Lotus Caramel Truffle Cones: The deceptively easy dessert with a creamy rich filling and a heavenly crunch! This post is sponsored by Lieber's Foods, and all opinions are 100% true and my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog and allow me to continue providing free recipes for you! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to signup. I dreamed this recipe up ages ago, and little did I dream how perfectly timely it would be! It started in a grocery store. (Doesn't it always?) I saw a cone shaped chocolate candy treat, and did that thing where I turn it over and over, hoping that if I look … [Read more...]
Homemade Golden Lollipops
Homemade Golden Lollipops are the perfect way to enhance any party, and they're a lot easier to make than they look! Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Domino® Sugar. All opinions are, as always, 100% true and 100% my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this blog possible. Confession time: there's a big part of me that wants to quit my job as a blogger and photographer and open up a business making homemade candy of all sorts. Sounds crazy to you? Well maybe it's because you've never before experienced the thrill of watching sugar boiling over your stove, thermometer in place, watching magic happen. Whether you're throwing a party and want to really impress … [Read more...]
Black and White Candy Bark
Black and White Candy Bark is a whimsical yet beautiful way to serve candy! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! This post is brought to you by Fini-Mimi. Thank you for supporting the brands that help keep this blog running! Calling all candy lovers! I've got a whole new way for you guys to enjoy your candy today! Before we talk about that, let's discuss Fini-Mimi, my partners in today's recipe, and the importers of delicious kosher european candy. They're taking the kosher world by storm with their selection of eye-catching - and totally delicious - candies. I know that whenever I have Fini-Mimi … [Read more...]
No-Bake Candy Fudge Tart
Please the kids AND the adults with this adorable, gorgeous, rich and delicious No-Bake Candy Fudge Tart! This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Fini-Mimi; all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that 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! I have to tell you guys, I'm more excited about today's post than usual. I mean, I love all of my recipes (or I wouldn't share them with you!) but I love when a recipe presents beautifully, because everyone knows we eat with our eyes first. But this one? It's not just beautiful. It's adorable. It's the kind … [Read more...]
Sweet and Salty Chocolate and Peanut Clusters
Sweet and Salty Chocolate and Peanut Clusters are an easy, no-bake treat for the sweet and salty fan in your life! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! Hey folks. I'm back today with a really fun and delicious recipe that you really need to make for shalach manos. But let's back up a minute, shall we? Remember about a month ago, when I introduced you to a new company called Crafted Kosher? Well. The Pastrami Wrapped BBQ Chicken Fingers that I shared in that post have kinda gone viral. I think about a million people have made them, and they all R.A.V.E. So in today's post, where I'm once again … [Read more...]
Candy Studded Chocolate Cookie Bars
Candy Studded Chocolate Cookie Bars are an easy, delicious and fun treat that will bring out the kid in all of us! Y'know how they say that "Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional"? Well I'm a firm believer in that saying. Kids are awesome. Adults? We want a new car and a 20% raise and we still won't be as happy as a child with a colorful lollypop the size of their face. And a kid can occupy themselves with a cardboard box longer than we can keep busy with an iPad. Well good news folks. You can feel like a kid again if you make these Candy Studded Chocolate Cookie Bars. They're simply adorable, and oh-so-fun. But here's the thing. They taste great. Like, great enough for … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Caramel Truffles
Peanut Butter Caramel Truffles are a little taste of heaven! Every now and then, I make something that's so delightful, words fail to describe it. These truffles are a perfect example. I originally made these truffles for a Tzedaka (charity) party. I probably dreamed up this crazy combination at the height of a chocolate craving, but whatever made me do it, they were a smashing success. Just as the party was starting, before much food was even touched, these truffles were gone. That's right, completely gone. All the poor souls who hadn't gotten there fast enough to try one were pretty sad. Needless to day, I needed to share this recipe with you folks. They're a little time consuming … [Read more...]
Homemade Button Candy and a Review and Giveaway of Kids Cooking Made Easy
If you enjoyed the first two cookbooks in the Made Easy cookbook series, Passover Made Easy and Starters and Sides Made Easy, you're in for a real treat today because I am reviewing the latest book in the series: Kids Cooking Made Easy! Kids have been increasingly taking over the kitchen in recent years, and with amazing success (as evidenced by the wild success of MasterChef Junior). And now the hottest series in Kosher cooking has a brand new book geared at the younger set - just in time for Chanukah gifts for the wannabe young chef in your life! Want to win a copy? Scroll past the recipe for a giveaway! At a first glance: As with the previous books in the series, authors Leah … [Read more...]
S’mores Truffles
S'mores Truffles are a no-bake way to enjoy a classic treat! So tonight's post was going to be onion rings. Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that I was seriously craving them this afternoon. Admittedly, I frequently crave onion rings. French fries are good, but onion rings? Totally blissful. But then I made a very mature decision. Instead of making onion rings, I went to the gym. I know, I know, I hardly recognize myself. Exercise over onion rings. I feel so virtuous about this I practically desserve ice cream. Moving along though. Obviously I don't have onion rings to share with you tonight. Don't worry, I didn't give up on them. I will be making onion rings … [Read more...]
Passover Recipes!
I know I keep promising you folks some new Passover recipes. I totally didn't forget about that. In all honesty, I am having a bit of a hard time making passover food now. Partly because it's a couple of weeks to Passover and I want to eat every last bite of pasta possible. And partly because I spent weeks living and breathing passover food. A while ago. When everyone else was thinking about starting to plan for purim. It's the life of a magazine writer. Usually it's fun, but passover recipes are a humongous challenge. I am proud to say I came up with a nice variety of passover recipes for my magazine column. Here's a preview: I made candy... They look like peanut butter … [Read more...]