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. If you guys follow me on Instagram, you know that I've been insanely and overwhelming busy lately, but I didn't forget about you guys! I knew I absolutely HAD to share an amazing new donut recipe with you guys, and of course, I knew I had to make one using the latest (kosher) craze: lotus cookie butter! That's right. Here's your new favorite donut flavor: Baked Lotus Donuts. With Lotus Glaze, of course. And topped with lotus cookie crumbs because if we're doing this, we should do it all the way, right? So. Let's recap: short post. yummy … [Read more...]
S’mores Gelt Cookies
S'mores Gelt Cookies: your favorite treat turned into a hanukkah cookie! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipe I know it feels like sukkos ended a couple of days ago, but it's finally Rosh Chodesh Kislev, which means Chanukah is right around the corner. And that means it's time for some chanukah recipes! Yipee! Before we move onto my amazing S'mores Gelt Cookies, let's discuss gelt cookies in general, shall we? It was December 2011, just over five months since I had started this blog, and probably none of you were reading it back then. I was looking at a Hershey's recipe for peanut butter blossoms: peanut butter cookies that get … [Read more...]
Muenster Mac and Cheese with Herbed Breadcrumbs
Muenster Mac and Cheese with Herbed Breadcrumbs is a flavorful twist on a traditional comfort food! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! There's nothing quite like a really delicious mac and cheese, especially this one, which has delicious buttery breadcrumbs with herbs for some extra flavor. Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It's full of recipes, kitchen tips and deals and more! Click here to signup. Print Muenster Mac and Cheese with Herbed Breadcrumbs Author: Miriam Pascal, OvertimeCook.com Serves: 8 servings Ingredients Herbed Breadcrumb Topping: ½ … [Read more...]
Baked Red Velvet Donuts
Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, these Baked Red Velvet Donuts are a fantastic treat! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? Full of recipes, kitchen tips and deals and more! Click here to signup. I know Chanukah is almost over, but there's still time for one more donut recipe, right?! Especially because this particular donut recipe is baked, not fried, which will be helpful if any of you are feeling a serious fried overload at the moment. Let me tell you the story of these donuts...the donuts that almost never happened. See, these were supposed to be in my cookbook. I created the recipe and made a batch, but they were only...okay. Obviously I needed to tweak them, but … [Read more...]
Mixed Vegetable and Potato Latkes
Mixed Vegetable and Potato Latkes are the perfect Hanukkah compromise. Potato Latke for the purists, vegetable latkes for the other folks - resulting in a latke that's sure to please! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? Full of recipes, kitchen tips and deals and more! Click here to signup. Well, it's been a while, and we're finally here: Chanukah. Or Hanukah. Or Hanukkah. Or However else you spell it. It's time for donuts and latkes, and lots of chocolate coins. If you're following the Kosher and Jewish "foodie" movement, you've probably noticed the trend. Everyone is busy outdoing each other - and even themselves - coming up with the most unique and creative latkes they … [Read more...]
Chocolate Sour Cream Donuts
Chocolate Sour Cream Donuts have a perfect texture and fabulously chocolatey taste - making the ultimate fried treat! ***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.*** Are you sick of fried food yet? Sorry guys, but that's a real quick question. See, if you tell me you're not sick of fried food by the sixth night of chanukah, I'll probably think you're nuts. But if you are sick of donuts, that means you might not want donuts and latkes and...um, donuts. latkes. You can't be sick of those yet, right?! Well good news. It might be a trick question but I have a … [Read more...]
Mac and Cheese Latkes and a Chanukah Blog Party and Double Giveaway!
Mac and Cheese Latkes are crispy and golden on the outside, soft and cheesy on the inside, and perfection in every bite! ***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.*** (Scroll to the bottom of this post to see the rest of the party recipes and to enter the giveaway!) "Oh my gosh," I exclaimed. "Oh. My. Gosh." My brother, who was around, came into the kitchen to see what I was up to. "What's going on?" I couldn't really answer him though - my mouth was....kinda stuffed with the most delicious latkes I ever invented. Let's backtrack for a minute. People ask me … [Read more...]
Air Fried French Fries and an Air Fryer Review and Giveaway
Air Fryer Review - can fat free french fries taste as good as the real kind? ***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.*** Scroll to the end of the post for a giveaway! I first heard about the concept of an air fryer a couple of months ago, and was kinda intrigued. But as Hanukkah approached, and frying is weighing (hehe, excuse the pun) on people's minds, loads and loads of my more health conscious readers have been asking what I thought of air fryers. Do they work? Is air-fried food as good as fat-fried food? Well I couldn't answer these questions without … [Read more...]
Brown Sugar Donut Cookies
These adorable donut cookies have all the fun and looks of a fresh donut, but without all those calories! ***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.*** I have a love-hate relationship with donuts. And I have a feeling you do too. Everyone's gotta admit that there are few things more delicious than a fresh, delicious, fluffy donut. Whether you like yours filled with jelly, custard, caramel, or something else, or whether you like yours with a hole in the middle and topped with a silky glaze, you have to admit: donuts are awesome. But donuts have their drawback. … [Read more...]
Spiralized Latkes
Prepare for Hanukkah with Spiralized Latkes - they're the funnest, yummiest and best texture you'll have this holiday! ***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.*** With Chanukah rapidly approaching, there are a couple of things on everyone's mind - namely, latkes and donuts. Well I don'tya all worry. I've got you covered with amazing new Hanukah recipes - from latkes to donuts - and more! If you're gearing up for a big celebration, you should start with these latkes, then come back soon because I've got a bunch more treats coming your way! Every now and then, I … [Read more...]