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! To me, nothing screams "homemade with love" more than a perfect, flakey apple pie. This incredible dessert is great for Rosh Hashanah, fall, or seriously any time. You'll wow your family and friends and have a fun time making it! 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 … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Corn Muffins
Pumpkin Corn Muffins are the perfect mash-up of two amazing fall flavors in one extraordinarily moist and tasty muffin! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. Ever since I've gotten married, I've been baking a lot of muffins. My husband enjoys taking them for either breakfast or a mid-day snack, and they're super easy, which means it's a quick task for me to keep the freezer stocked for him. I freeze muffins in individual bags, so they can easily be microwaved for a quick meal on the go. Naturally, I've been revisiting old favorites, such as these amazing blueberry muffins, peach crumb muffins, some healthy … [Read more...]
Honey Tahini Bundt Cake
Rosh Hashanah is coming, and I'm getting ready with this perfectly balanced, moist and delicious Honey Tahini Bundt Cake! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. It's hard to believe that Rosh Hashanah is here again. It's always a little sad when the summer is wrapping up and everything turns to fall - but the fun thing is that means fall food. And I love fall food! Apples, pumpkin, maple, cinnamon and honey - oh my! Today, I'm sharing my newest honey bundt cake for Rosh Hashanah: Honey Tahini Bundt Cake! Two years ago, I shared this delicious Honey Chocolate Bundt Cake. I didn't think I could top that, but … [Read more...]
Cherry Pie Thumbprint Cookies
Enjoy the best flavors of summer with these irresistible, sweet and delicate Cherry Pie Thumbprint Cookies. Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Today's post is going to be a short one, but the recipe is going to make up for it, I promise! I've been swamped lately, especially with photography work. When I originally quit my full time marketing job, I had dreams about what it would mean to be a full time food blogger. I imagined having endless hours to make a ton of food, time to post multiple recipes each week. But in reality, life goes in funny directions some times, and lately, my work as a freelance … [Read more...]
Oatmeal Raisin Bundt Cake
A childhood favorite cookie turned into a delicious cake: Oatmeal Raisin Bundt Cake! 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. Y'know that old joke about how oatmeal raisin cookies that look like chocolate chip cookies are the main reason I have trust issues... Well, jokes aside, I actually really enjoy a good oatmeal raisin cookie. And when I love a recipe, I naturally want to play with it. It's just what I do. #shrug So I thought about oatmeal raisin cookies, and suddenly found myself wondering what would happen if you made an oatmeal raisin bundt cake. When I finally … [Read more...]
Fudgy Mocha Brownies
Fudgy Mocha Brownies are a rich, flavorful and indulgent dessert that you'll be dreaming about for a while! 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! As author of a dessert and baking cookbook, I'm sure you can imagine that I get a ton of questions about baking - about techniques, tools, and, of course, ingredients. One of those I get asked about all of the time is cocoa - specifically, the difference between unsweetened (or regular) cocoa powder … [Read more...]
Cocoa Pebbles Bundt Cake
Cocoa Pebbles Bundt Cake is easy to make, delicious, and has an addictive texture! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. With Rosh Hashanah just behind us, I know it's hard for you guys to think about doing a ton more cooking and baking. And I'm truly sorry to be the one to remind you guys of this, but stopping now isn't really a very good plan. Sorry, don't shoot the messenger! Luckily, you guys know I'm here for you! I'm always here to help. If you haven't yet, take a minute to browse through my recipe index for hundreds of totally free, incredibly delicious, kosher recipes. Lots of them are easy, and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Corn Muffins + 5 Year Bloggiversary
Chocolate Corn Muffins are dense and flavorful, like any good muffin should be! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group Five years of blogging. Five. Full. Years. Can you believe it? I know I can't. I had big plans for this year's bloggiversary. Five years, in my mind, deserved something spectacular. I considered various forms of layer cakes - layers of cake, frosting, and other delicious treats. But then I had second thoughts. You see, for five years I've been sharing recipes that are exactly the opposite of this elaborate cake I had in mind. My recipes have always been about approachability - the ones … [Read more...]
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies {Without Butter or Margarine}
Chewy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are delicious - without any butter or margarine!) ***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.*** What is it about a snow storm that makes people want to bake cookies? I dunno, but there's definitely something about that. In anticipation, I planned to post this recipe yesterday. I figured that with the Northeast all snowed in under a "blizzard of the century," you'd all be baking cookies, and would appreciate a new one to try. Well, turns out that the entire world (or so it seems) was baking cookies, but … [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...]