Chopped Chicken Quinoa Salad is a meal-in-a-bowl that's great on-the-go! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Is there such a thing as too many chicken recipes? Asking, uh, for a friend? Haha, just kidding. Of course there isn't. Because let's be real. Everyone is always ready for another chicken dish, right? So yeah, I did notice that this is my third chicken post in a row, but to be fair, each one is more amazing than the next, so I KNOW y'all don't mind.Mind? You should all be thrilled because this recipe right here? It's a FULL MEAL that you can prep ahead and even take it with you for a meal on the … [Read more...]
Citrus Grilled Chicken and Cabbage Salad
Citrus Grilled Chicken and Cabbage Salad is an easy, healthy and flavorful dish that you'll make again and again and again! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Some recipes start with a brilliant idea that I carefully research and develop. Some start when I think hard about recipes using a theme or ingredient. But some recipes, like this one, happen when I have a specific need to fill. Originally I made this recipe when I was hungry and looking for a healthy meal that I could prepare really quickly. And then I continued to make variations of this recipe for....well, years! So when chanukah ended, with a … [Read more...]
Grilled Chicken Harvest Salad from Perfect Flavors
Grilled Chicken Harvest Salad is a meal in a bowl that's fresh, healthy and delicious! Today I want to share an incredibly delicious salad recipe with you, but first, I want to introduce you to an incredible new cookbook, Perfect Flavors. No, I didn't write it (the uber talented Naomi Nachman did that!) but I was the photographer for it, and was able to get a really close look at the process, as well as taste most of the delicious foods in this book. When Naomi started working on Perfect Flavors, she wanted to include an assortment of family-friendly dishes, creative recipes, and food from her travels all over the world. And let me tell you guys, she seriously delivered! In the … [Read more...]
Maple Roasted Butternut Squash and Brussel Sprouts Salad
This delicious, healthy and filling Maple Roasted Butternut Squash and Brussel Sprout Salad makes a great addition to any meal! 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! I'm so excited to finally be sharing this salad with you guys! Here's the story behind it. I've been playing around with versions of it - adding grilled chicken, slices of sous vide steak, keeping it parve (like this one) and perfecting the general flavors for months now. I've … [Read more...]
Sun-Dried Tomato and Spinach Potatoes
Sun-Dried Tomato and Spinach Potatoes are a flavorful and versatile side dish! 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 hinted in a few of my recent posts about how there are a bunch of exciting new things keeping my really busy lately, and if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook (where I talk about all kinds of things you might be missing here on the blog (hint hint;) you already know about this one. Or you may have seen the news in Mishpacha Magazine. Yep, you read that right! I have a new column in Mishpacha magazine, where I am sharing some incredibly easy, … [Read more...]
Roasted Vegetable, Chickpea and Quinoa Salad
Roasted Vegetable, Chickpea and Quinoa Salad is an easy to make meal that's delicious and good for you! 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. So. I'm pretty sure all of you are well aware that chanukah is right around the corner. And I'm fairly sure that if you spend any amount of time on the internet, you've been seeing a plethora of fried treats, latkes, donuts, and the like. I just shared this adorable looking chanukah cookie with you last week, and believe me when I tell you that I have some crazy amazing chanukah recipes coming up right here on this blog. But. … [Read more...]
Garlic Basil Steak Salad
Garlic Basil Steak Salad is a filling meal or elegant appetizer that's bursting with summer flavor! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. Am I the only one who gets...panicky when the summer is almost over? Where did the time go? What happened to my dreams of days in the sun and relaxing at the beach? Summer BBQ's, farmers markets...all the dreams of wonderful ways to spend the summer, and I find myself sitting inside in my air conditioned office all over again. Luckily, the summer isn't over yet, so consider this your official wake up call. Get out there. Do the things you wanted to do. Spend some time … [Read more...]
Grilled Corn, Peach and Spinach Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
Grilled Corn, Peach, and Spinach Salad is a fantastic celebration of summer flavors - with sweet, savory and even smokey! 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, a recipe kinda changes me. Take my Grilled Corn and Pastrami Salad for example. Until I made that salad, I liked corn salad in any form. Fresh corn, canned corn, frozen corn - it was all good! But then I grilled corn for a salad, and I can't ever go back! Whenever I think about making a corn salad of any kind, I automatically decide to grill it. The grilling process lends this smokey flavor to the corn, and adds a depth of flavor … [Read more...]
Asian Kale Slaw
Asian Kale Slaw is an easy and flavorful salad that's bound to become your new favorite! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend a media seminar at Fischer Bros. and Leslie, one of New York's oldest kosher butcher shops. It was interesting to learn about a different time - when small butcher shops, house accounts and personal attention were the norm, not the exception. In today's day and age of mass production, it's nice to visit a place that still does things the old fashioned way - a family owned butcher shop where customers know the staff - and the staff knows … [Read more...]
Purple Cabbage Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
Purple Cabbage Salad with Maple Vinaigrette is a crowd-pleasing salad that that takes just minutes to make! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Before we move on to this awesome new purple cabbage salad recipe, I need to stop for a minute and acknowledge that 2016 is upon us, and ohmygosh what a year 2015 has been! 2015 will go down in history as the year I wrote my first cookbook, but it's also been amazing in other ways. I can't believe how my little blog has grown - not only was it viewed 2.5 million times this year(!!), but just under one million unique visitors have come. That's such a mind-boggling … [Read more...]