (Gateau d'Ariel)
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 16
Tezpisti (Turkish walnut sponge cake)
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 12 to 16
Passover apricot bars
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 16
Spiced cauliflower kugelettes
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 12
Green vegetable pashtidah
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 6 to 9
Petite green salad
Time 15 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 12
Tomato-red pepper sauce
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 8 to 12
Walnut- and herb-stuffed eggplant rolls
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes 18 rolls
Asparagus with hazelnuts and seasoned currants
Time 40 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Carole Walter's Passover Lemon Chiffon Cake
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 14 to 16
Matzo Farfel Granola
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes about 4 cups.
Beef Brisket Braised With Prunes in a Wine Sauce
Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Tarragon-scented goat cheese cheesecake
Time 2 hours
Yields Makes 15 first-course servings or 10 main-course servings
Glazed Apple Matzo Brei
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Central European Charoset
Time 15 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 1/2 cups
Yemenite Charoset
Time 15 minutes
Yields Makes 1 1/2 cups
California Charoset
Time 20 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 cups
Hungarian Chocolate-Walnut Torte
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 10
Chocolate haroset truffles
Time 1 hour
Yields Servings: About 2 1/2 dozen truffles
Haroset bars
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Servings: 16 bars
Chocolate-glazed nut torte with strawberries in Sephardi syrup
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 8
Sephardi syrup
Time 10 minutes
Yields Serves 8
Friday night brisket
Time 5 hours 25 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
French country-style almond macaroons
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 dozen
Passover hazelnut baklava cake
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Makes about 20 pieces
Date-apple tart
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Parsley-and garlic-stuffed portobello mushrooms
Time 40 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Passover profiteroles with strawberries
Time 50 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 dozen profiteroles
Passover coffee cream puffs
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes about 2 dozen puffs
Passover Gougères With Leeks and Mushrooms
Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 dozen puffs