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Vanilla Vodka Trifles

March 2, 2017 by overtimecook 5 Comments

Vanilla Vodka Trifles are a beautiful and delicious dessert with just the right amount of booze!   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. With purim right around the corner, it's a great time to introduce you guys to a boozy dessert recipe, amiright? This isn't a brand-new recipe at all. In fact, it was written and photographed by me, and published in a magazine four years ago. Honestly, I'm not sure why I never shared the recipe here on the blog until now. At first, I thought I would save it for a book I would write one day (because it was THAT good!). But then, I actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Freezer-Friendly, Hanukkah, Holiday, Mousse and Trifle, purim, Shavuot, Sukkos Tagged With: cake, dessert, purim, recipe, sweets, trifle, vanilla, vodka

Red Velvet Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Crumbs

February 23, 2017 by overtimecook 5 Comments

  Red Velvet Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Crumbs is a rich and indulgent dessert that you'll be dreaming about for a while! 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. Raise your hand if you're thinking about purim. Well guys. I know some of you are totally ready for purim, with your shalach manos packed and your kids' costumes hanging in the closet. But, for the rest of us, Purim is coming and we all need to get planning. And let me tell you - forget the themes. I love, more than anything else, to receive delicious homemade goodies. And while the archives of this blog are full of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cake, Dessert, Holiday, purim, Shavuot Tagged With: cake, dessert, pound cake, purim, red velvet

Fudgy Mocha Brownies

January 19, 2017 by overtimecook 16 Comments

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 and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bar Desserts, Chocolate, Dessert, Holiday, purim, Shavuot, Sukkos, Super-Easy Tagged With: baking, Bars, brownies, Chocolate, coffee, dessert, mocha, Recipes

Baked Lotus Donuts

December 15, 2016 by overtimecook 14 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Donuts/Fried Treats, Hanukkah, Holiday, Party, Seasonal Tagged With: chanukah, dessert, donut, doughnuts, hanukkah, lotus, Recipes

S’mores Gelt Cookies

December 1, 2016 by overtimecook 5 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Hanukkah, Holiday Tagged With: chanukah, Cookies, dessert, gelt, hanukkah, Recipes, s'mores

No-Bake Candy Fudge Tart

October 9, 2016 by overtimecook 2 Comments

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 of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Candy, Chocolate, Dessert, Freezer-Friendly, Hanukkah, Holiday, No-Bake Dessert, Pies/Tarts, purim, Shavuot, Sukkos Tagged With: candy, Chocolate, dessert, fudge, No-Bake, Recipes, tart

Cocoa Pebbles Bundt Cake

October 6, 2016 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

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 plenty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bundt Cake, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Holiday, Shavuot, Sukkos Tagged With: baking, bundt cake, cake, dessert, freezer friendly, recipe

Apple and Honey Trifles

September 28, 2016 by overtimecook 7 Comments

Apple and honey trifles are a perfect dessert for Rosh Hashanah, or anytime in the fall!    Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. I probably discussed this with you guys before, but based on today's recipe, I think I need to repeat it. Obviously, as a professional recipe developer, I work ahead of everyone else's schedules. When you're thinking about Rosh Hashanah, I'm finishing up with sukkos. When you're thinking donuts for chanukah, I'm thinking shalach manos for purim. But sometimes, my ideas don't coincide with the seasons, and I have to hold on to my ideas for a while. Like when it's april and I suddenly come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Holiday, Mousse and Trifle, Party, Rosh Hashanah, Seasonal Tagged With: apple, dessert, Honey, mousse, Rosh Hashanah, trifle

Peaches and Cream Cookies

August 29, 2016 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Hang on to summer with these rich, chewy Peaches and Cream Cookies! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. I know I just posted a fall - even winter - recipe last week, but it's still August for a little bit, and there's still an abundance of peaches on the shelves of my grocery store, so I've got one last summery treat to share with you before we go into full-on fall and high holiday mode around here. (Don't freak out!) These peaches and cream cookies are rich, dense, chewy, delicious and totally summery. So grab those peaches then head over to Kitchen-Tested, where I'm guest posting for my good friend … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Fruit, Seasonal Tagged With: Cookies, dessert, Guest post, peaches, summer recipes

S’mores Waffles {Guest Post}

July 17, 2016 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

A breakfast take on a favorite summer treat: S'mores Waffles! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group! I'm really excited about today's post. It's not from me, but rather, from a foodie friend of mine who I know you're going to love. Sari Eller is my assistant. She helps me in the kitchen when I'm working hard, overtime, trying to test recipes and get them ready for photoshoots. She's fierce in the kitchen, and keeps me on my toes. Oh, and did I mention the most important part? Sari is 15. She was 14 when she worked many hours on my cookbook. One day, she's going to be a huge name in the kosher world, and you'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Guest Post, Seasonal Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, s'mores, summer recipes, waffles

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