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Fan Favorites: Pumpkin Crumb Cake from Something Sweet

September 23, 2026 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? I send out a weekly menu plan, plus more. Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free! In honor of my upcoming FIFTH cookbook, Real Life Shabbos Cooking, I decided to go back and share some fan favorites from my first four cookbooks to give you a taste of my style that you can expect from Real Life Shabbos Cooking. Starting off strong with one of the best cake recipes I've ever made, the impossibly perfect Pumpkin Crumb Cake from my first cookbook, Something Sweet! This cake is incredibly moist, perfectly spiced, and has an obscene amount of crumbs, as a good crumb cake should. This cozy fall cake is going to be the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Cake, Dessert, Freezer-Friendly, Holiday, Rosh Hashanah, Seasonal, Sukkos Tagged With: baked goods, cake, crumb cake, fall baking, fan favorite, pumpkin, Rosh Hashanah, Something Sweet, sukkos

Oatmeal Honey Cookies

September 8, 2026 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? I send out a weekly menu plan, plus more. Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free! Say hello to your new favorite cookie recipe! These cookies are soft and cakey - like a good honey cookie should be - but with the chewiness of an oatmeal cookie. You won’t believe how fast these cookies disappear! Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more exclusive content on Instagram? Follow me there for all that bonus content that you don’t want to miss!   Have you seen my newest cookbook? Real Life Shabbos Cooking is now available for pre-order!   More Honey Cookie Recipes to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday, Rosh Hashanah, Seasonal, Sukkos, Traditional Tagged With: baked goods, Cookies, Honey, honey cookies, oatmeal, recipe, Rosh Hashanah, sukkos

Savory Carrot Kugel Muffins {Passover and Gluten Free}

March 22, 2026 by overtimecook 2 Comments

Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? I send out a weekly menu plan, plus more. Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free! If you’ve ever thought of carrot muffins as somewhere between a side dish and dessert , this version will totally change your thinking. These are decidedly kugel - not dessert muffins. They have just the slightest hint of sweetness and lots of savory flavors of onion and ginger to make them as tasty as they are convenient!  Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more exclusive content on Instagram? Follow me there for all that bonus content that you don’t want to miss!    Like This Recipe? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Freezer-Friendly, Holiday, Passover, Passover, Shabbos, Shabbos Lunch, Sides, Snacks, Vegetables Tagged With: carrot, freezer friendly, gluten free, Kugel, muffins, onion, Passover, pesach, recipe, Side Dish, snacks

Banana Bread Waffles

October 28, 2025 by overtimecook 2 Comments

Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? I send out a weekly menu plan, plus more. Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free!   I'm not sure if I should admit this publicly, but I have a ridiculous number of recipes that I have developed and even tested (sometimes even photographed!) and then I never got around to publishing them. It's such a travesty.  Well today I had some overripe bananas and while looking for inspiration to use them, I stumbled across this recipe that I developed way back in 2020. Remember in the early days of the pandemic when the world was obsessed with banana bread? Well I turned banana bread into waffles and then promptly forgot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Super-Easy Tagged With: banana, breakfast, brunch, Easy Recipes, waffles

Shakshuka Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

October 19, 2025 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? I send out a weekly menu plan, plus more. Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free!   Whether serving these for brunch, or breakfast for dinner, this flavor-packed egg dish is phenomenal. Turn this into a full meal by serving it alongside some crusty sourdough bread or warm pitas.  Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more exclusive content on Instagram? Follow me there for all that bonus content that you don’t want to miss!      Like This Recipe? You will absolutely LOVE my cookbooks! They also make a great gift!  Click here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Breakfast, Dairy, Dinner, Dinner Ideas, Hanukkah, Healthy, Holiday, Passover, Shavuot, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, breakfast for dinner, brunch, eggs, Mushrooms, Passover, pesach, portobello mushrooms, shakshuka, tomato

Honey Blueberry Bundt Cake

May 13, 2025 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? I send out a weekly menu plan, plus more. Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free! Blueberries in baked goods will always be one of my favorites, and this spectacular blueberry bundt with honey flavor infused throughout is definitely going to be a hit on your table as well! Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more exclusive content on Instagram? Follow me there for all that bonus content that you don’t want to miss!      Like This Recipe? You will absolutely LOVE my cookbooks! They also make a great gift!  Click here to purchase Something Sweet. Click here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Bundt Cake, Cake, Dessert, Fruit Tagged With: baked goods, blueberries, bundt cake, cake, Honey, honey cake, rosh hashana, Rosh Hashanah, shabbos

Fluffiest Scrambled Eggs, Ever

August 11, 2024 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? I send out a weekly menu plan, plus more. Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free! I was thinking today about recipes that are good to break your fast on, which means, naturally, that I thought about my fluffiest ever scrambled eggs recipe. And then I realized that I never gave the recipe a permanent place on this blog. Today I made sure to rectify that.  This may sound like an exaggeration, but these scrambled eggs actually will change your life! So many people have tasted these and converted the way they make them, I know you'll be next!  I learned this trick from Kenji Lopez-Alt, author of The Food Lab. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Passover, Passover, Super-Easy, Vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, easy recipe, eggs, Passover, pesach, recipe

S’mores Hot Chocolate

January 8, 2024 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips, menus and more! Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free!   Whether the cold winter weather is starting to get to you, or you're just in the mood for a warm and comforting drink, this S'mores Hot Chocolate is exactly the treat you need! It'll warm you up and make you very happy.  Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more exclusive content on Instagram? Follow me there for all that bonus content that you don’t want to miss!      Like This Recipe? You will absolutely LOVE my cookbooks! They also make a great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Chocolate, Dairy, Dessert, Drinks, Hanukkah, Holiday, Party, Shavuot Tagged With: Chocolate, drinks, hot chocolate, lotus, marshmallows, Recipes, s'mores, winter

Honey Crumb Cake

September 11, 2023 by overtimecook 8 Comments

Honey Crumb Cake is a richly flavored cake with loads of crispy, cinnamon flavored crumbs piled on top! Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips, menus and more! Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free!   I must confess. I dreamed up this cake for the first time two years ago. I had plans to make and post it in time for Rosh Hashanah, but other things got in the way, so I promised myself "next year!"  Then last year came around and I just couldn't get it one in time. I was so disappointed. Once again, I promised myself that I would get to it...next year.  Well friends, I am pleased to tell you that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Cake, Dessert, Holiday, Rosh Hashanah, Seasonal, Sukkos Tagged With: baked goods, cake, crumb cake, freezer friendly, Honey, honey cake, no mixer, Recipes, rosh hashana

Cookie Dough Buns

September 10, 2023 by overtimecook 2 Comments

Cookie Dough Buns are the ultimate twist on a cinnamon bun - combined with a classic dessert favorite! Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips, menus and more! Click here to sign up. P.S – it’s completely free! Don’t get me wrong. I love cinnamon buns as much as the next girl, but sometimes it’s really fun to play with the fillings and create something new and oh, so delicious.    Imagine you cake cinnamon buns and spread them with chocolate chip cookie dough...is your mind blown? Because it sure will be when you taste these! Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Chocolate, Dessert, Freezer-Friendly, Hanukkah, Holiday, Party, purim, Shabbos, Shavuot, Sukkos Tagged With: baked goods, buns, cookie dough, dessert, freezer friendly, Holiday, recipe, shabbos, sukkos

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