Adeena Sussman's Magical Hummus is the creamiest most delicious hummus you'll ever eat. Disclosure: I received a review copy of Sababa for free from the publisher. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links, which means that I earn a percentage of each sale made through those links. Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. I've been drooling over Adeena Sussman's new cookbook, Sababa, ever since I received my review copy in August. It's packed with beautiful photos and fantastic looking recipes inspired by the land of Israel. Her beautiful writing, use of Israeli spices and flavors and … [Read more...]
Introducing More Real Life Kosher Cooking: My Third Cookbook
It's hard to even describe how much of my heart and soul I've poured into my latest cookbook: More Real Life Kosher Cooking. Let's start at the beginning, shall we? Note: This post is pretty long. If you want to skip the chitchat you can click here for instructions on how to pre-order the book and get a signed copy and exclusive savings! My third baby: More Real Life Kosher Cooking. coming soon! Published by ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications Here's the thing about me and writing cookbooks: each one is such a crazy amount of work, involves such an extraordinary amount of stress, it's sometimes hard, while I'm working on it, to remember why I'm doing it. Here's where … [Read more...]
Waldorf Slaw
Waldorf Slaw is sweet, savory, crispy and crunchy - the perfect salad for your summer bbq! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Today's recipe isn't mine - it's from my friend, Rivky Kleinman, from her incredible new cookbook, Simply Gourmet. If you haven't heard yet about this new cookbook, Simply Gourmet is full of just the type of recipes I love - mostly easy, totally doable, and completely delicious! And trust me when I tell you that Rivky Kleinman knows delicious food that's approachable - she's the co-author of the incredibly popular Bais Yaakov Cookbooks! So. Let's talk about this sample recipe, … [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...]
Shepherd’s Pie Potato Skins + Behind the Scenes of Perfect for Pesach
Shepherd's Pie Potato Skins + a peek behind the scenes making the hot new cookbook, Perfect Unless you're not following me on any of my social media chanels (whyyyyyyy?), you already know about this really exciting project I've been involved in: I photographed my friend Naomi Nachman's brand-new pesach cookbook, Perfect for Pesach. Now, you can scroll down for an amazing sample recipe from the book, but I thought it would be fun to take you guys on a little behind the scenes adventure to see what goes into a cookbook photoshoot. First, we had to pick a date. Naomi and I knew that the photoshoot would take about two weeks, full days, morning to night, so we had to both clear our … [Read more...]
Crispy Smashed Za’atar Potatoes
Crispy Smashed Za'atar Potatoes are an easy and fresh side dish with a unique flavor! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? Full of recipes, kitchen tips and deals and more! Click here to signup. One of the great things about being a food blogger is the community - the people you meet, the friends you make...it's an amazing thing to be a part of. One of my Kosher foodie friends is Kim Kushner. You may be familiar with her instagram, @KimKushnerCuisine, or you might remember her as the incredible hostess behind the #KosherFoodiePotluck I was lucky enough to attend the last two summers. Well, Kim released her second cookbook, The New Kosher, right around the same time as … [Read more...]
Mongolian Beef + Secret Restaurant Recipes Review and Giveaway!
Mongolian Beef is an easy and delicious restaurant style dish that you can make at home thanks to a great new cookbook, Secret Restaurant Recipes. I'm so excited to bring you an in-depth review of this amazing new book: Secret Restaurant Recipes by Leah Schapira and Victoria Dwek - and I'm giving one lucky reader a chance to win their own copy! Scroll down past the review and recipe for the giveaway. Years ago, when Leah Schapira and I were just getting to know each other, one of our first conversations ever was about getting restaurant recipes. I told her that a local pizza shop makes a great techinah sauce - and she told me to beg for the recipe. And ever since then, I knew she has … [Read more...]
The Side Dish: Some Things I Thought You Might Like
Like on the side: some links I love, some kitchen deals, and a review of the new cookbook The Big Flavor Grill! Hey friends. I'm trying something a little different here today. I'd love to say it's going to be a weekly series, but knowing me and how busy I get sometimes, I am not going to make any commitments. However, now that I've got a super talented assistant (I'm going to introduce her next week!), I am going to try to share more than just recipes. We'll aim for most fridays...let's see how that works out! Some weeks I'll share great kitchen deals, sometimes it's going to be cookbook reviews (maybe a few giveaways?), sometimes I will share roundups of great recipes and sometimes you … [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...]
Red Wine London Broil Salad + A Taste of Pesach Review and Giveaway
Red Wine London Broil Salad makes an elegant appetizer, a delightful side, or a lighter main - making it perfect for Passover or year-round. Adapted from the hottest new cookbook, A Taste of Pesach. The hottest new Passover cookbook is the newly released A Taste of Pesach, and I'm super excited to review it today. Plus, I'm sharing an awesome steak salad from the book, and one lucky person will win a copy! A Taste of Pesach started as a fundraising campaign for a local Yeshivah. A bunch of women gathered their favorite Passover recipes together and mailed them out in the form of a pamphlet. Six years and tens of thousands of fans later, they've compiled the best of their yearly … [Read more...]