Strawberry and Chocolate Greek Yogurt Bundt Cake has a rich texture and fabulous flavor, thanks to strawberry flavored greek yogurt! This post is brought to you in partnership with Norman’s Dairy. Thank you for supporting the brands I love 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'm sure by now all of you saw my exciting news about the upcoming cookbook I'm writing. And so, before we get to today's recipe, I want to make sure you guys realize that I'm not neglecting this blog, and will continue to share the kind of recipes you guys love, totally free, right here on Overtime … [Read more...]
Pasta with Greek Yogurt Pesto Cream Sauce
Greek Yogurt Pesto Cream Sauce is a lighter way to make a favorite pasta dish! This post is brought to you in partnership with Norman's Dairy. Thank you for supporting the brands I love 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! If you're struggling with what to serve during the nine days, I totally feel for you. I don't eat fish (you knew that, right?!) and I really don't want to be eating a ton of fattening and cream-laden pastas all week. So what's a gal to do when meat and chicken aren't options? Simple: Norman's Greek Yogurt! I'll never forget my first taste of … [Read more...]
Cranberry Cinnamon and Pecan Shortbread Cookies
These buttery Cranberry Cinnamon and Pecan Shortbread Cookies are incredibly rich and creamy thanks to a special ingredient! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Last week, I introduced my partnership with Rosenbaum Cheese with this incredibly delicious and gourmet version of mac and cheese. That recipe used their goat cheese meunster and goat cheese cheddar, two of their unique cheeses. Today's post will introduce you to my absolute favorite of their cheeses: their Quarks. For those of you unfamiliar with Quark cheese, it's a soft, spreadable, creamy cheese that isn't widely used or available in the … [Read more...]
Muenster Mac and Cheese with Herbed Breadcrumbs
Muenster Mac and Cheese with Herbed Breadcrumbs is a flavorful twist on a traditional comfort food! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! As a food blogger, I've been lucky enough to introduce you, my awesome readers, to some really cool, innovative and unique new products. Today, I'm excited to partner with Rosenbaum Cheese to introduce you to an artisanal new cheese company that aims to change the landscape of dairy products available to the kosher consumer. After a long talk with Larry Rosenbaum, founder of Rosenbaum Cheese, I hung up with one major thought in my mind. This man is passionate about … [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? You … [Read more...]
Over 50 Meatless Meal Ideas
Stumped with menu planning? Here are over fifty meatless meal ideas to help you out! ***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.*** If you're familiar with Jewish customs, you're likely already aware of why I'm posting this list now. For those who aren't, we are about to enter the saddest time of the Jewish year, the nine days of mourning [over the destruction of the temple]. During those days, we follow certain mourning customs, including refraining from eating any meat or chicken during this time. For some people, that's no big deal. But for lots of … [Read more...]
Mac and Cheese Latkes and a Chanukah Blog Party and Double Giveaway!
Mac and Cheese Latkes are crispy and golden on the outside, soft and cheesy on the inside, and perfection in every bite! ***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.*** (Scroll to the bottom of this post to see the rest of the party recipes and to enter the giveaway!) "Oh my gosh," I exclaimed. "Oh. My. Gosh." My brother, who was around, came into the kitchen to see what I was up to. "What's going on?" I couldn't really answer him though - my mouth was....kinda stuffed with the most delicious latkes I ever invented. Let's backtrack for a minute. People … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato Pasta and a Review + Giveaway of Dairy Made Easy!
Sweet Potato Pasta has a unique and exciting flavor, making it a great change from the usual. Recipe part of a review of Dairy Made Easy. The dynamic duo of cookbook writers, Leah Schapira and Victoria Dwek are back again with the fourth book in their Made Easy cookbook series, Dairy Made Easy. As I mentioned in previous reviews (See my reviews of Passover Made Easy, Starters and Sides Made Easy, and Kids Cooking Made Easy), the authors are good friends and colleagues of mine, and I am in total admiration of their knowledge of food, their creativity passion for food, and above all, their ability to put forth a creative and exciting cookbook. I'm so excited to have the opportunity … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Caramel Truffles
Peanut Butter Caramel Truffles are a little taste of heaven! Every now and then, I make something that's so delightful, words fail to describe it. These truffles are a perfect example. I originally made these truffles for a Tzedaka (charity) party. I probably dreamed up this crazy combination at the height of a chocolate craving, but whatever made me do it, they were a smashing success. Just as the party was starting, before much food was even touched, these truffles were gone. That's right, completely gone. All the poor souls who hadn't gotten there fast enough to try one were pretty sad. Needless to day, I needed to share this recipe with you folks. They're a little time consuming … [Read more...]
Neapolitan Zebra Cheesecake
Every now and then, a person is lucky enough to come up with an idea that's pure genius. I consider myself endlessly lucky to have a platform, both here on the blog and in my magazine column, where I can share my occasional stroke of brilliance with a couple of folks. Well this one was one of my most incredible strokes of genius. Ages ago, I posted this Zebra Cake. Then I took it a step further with this ever popular Zebra Bundt Cake. And ever since then, the concept of zebra cakes and such have been in my head constantly. I wanted to create a zebra cheesecake, but plain chocolate and vanilla has been done so many times, and I wanted to do something a little more extraordinary. That's … [Read more...]