Spicy Baked Curly Carrot Fries are a simple, easy, healthy and totally yummy side dish....with an extra dash of fun! Raise your hand if you have nostalgic feelings toward those curly frozen french fries of your childhood. You too? I remember them fondly, and used them as an inspiration for this recipe. But then I made them healthier by using carrots, and made them tastier by adding a delicious blend of spices. But we kept the fun, nostalgic look, because who doesn't love that! I made this recipe special for my blogging buddy Chanie of Busy in Brooklyn fame, to give her some time off to spend with her gorgeous new baby girl. So head on over to Busy in Brooklyn to get this … [Read more...]
Meatball Stuffed Matzo Balls in Creamy Tomato Soup
Meatball Stuffed Matzo Balls in Creamy Tomato Soup are the ultimate mashup between Jewish and Italian comfort foods! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! This post is brought to you as part of an ongoing partnership on this blog with Lipton Kosher. Thank you for supporting the brands that help keep this blog running. If you've been following my blog for a while (yay!) you probably know that I love to create mash-ups of two different things. One of my most famous recipes ever, my Hot Gooey Caramel Pie, started as a mashup between (believe it or not!) Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cheesecake! I've also … [Read more...]
Broccoli Stuffed Chicken Capons
Broccoli Stuffed Chicken Capons are a delicious and healthy dish that's perfect for passover, shabbat, or any holiday! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Every now and then, I get an idea that takes me forever to try out. Like these Broccoli Stuffed Chicken Capons. It's definitely not a lack of excitement about the idea. I mean, c'mon. Everyone loves a new capon recipe, amiright? And this one? Well, I knew even before I tried it that I'd absolutely love the way the broccoli stuffing would taste. I guess it boils down to lack of time? I do seem to suffer from a perpetual lack of this valuable … [Read more...]
Rosemary Lavender Chicken + Win Over $1000 in Prizes!
Rosemary Lavender Chicken is an easy chicken dish that's nice enough for special occasions! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Guys. I'm super excited about today's post. No jokes. Remember when I was a bright-eyed new blogger who got to meet Susie Fishbein at the release of her previous cookbook, Kosher by Design Cooking Coach? Well, many things have changed, but one thing that hasn't changed at all is my admiration of Susie and her ability to create unique and delicious, not to mention her status as the world's leading author of Kosher cookbooks. I'm sure you can imagine, therefore, how excited I am … [Read more...]
Spiced Apple Cider Bundt Cake
Spiced apple cider bundt cake is a quick-and-easy recipe that packs in all the flavors of my favorite drink! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! I'm not sure if it's the snow, the cold, or something else, but I've been craving comfort food all week. Things like Cinnamon Buns, Homemade Bread, Hearty Soups...you know what I mean. And then I started thinking about my all-time favorite comfort food recipe. It's in my cookbook, not on my blog, but if you own it - you need to make it ASAP: Spiced ('n Spiked) Hot Apple Cider. It's the kind of drink that warms you from the inside, and makes you feel taken care … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Noodle Kugel
Pumpkin Noodle Kugel is a delicious, easy and freezer-friendly side dish that's perfect for Thanksgiving or all year round! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? Full of recipes, kitchen tips and deals and more! Click here to signup. Here's a confession: I've been waiting to share this recipe with you for over a year now. It was well over a year ago that the inspiration struck: Pumpkin Noodle Kugel. Brilliant, right? Everyone loves a good pumpkin recipe, especially with fall here and Thanksgiving around the corner. And who doesn't love a freezer-friendly, delicious kugel side dish? Anyway, I made this what feels like a lifetime ago. In my pre-cookbook author days. The … [Read more...]
Easy Pomegranate Roast
This quick pomegranate roast is juicy, full of flavor, and easy to make! ***Before we start – have you signed up for my email newsletters? You’ll get new recipes, cooking tips, menu suggestions, kitchen deals – and more! Click here to signup.*** Can we talk about meat for a minute? I generally make a variation on this type of roast: Saute tons and tons of onions, then smother the meat with it and pour wine over the whole thing. Cover tightly and bake until soft. It's pretty simple, and always delicious. But here's the thing. Who has time to sautee tons and tons of onions? Not me, that's for sure! So today's roast is dedicated to those of you who don't have lots of time. … [Read more...]
101 Recipes for Rosh Hashanah and Holiday Meals
Menu planning? I'm here to help with 101 recipes for Rosh Hashanah! With Rosh Hashanah just a couple of weeks away, and Sukkos following not long after, I know that so many of you are stressed about planning your menus for the upcoming holidays. Don't worry! I'm here to help! Some of you may already use my recipe index as your ultimate kosher recipe guide - with over 300 delicious kosher recipes to choose from, you're bound to find what you're looking for. Today, I took it a step further. I went through my recipe index to find the recipes that are best suited for the upcoming holidays, then I listed them by course. Even better, I put notes next to each one, indicating if it can … [Read more...]
Ultimate Whole Wheat Challah Recipe
Get ready for Rosh Hashanah or Shabbat with the Ultimate Whole Wheat Challah Recipe. This post is sponsored by Red Star Yeast. Thank you for supporting the brands I love and use in my own kitchen, and that help me continue to share free recipes with you. From the day I started this blog, there's one recipe that I've gotten request after request after request for. And somehow, the time never came to share said recipe. Until today. Let me back-track. When I'm dieting carefully, one of the things I avoid completely is white flour, which means that I've eaten a whole lot of whole wheat bread over the years. After trying numerous kinds, I discovered that most whole wheat bread falls … [Read more...]
Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad
Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad with pomegranate seeds and a tangy dressing is the perfect seasonal side dish! ***Have you signed up for email newsletters from Overtime Cook? Don't miss out - click here to sign up!*** I think I meant to write an introduction to this Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad - all about how it is seasonal, easy to make, and a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving. But when I sit here trying to think of something to say, the only thing that comes to mind is how this salad is insanely satisfying and filling. Seriously. There's something about the salty, sweet and spicy flavors of this dish that come together to start a party in your mouth that makes this … [Read more...]