Spiced apple cider bundt cake is a quick-and-easy recipe that packs in all the flavors of my favorite drink! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! I'm not sure if it's the snow, the cold, or something else, but I've been craving comfort food all week. Things like Cinnamon Buns, Homemade Bread, Hearty Soups...you know what I mean. And then I started thinking about my all-time favorite comfort food recipe. It's in my cookbook, not on my blog, but if you own it - you need to make it ASAP: Spiced ('n Spiked) Hot Apple Cider. It's the kind of drink that warms you from the inside, and makes you feel taken care … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Noodle Kugel
Pumpkin Noodle Kugel is a delicious, easy and freezer-friendly side dish that's perfect for Thanksgiving or all year round! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? Full of recipes, kitchen tips and deals and more! Click here to signup. Here's a confession: I've been waiting to share this recipe with you for over a year now. It was well over a year ago that the inspiration struck: Pumpkin Noodle Kugel. Brilliant, right? Everyone loves a good pumpkin recipe, especially with fall here and Thanksgiving around the corner. And who doesn't love a freezer-friendly, delicious kugel side dish? Anyway, I made this what feels like a lifetime ago. In my pre-cookbook author days. The … [Read more...]
Easy Pomegranate Roast
This quick pomegranate roast is juicy, full of flavor, and easy to make! ***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.*** Can we talk about meat for a minute? I generally make a variation on this type of roast: Saute tons and tons of onions, then smother the meat with it and pour wine over the whole thing. Cover tightly and bake until soft. It's pretty simple, and always delicious. But here's the thing. Who has time to sautee tons and tons of onions? Not me, that's for sure! So today's roast is dedicated to those of you who don't have lots of time. … [Read more...]
101 Recipes for Rosh Hashanah and Holiday Meals
Menu planning? I'm here to help with 101 recipes for Rosh Hashanah! With Rosh Hashanah just a couple of weeks away, and Sukkos following not long after, I know that so many of you are stressed about planning your menus for the upcoming holidays. Don't worry! I'm here to help! Some of you may already use my recipe index as your ultimate kosher recipe guide - with over 300 delicious kosher recipes to choose from, you're bound to find what you're looking for. Today, I took it a step further. I went through my recipe index to find the recipes that are best suited for the upcoming holidays, then I listed them by course. Even better, I put notes next to each one, indicating if it can … [Read more...]
Ultimate Whole Wheat Challah Recipe
Get ready for Rosh Hashanah or Shabbat with the Ultimate Whole Wheat Challah Recipe. This post is sponsored by Red Star Yeast. Thank you for supporting the brands I love and use in my own kitchen, and that help me continue to share free recipes with you. From the day I started this blog, there's one recipe that I've gotten request after request after request for. And somehow, the time never came to share said recipe. Until today. Let me back-track. When I'm dieting carefully, one of the things I avoid completely is white flour, which means that I've eaten a whole lot of whole wheat bread over the years. After trying numerous kinds, I discovered that most whole wheat bread falls … [Read more...]
Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad
Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad with pomegranate seeds and a tangy dressing is the perfect seasonal side dish! ***Have you signed up for email newsletters from Overtime Cook? Don't miss out - click here to sign up!*** I think I meant to write an introduction to this Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad - all about how it is seasonal, easy to make, and a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving. But when I sit here trying to think of something to say, the only thing that comes to mind is how this salad is insanely satisfying and filling. Seriously. There's something about the salty, sweet and spicy flavors of this dish that come together to start a party in your mouth that makes this … [Read more...]
Wishing You a Sweet New Year
I know you're all probably busy in the kitchen, getting together your last minute dishes for Rosh Hashanah, but I hope you have a couple of minutes (seconds?) to read my new year's greeting to you. :) It's been an amazing year here on my little corner of the internet - and I owe it all to you - my lovely readers. I feel like I have tens out thousands of friends (whom I haven't met yet;), all over the world, and that makes me the luckiest girl in the world. Thanks for reading, and stick with me - because this coming year is gonna be even better! Wishing all of you a shana tova, a kesivah v'chasima tova, and a happy and sweet year full of the most amazing (and delicious!) things! -Miriam … [Read more...]
Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling
Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies are perfect for fall: soft and cake-y cookies with cream cheese filling in the middle! I don't have much to say today. Or maybe I have too much to say? All I know is that I'm exhausted, thinking too much about food - holiday food in particular - and it's not even Rosh Hashanah yet. I love hearing from all of you, seeing pictures of the recipes you're making from this blog, advising you on menu plans, etc. And it leaves me wondering...are you all exhausted too? Do you feel the burnout yet? Or does the thought of having your freezer stocked with all the holiday food you could ever need keep you going? Well either way, I really hope there's room for one more … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Pomegranate Tarts
White Chocolate Pomegranate Tarts are a dainty little dessert with a burst of fresh flavor! So, let's take a little poll here. Who's sick of me talking about Rosh Hashanah recipes? I know. I know. First there was the list of 15 desserts that you can make ahead and freeze for the holidays. Then I shared a new chicken dish that's got both apple and honey in it (I know, it's a perfect chicken recipe for Rosh Hashanah!) followed by an amazing new apple biscotti recipe. Well I aint' done yet, so stay with me folks. Today I'm moving away from the apples for a bit, and instead I'm sharing a pomegranate recipe. I love the combination of white chocolate and pomegranate, and these tarts … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Apple Biscotti
These Cinnamon Apple Biscotti are full of amazing flavor and are easy to prepare thanks to an exciting new product! These make a perfect Rosh Hashanah dessert! Note: this is a sponsored post on behalf of Muzon Foods. Thank you for supporting the brands and products that I love! Updated to add availability in Brooklyn. Other location info coming soon. You all know how much I love apples, and love putting them into recipes. (In fact, I just mentioned it in my previous post!) Well you probably also know how much I love to bake, and to try new baking products. I've been known to roam up and down the baking aisle of my local grocery stores, looking for inspiration in the various … [Read more...]