Linzertaschen, or linzer cookie hamantaschen, are tender and delicious, without the folding. The perfect purim cookie! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! This recipe will always have a special place in my heart. Why? Let's go back to 2012 for a minute, shall we? It was February 2012, 7 months after I started this blog, when I was first offered a column in a large kosher magazine. Nowadays, so many bloggers write for the various magazines, that it's hard to describe the exhilaration of such a unique (back then) opportunity. So much has happened since then, hundreds of my recipes have been featured in … [Read more...]
Grilled Chicken Peach and Pastrami Skewers
Grilled Chicken Peach and Pastrami Skewers are a fantastic summery combination of sweet, savory and smokey flavors! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! I know thoughts of Rosh Hashanah recipes and holiday cooking are starting to creep into the back of everyone's mind, but I'm here to say that it's only halfway through August. There's still summer and we all better hang on to it, just a little bit longer, before the days are short and you're dreaming of lazy summer afternoons and family barbecues. You know whats a really great way to hang on to the summer? Grilled Chicken Peach and Pastrami … [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...]
Maple and Summer Fruit Sangria
This Maple and Summer Fruit Sangria is the perfect way to de-stress this summer! 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! If you've been following this blog for a while, you probably already know that I am a HUGE fan of maple syrup. Starting with one of my most popular recipes ever, my Maple Mustard Chicken, and including my Maple Roasted Pecans, Maple Roasted Pecans, Maple Sandwich Cookies, and even Maple Cabbage Salad. And so much more. But … [Read more...]
Roasted Peach Pound Cake
Roasted Peach Pound Cake is the summery cake that will allow you to make the most of summer's bounty! 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. I've always had a love/hate relationship with summer's stone fruits. On one hand, who doesn't love a good peach? Or plum. Or nectarine. Etc. They're sweet and juicy and just make people happy. So what's the hate all about? I just wish they would be less...finicky. In the autumn, I can buy a bag of apples and keep them in my fridge for (what feels like) months without anything going wrong. Summer fruit, however, doesn't keep that … [Read more...]
Homemade Mango Lemonade
Homemade Mango Lemonade is simple to make and is bursting with seasonal flavors. I'm sorry folks, but I'm just not ready to accept that summer is nearing an end. It's hard to ignore the signs, but I'm trying my best. Pinterest is no longer filled with juicy berries and heirloom tomatoes. Family barbecues are getting less frequent, and the weather is getting cooler. But it's still august, and I'll post a summer recipe if I want to. The pumpkins can wait. So can the apples, the fall spices, the warm fall flavors. Today we can have a tall glass of homemade lemonade, served over ice. Hold on to summer, it's fleeting, but it's still here. This Homemade Mango Lemonade couldn't be simpler. … [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...]
Fruit Tart Cookies and Top Ten Fruity Recipes!
Amazingly soft and chewy cookies are topped with a luscious creamy topping and fresh fruit - fruit tart cookies! I'm so excited to share this recipe with you! It was originally featured in my summer article for Ami Magazine on using fresh seasonal fruit, but I figured that with Tu B'shvat coming up this week, there's no better time to post a recipe for Fruit Tart Cookies! These cookies are soft, chewy and totally addictive. Top them with a layer of creamy frosting - and they are even better! Then add a layer of fresh fruit, and you have the most beautiful little cookie that's elegant enough for a fancy occasion, yummy enough for any occasion, and of course, perfect for Tu B'shvat! Oh, and … [Read more...]
Healthy Apple Berry Crumble
As a general rule, I am not a huge fan of diet dessert. In my mind, diet + dessert = fresh fruit. Simple math, really. But as we've discussed before, even a dieter needs a treat on occasion. And if you are going to treat yourself, there are better and worse ways to do it.Last year, my editor for my magazine column asked me to come up with some diet desserts for the magazine's annual diet issue. Naturally, I published a healthy muffin recipe. (You all know how much I love coming up with those!) And I came up with my amazing oatmeal protein cookies. And the third dessert, I figured, would be a crumble. Lots of fruit, oatmeal topping, it seemed like the natural choice for a healthier … [Read more...]
Primary Colored Dessert Table for Charity Event
On Saturday night, my amazing sister-in-law hosted a charity party for an amazing organization called Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society, or RCCS. They are an incredible organization that provides an array of services for families in my community that are dealing with cancer, including financial support, emotional support, insurance subsidies and advocacy, tuition grants, and a lot more. For those who don't know, they are currently holding a huge fundraising Chinese Auction, with local showings hosted by women in the community. My sister-in-law is awesome that way, so she hosted a showing of the auction in her neighborhood. Naturally, I stepped in to bake. I figured I would show y'all what I made, … [Read more...]