With the holidays coming up, and endless amounts of cooking stretching ahead of us, I know many of you are really stressed. It seems daunting to prepare holiday meal after holiday meal, but here's how you can make it easier for yourself: plan and plan and plan! Obviously, a big part of that is freezing food! In both of my cookbooks, I include plan ahead information for every recipe, which will help you plan. But hey, there are freezers to stock and holiday meals to prepare, so I've gathered together over 150 freezer-friendly recipes for to fill out your holiday menus. Scroll down for all of the categories, and then below where I've shared some recipes from my blogger friends. Scroll down to … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Truffle Pie + Happy 7th Birthday to Overtime Cook!
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...]
Jumbo Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies with Cream Cheese Glaze
Jumbo Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies are packed with milk chocolate, butter and cream cheese, and are the richest, most delicious cookie you can even dream of! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! This post is sponsored by Wonder Mills and Lieber's Food. Thank you for continuing to support the brands I love and work with, that help make this blog possible. My apologies in advance to any of you who thought you were done with baking dairy for shavuos, but you're about to pull out your mixer and get your hands on some milk chocolate chips, because these Jumbo Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies are … [Read more...]
BBQ Meatball Hamantaschen
These savory BBQ Meatball Hamantaschen will be a big hit at your purim party! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Wow, it seems like it was just yesterday that we were talking about donuts and latke recipes and suddenly it's rosh chodesh Adar and purim is just two weeks away! Are you thinking about hamantaschen yet? You should be! First, let's start with my Ultimate Hamantaschen Recipe Roundup! There's something in it for everyone and every taste. But now, let's move on to my newest hamantaschen recipe - this time, it's a savory one. I demoe'd these BBQ Meatball Hamantaschen at a recent cooking demo … [Read more...]
Cider Glazed Chicken Capons with Autumn Veggie Stuffing
Cider Glazed Chicken Capons with Autumn Veggie Stuffing are so good, you'll forget to be sad about the end of summer! Best part? They're freezer friendly and perfect for Rosh Hashanah! Guys! I have bad news for you. I think it's time to accept that summer is o.v.e.r. Rosh Hashanah is just a few weeks away, and tomorrow is september! But hey, it's not all bad. I went apple picking this week, so that means that my favorite food season is here. I've said it a thousand times before, but I'm going to say it again right now: autumn flavors are the ultimate consolation for summer ending.I'll take shorter days and cooler weather if it means I can have freshly picked apples, hearty soups, … [Read more...]
Almond Crusted Plum Bundt Cake
Hold onto the best flavors of summer with this Almond Crusted Plum Bundt Cake! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. Click here to join the conversation. Guys, please don't get mad and throw things at me for bringing this up, but it just so happens that Rosh Hashanah is....a month away. Crazy, right? That means summer is over, days are going to start getting shorter, and cooking marathons are in our not-too distant future. But hey! It's not all bad news! Rosh Hashanah and fall mean some great things too. It signals the end of the oppressive heat. That time of year when bugs go back to hell where they … [Read more...]
Chocolate Banana Biscotti
Chocolate Banana Biscotti are delicious and low-fat! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. Click here to join the conversation. Whew. Everyone, go ahead and pat yourselves on the back because we all made it through pesach! Seriously, we don't have to even think about it until next year! So now we've arrived at the post-pesach conundrum. Obviously, we all want to go crazy on bread, pasta, cookies, and everything chometz. But there's a (maybe not so) little part of us that's all, for goodness sakes, go on a diet! I get it. Luckily, I've got a middle of the road option for you: Chocolate Banana Biscotti. … [Read more...]
Vanilla Vodka Trifles
Vanilla Vodka Trifles are a beautiful and delicious dessert with just the right amount of booze! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. Click here to join the conversation. With purim right around the corner, it's a great time to introduce you guys to a boozy dessert recipe, amiright? This isn't a brand-new recipe at all. In fact, it was written and photographed by me, and published in a magazine four years ago. Honestly, I'm not sure why I never shared the recipe here on the blog until now. At first, I thought I would save it for a book I would write one day (because it was THAT good!). But then, I … [Read more...]
Creamy Vegetable and Flanken Soup
Thick, creamy, filling and hearty, Creamy Vegetable and Flanken Soup is going to become your favorite comfort food! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. This soup was going to be a simple parve (meatless) vegetable soup one day when I was craving something warm and comforting, now that the cold weather is upon us. So I was in the grocery store, roaming the produce aisles, hoping for some inspiration. And it struck, in the form of a creamy vegetable and flanken soup. Not parve, not super quick cooking, but oh-my-gosh delicious. The idea that I had here, which worked out so splendidly, was to cook my … [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...]