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 in … [Read more...]
Tomato Basil Grilled Chicken and Sausage Kabobs
Tomato Basil Grilled Chicken and Sausage Kabobs are an incredibly flavorful meal to make on your grill this summer - or all year long! This post is brought to you in partnership with Crafted Koshe. Thank you for supporting the brands I genuinely believe in and use in my kitchen. These brands 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 missed my previous posts about Crafted Kosher, you missed out on some great recipes, but more important, you missed out on a really cool new company that you need to know about if you're a kosher foodie. Let me fill you in. You know when … [Read more...]
Top Ten Recipes for the Ultimate Summer Barbecue
Here are the top ten recipes for the ultimate summer barbecue - you need to try these! ***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.*** Whether you're planning your Fourth of July celebration, or preparing dishes to enjoy with family this summer, here are my picks for the ultimate summer barbecue recipes. From salads and sides, to mains - and even desserts, I've got you covered! Happy grilling! Sides and Salads: 1) Italian Grilled Zucchini This recipes calls for zucchini, but it's actually my favorite, go-to marinade for all grilled veggies. Try it with … [Read more...]
Mexican Skillet Chicken with Jicama Noodles
Mexican Skillet Chicken is an easy and delicious one-pot meal! My cookbook date is coming closer and closer, and while I am wrapping everything up, I'm excited to introduce another blogging buddy today with an amazing guest post for you guys. You might remember Melinda of Kitchen-Tested from her Pastrami Wrapped Caesar Chicken post a while back, and let me tell you - the woman makes some amazing food! Melinda creates dishes with flavors and ingredients that are innovative and different...in the best possible way, such as her Quinoa and Zuchini Pie and her Pomegranate Brisket Tacos. And there's a very good chance that you've seen her genius Rainbow Hamantaschen around the internet. So go … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Tomato Soup
Thick, filling and hearty, this Butternut Squash Tomato soup is great winter comfort food. ***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.*** Looking to start 2015 off with some healthy recipes? Looking for warm, comforting recipes to get you through the cold winter? Looking for easy recipes that taste great? Love soups of any sort? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I'm here with your new favorite recipe: Butternut Squash Tomato Soup. So, we've been through this before: I. Love. Soups. I know it's not a new story, which is why it's … [Read more...]
12 Meatless Soup Recipes To Keep You Warm This Winter
Keep warm this winter with lots of meatless soup recipes! If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you probably know how much I love soups. Basically all soups. Personally, I can eat soup all year round - no matter what the weather is like outside. But as the days shorten and the temperatures drop, there's really no better time to have a delicious and comforting pot of soup simmering on the stove. And so, I present, 12 vegan soup recipes. No meat, no chicken, no cheese. Vegetarian. Vegan. Parve. Whatever kind of meal you're having, you'll find a great soup to go with it. Soups on my blog: 1) Chunky Vegetable Soup 2) Roasted Carrot Ginger Soup 3) Zucchini and … [Read more...]
Braised Chicken with Apples
Braised chicken with apples and sweet potatoes is a meal made in one pot, utilizing the best of fall flavors. Remember how in my last post I said that I simply can't accept that summer is over? Well that's changed. No, it's not because it's labor day as I type this. It's because I've tasted my first new-crop apple. I kind of feel like a broken record here, because this is my fourth(!) fall blogging, and thus my fourth time pointing out how crunchy, juicy, fresh from the tree apples are the best, and probably only, consolation for the end of the summer. But oh, what a consolation they are. Don't get me wrong. Peaches, plums, cherries...they're all great. But nothing like my favorite, … [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...]
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...]
Maple Pumpkin Granola
There are certain foods which I seem to forget about for a while, then I remember them suddenly. And as I eat said food, I kick myself as I wonder why I don't make it more often. Like, every day, for example. My Spicy Baked Zucchini Sticks are a perfect example of this. They are among the most popular recipes on this blog, and for very good reason. And I often forget that I've got such a delicious and easy recipe in my repertoire. Then I make them, and I get all confused as to why I haven't been making them daily since the day I came up with the recipe. Well, it turns out that homemade granola is another such example. I've made homemade granola plenty of times in the past, and totally … [Read more...]