Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Euro Pane's pear spice cake
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Yields Serves 12 to 16
Pear bourdaloue
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 12 to 16
Spiced squash and pear puree
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Warm barley and kale salad with roasted pears and candied prosciutto
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Honey-lacquered squab with gingered nappa cabbage and fennel-pear puree
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 2
Honey-poached pear with Greek yogurt and toasted walnuts
Time 50 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Peppered pears
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 4
Pears in pomegranate wine with honey and lemon thyme
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Pear and Apple Salad With Cranberry Vinaigrette
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Pear frangipane turnovers
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Makes 8 turnovers
Clove-pickled Seckel pears
Time 40 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Nutmeg-molasses cookies with pears and walnuts
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Makes about 3 dozen cookies
