Honey Bourbon Steak Skewers are bursting with flavor! Perfect for summer grilling or any day of the year! Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. When I posted last summer about getting married, there was one funny question that people asked me over and over again. They wanted to know what the first food I had cooked for my husband was. So many people were curious about this! I guess first impressions are a big deal, huh? Well, luckily I made a really good first impression on my husband when it came to food. You know how I know? The first meal I ever cooked for him consisted of these Honey Bourbon Steak … [Read more...]
Grilled Steak and Portobello Salad
Grilled Steak and Portobello Salad with Maple Soy dressing is sweet and savory salad perfection! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. I think there are two camps when it comes to steak salad. Some people are like...STEAK MAKES SALAD SO MUCH BETTER!! While others seem to feel that steak salad is really just a little game of "find the steak in the lettuce," ya know? Clearly, I'm in the first camp. Salad is good. Steak salad is GREAT! And this Grilled Steak and Portobello Salad with Maple Soy Dressing is certainly next-level. The theme of this salad is pretty much sweet and savory - in the best way … [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...]
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...]
Middle Eastern Spiced Grilled Corn
An easy, flavorful and healthy summer side dish: Middle Eastern Spiced Grilled Corn 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! Ah summer. When days are long and barbecues happen all the time. And bugs are everywhere, but let's not dwell on that, right? Let's dwell on summer's bounty - fruits, veggies, there are so many ways to enjoy all of it, and today I'm sharing one of my crazy-easy, go-to recipes for corn, one of the best things about summer (in my … [Read more...]
Chimichurri London Broil
Chimichurri London Broil is an easy dish that's bursting with flavor! 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 know. I know. It's erev shavuos and here I am sharing a new recipe, even though lots of you super-organized folks had your menus set weeks ago, and have been stocking your freezer ever since. Well, this recipe is dedicated to folks like me, who are cooking feverishly today and tomorrow. Folks who don't have their menus too settled to quickly add a delicious london broil to the mix! That's right. It's erev shavuos, and my recipe for today isn't full of butter, … [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...]
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...]
Chicken Panini Sandwich – Four Ways
Four ways to make a gourmet, homemade supper in minutes: Chicken Panini Sandwiches! This post is brought to you in partnership with Kosher Club. 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! A while back, I wrote this post about a new kosher product, Kosher Club Chunked White Chicken. In that post, I talked about the benefits of shelf-stable, fully cooked, ready to eat chicken. You should go ahead and read that first, so you're fully caught up. Read it? Okay, good. (To sum it up: I … [Read more...]