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...]
Crockpot Meatballs in Zucchini Tomato Sauce
Crockpot Meatballs in Zucchini Tomato Sauce is the family-friendly and super easy dinner recipe that your family will love! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. There's something about crockpot dinners that really just makes me feel like I have my life together, ya know? It doesn't matter what's going on in my life - my house might be messy and I might have deadlines piling up and chores to run, and things to do. When I make dinner in the crockpot, so it's morning and dinner is out of the way, it really makes me feel like I conquered something, and now I can conquer the world. Do you feel the same? Do … [Read more...]
Beef and Broccoli Soup
Beef and Broccoli Soup is a meal-in-one take on a Chinese restaurant classic that your whole family will love! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. There are certain dishes that I'll reliably order every time I see it on the menu. I mean, I'm not proud of this. I also want to branch out, and I often do, but I see certain menu items and I *need* to have them. For example, if I see beer battered onion rings on a restaurant menu, I need to taste them. Sometimes they're massively disappointing, but occasionally they're really great and I'll always take that chance. Then, there's beef and broccoli. Every time I … [Read more...]
Meat Stuffed Garlic Bread
Meat Stuffed Garlic Bread are the perfect, easy and delicious appetizer for holidays, game days, or any days! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. It's been almost two months since my new cookbook, More Real Life Kosher Cooking came out, and I am honored, humbled and just plain delighted at the incredible feedback I've been getting on it! The book went into a reprint after just a few weeks, but more importantly, the feedback and photos pouring in from all over the world (yes! My publisher has international distributors!) has made all of the blood, sweat and tears that went into this book so worth it! Before … [Read more...]
Sweet and Sour Pineapple Pepper Steak
Sweet and Sour Pineapple Pepper Steak is a family-friendly, delicious passover recipe that you'll continue to enjoy all year long! This post has been sponsored by Lieber's Foods. Thank you for supporting the brands that 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! Ready or not, pesach is around the corner, and today, I'm sharing the first of my passover recipes with you today, in the form of an incredible pepper steak recipe that you and your family will Ab.So.Lute.Ly. love! When Lieber's first approached me about using one of their four forms of canned pineapple in a recipe, … [Read more...]
Meaty Tomato Soup
Meaty Tomato Soup is rich, flavorful and just so delicious! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! This recipe is for my sister. No, literally for my sister. she asked me to make a recipe for a great meaty tomato soup. Not the old fashioned kind with cabbage and buckets full of sugar, but a rich, savory, meaty tomato soup that she could put on her yom tov menu. Like any good sister does, I got to work coming up with the best, richest, most delicious tomato soup I could come up with. The end result is incredible. It's savory, it's delicious, it's phenomenal. You know when you have a really, … [Read more...]
Silan Braised Roast with Apples and Leeks
Searching for the perfect Roast or Brisket Recipe for Rosh Hashanah? You're going to love this Silan Braised Roast with Apples and Leeks - full of symbolic Rosh Hashanah foods and addictive flavor! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Rosh Hashanah is coming soon, followed by sukkos soon after, and I've got all kinds of delicious, seasonal recipes waiting for you guys - starting with this delicious rosh hashanah roast recipe. I've got all kinds of deliciousness in the lineup, but feel free to comment below and let me know so I can try to help! Now, let's talk about this meat recipe. I have so much good … [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...]
BBQ Meatball Hamantaschen
These savory BBQ Meatball Hamantaschen will be a big hit at your purim party! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Wow, it seems like it was just yesterday that we were talking about donuts and latke recipes and suddenly it's rosh chodesh Adar and purim is just two weeks away! Are you thinking about hamantaschen yet? You should be! First, let's start with my Ultimate Hamantaschen Recipe Roundup! There's something in it for everyone and every taste. But now, let's move on to my newest hamantaschen recipe - this time, it's a savory one. I demoe'd these BBQ Meatball Hamantaschen at a recent cooking demo … [Read more...]