The ultimate indulgent dessert: peanut butter truffle pie! Seven years. Seven years of sharing recipes and snippets of my life with my loyal blog readers. Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Seven years is a long time. I have a niece who was born just a few days before I started this blog, so I can always track what a person can become in the time this blog has been running. My niece is an adorable little girl, about to start second grade. She's an avid reader and loves to bake - without her mother's help. Like I said, seven years is a really long time. When I started this blog, Instagram was in its … [Read more...]
Cherry Pie Thumbprint Cookies
Enjoy the best flavors of summer with these irresistible, sweet and delicate Cherry Pie Thumbprint Cookies. Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Today's post is going to be a short one, but the recipe is going to make up for it, I promise! I've been swamped lately, especially with photography work. When I originally quit my full time marketing job, I had dreams about what it would mean to be a full time food blogger. I imagined having endless hours to make a ton of food, time to post multiple recipes each week. But in reality, life goes in funny directions some times, and lately, my work as a freelance … [Read more...]
Frozen Cappuccino Pie
Frozen Cappuccino Pie is the ultimate dessert: delicious, easy, and freezer-friendly! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! It's been a while since I created a dessert recipe that I was *this* excited about! If you're a fan of my Hot Gooey Caramel Pie, my Cookie Dough Fudge Pie (in Something Sweet), my Cinnamon Bun Pie, or my Fluffernutter Brownie Pie (in Real Life Kosher Cooking), you're going to love my latest super-easy, insanely delicious dessert: Frozen Cappuccino Pie! Here's how it all started. I was in the middle of baking some brownie pies for a party, and opened my baking cabinet for supplies. I … [Read more...]
No-Bake Chocolate Caramel and Peanut Tarts
The gorgeous party treat you can make in minutes: no-bake chocolate caramel and peanut tarts! This post is brought to you as part of an ongoing partnership between this blog and Best Select. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep this blog running. Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! You guys probably already know how obsessed I am with these teeny-tiny pre-baked tart shells from Best Select, a kosher baking brand that I am proud to partner with. I've used the savory varieties for these trio-of-savory tarts, and I've used them a gazillion times on Instagram. You can fill them with mousse, ice cream, … [Read more...]
No-Bake Candy Fudge Tart
Please the kids AND the adults with this adorable, gorgeous, rich and delicious No-Bake Candy Fudge Tart! This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Fini-Mimi; all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that help make this blog possible. Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! I have to tell you guys, I'm more excited about today's post than usual. I mean, I love all of my recipes (or I wouldn't share them with you!) but I love when a recipe presents beautifully, because everyone knows we eat with our eyes first. But this one? It's not just beautiful. It's adorable. It's the kind … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Bun Pie
Cinnamon Bun Pie is a delicious and family-friendly dessert that's a lot easier than the original! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. Ok, okay. I know. September just started and it's not even officially fall yet for another couple of weeks. But I can't help it. It was 70 degrees and rainy today, which means I'm totally going into fall mode. Goodbye peaches, hello apples. Goodbye beaches, hello pretty colorful leaves. And mostly, hello cinnamon buns. See, here's the thing about cinnamon buns. They're my ultimate weakness. Serious, can't resist kind of weakness. But the other thing about them? Well, … [Read more...]
Cappuccino Cheesecake
Cappuccino Cheesecake is a rich and delicious treat that's heavy on the coffee flavor! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! I might have mentioned this once or twice or five hundred times before, but I kinda love coffee. I mean love. I live on it. And I don't just enjoy the traditional coffee beverage, but I love coffee flavor in...oh, just about everything. Coffee Sticky Buns? Yep. Coffee Crinkle Cookies? Check. Cappuccino Bundt Cake? Uh huh. Coffee Cheesecake Mousse. Done. Homemade Iced Mochaccino? But of course! Cappuccino Cheese Muffins? Naturally. Cappuccino Cream Cheese Cookies? … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Peanut Pie + WIN a Signed Copy of Something Sweet!
Chocolate Chip Peanut Pie from my cookbook, Something Sweet, is indulgent and delicious, but also really easy to make! I've been teasing you guys for so long, first with a cookbook announcement, then a behind-the-scenes post, then I unveiled the cover and showed you some photos, but now, finally I'm ready to share a sample recipe from my cookbook! Make sure to scroll down past the recipe, because I'm also giving away a signed copy of the book! I'm especially excited to share this recipe because it's one of the first that I came up with for my cookbook, and it's so amazing, so indulgent, so delicious - yet ridiculously easy. If you, like me, are a lover of all things peanut butter … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Pomegranate Tarts
White Chocolate Pomegranate Tarts are a dainty little dessert with a burst of fresh flavor! So, let's take a little poll here. Who's sick of me talking about Rosh Hashanah recipes? I know. I know. First there was the list of 15 desserts that you can make ahead and freeze for the holidays. Then I shared a new chicken dish that's got both apple and honey in it (I know, it's a perfect chicken recipe for Rosh Hashanah!) followed by an amazing new apple biscotti recipe. Well I aint' done yet, so stay with me folks. Today I'm moving away from the apples for a bit, and instead I'm sharing a pomegranate recipe. I love the combination of white chocolate and pomegranate, and these tarts … [Read more...]
Mini Caramelized Peach Tarts with Pecan Crumble Topping
Mini Caramelized Peach Tarts are made with juicy peaches, bourbon, and an addictive and delicious pecan crumble topping! Raise your hand if you love summer fruits! Yeah, me too! Peaches, plums, cherries...it's just another reason to love the summer (and be a little sad that it's coming to an end...) Well. I couldn't let the summer end without at least one more delicious fruity recipe for you to enjoy. Enter Mini Caramelized Peach Tarts. Delicious juicy peaches, cooked with bourbon, vanilla and brown sugar. Baked on a tart. With pecan crumble on top. Because everything is better with pecans. This is pretty basic, ya know? Anyhow, my friend Mara from Kosher on a Budget moved this … [Read more...]