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Crunchy Green Bean and Deli Salad

May 15, 2023 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Crunchy Green Bean and Deli Salad is the kind of perfect menu staple - simple enough for a lunch at your desk, nice enough for a special occasion meal.  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!   Like many of the best recipes, this one happened because something went wrong. I bought some fresh green beans to roast for dinner, but then my oven broke and I needed to come up with plan B. I blanched the green beans, added some stuff that I found around my kitchen, and the resulting product was so good, I knew I’d be making it again and again!    Did … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Hanukkah, Healthy, Holiday, Main Courses, Party, purim, Salads, Seasonal, Shavuot, Sides, Sukkos Tagged With: green bean, Holiday, lunch, Recipes, salad, turkey, vegetables

Caramelized Onion, Pastrami and Gnocchi Bake

February 22, 2023 by overtimecook 4 Comments

Caramelized Onion, Pastrami and Gnocchi Bake is an easy and freezer friendly side dish that's a crowd pleaser 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!  while back, I came across a sheet pan gnocchi recipe from NY Times cooking. Curious about the method of baking gnocchi without boiling them first, I immediately tried my own version of it. We were astounded by how delicious it was, and how perfect the gnocchi texture was. I’ve been playing around with different ideas since, and this bake with caramelized onions and pastrami is completely irritable - the perfect Yom Tov … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Freezer-Friendly, Hanukkah, Holiday, Meat, Party, Pasta, purim, Rosh Hashanah, Shavuot, Sides, Sukkos Tagged With: chanukah, freezer friendly, gnocchi, Holiday, Meat, onion, Party, pastrami, purim, Recipes, rosh hashana, shavuos, Side dishes, sukkos

Rainbow Roasted Vegetable Tart

February 21, 2023 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

This Rainbow Roasted Vegetable Tart is the most beautiful addition to any festive meal!  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!   There’s a candy company that famously uses the slogan “eat the rainbow!” Well, let me tell you. You don’t need candy to eat the most delicious rainbow. This roasted vegetables isn’t just a show-stopper for your holiday meals - it’s packed with flavor too!  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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Bread, Hanukkah, Holiday, purim, Rosh Hashanah, Seasonal, Shavuot, Sides, Sukkos, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: appetizer, chanukah, Holiday, Party, purim, recipe, Recipes, roasted vegetables, shavuos, Side dishes, sukkos, tart

Baked Tortilla Chip Hamantaschen

February 20, 2023 by overtimecook 2 Comments

If you're looking for an easy, savory and delicious take on a hamantasch that will be a huge hit this purim, look no further than the Baked Tortilla Chip Hamantaschen! 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! If you're still looking for the perfect shalach Manos or purim Seudah idea, I've got just the thing! These baked tortilla chip hamantaschen are inexpensive and easy to prepare, and look so cute! For the Seudahs, serve a platter of them with your favorite dips. For shalach Manos, put some in in a bag and send with a small container of your favorite dip! Either way, these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Condiments/Sauces/Dips, Holiday, Party, purim, Snacks, Traditional Tagged With: dips, Easy Recipes, hamantaschen, hamantashen, Holiday, Party, party food, purim, shalach manot, snacks, tortilla

Crispy Meat Stuffed Shells

December 14, 2022 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

Crispy Meat Stuffed Shells are a fun take on a classic - the perfect party appetizer! 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! We’ve all had stuffed shells, but have you ever taken your stuffed shells, bread them, then deep fry them?  Trust me. They’re even better than they look!  I love to create recipes that are familiar, but with a fun new take. And this simple dinner turned party food sure fits that bill! Check out the variation for a super easy weeknight dinner idea! Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more exclusive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Hanukkah, Holiday, Meat Tagged With: appetizer, chanukah, dinner, fried, Holiday, Meat, meat sauce, pasta, shells

Coffee and Caramel Ice Cream Trifle

October 6, 2022 by overtimecook 2 Comments

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! This post is published in partnership with OMG It's Dairy Free Ice Cream and Misceo Coffee Liqueur. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that enable me to share so many free recipes with you.    I know you're all always looking for a few things: easy desserts, recipes with no mixer, desserts that freeze nicely, and recipes that look fancier than the work involved. Well my friends, this beauty covers all those bases! Ice cream trifle is by definition freezer friendly. Instead of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Dessert, Freezer-Friendly, Frozen Treats, Hanukkah, Holiday, Mousse and Trifle, purim, Sukkos, Super-Easy Tagged With: Caramel, chanukah, Chocolate, coffee, dessert, easy dessert, easy recipe, freezer friendly, Holiday, ice cream, purim, sukkos, trifle

Grilled Chicken Taco Salad

October 2, 2022 by overtimecook Leave a Comment

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! Nice enough for a plated Shabbos or Yom Tov (holiday) appetizer, light enough to brighten a heavy Yom Tov meal, and simple enough to add to your weekly lunch or dinner rotation. What more could you want?    If you're looking for a quick and easy, yet flavorful grilled chicken recipe, feel free to just double that part of the recipe!   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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Chicken, Grilling, Healthy, Holiday, purim, Salads, Seasonal, Sukkos, Vegetables Tagged With: avocado, Corn, grilled chicken, Holiday, salad, salad recipes, shabbos, taco, tomato

Butternut Squash and Leek Soup

October 2, 2022 by overtimecook 1 Comment

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! I’ve discussed this before, whenever I publish recipes using veggies that are often thought of as sweet, such as sweet potato, butternut squash, or other winter squashes. Ever since I got married, I’ve had trouble cooking these items because my husband does not enjoy sweet elements to his savory foods. So rather than give them up, I’ve learned to savory these foods up by adding things like onion, garlic, and in the case of these new favorite soup, leeks! If you’re looking for a phenomenal change from your classic butternut squash soup, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Freezer-Friendly, Healthy, Holiday, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkos Tagged With: Butternut squash, freezer friendly, healthy recipes, Holiday, leek, Passover, pesach, recipe, Rosh Hashanah, soup, vegetarian

Salami Eggrolls

October 2, 2022 by overtimecook 2 Comments

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! If you're looking for an ultra family-friendly recipe that's freezer friendly and super delicious, don't miss these salami eggrolls! It's a nice twist and so good. The texture of the small chunks of salami provides a really nice element that sets these apart from other eggrolls! 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Freezer-Friendly, Hanukkah, Holiday, Meat, purim, Sukkos Tagged With: appetizer, chanukah, eggroll, freezer friendly, Holiday, purim, salami, sukkos

Brownie Bar Strudel

October 2, 2022 by overtimecook 10 Comments

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! I originally published this ridiculously easy yet impressive and beautiful brownie bar strudel recipe a bit over a year ago, in my column for Mishpacha magazine. It immediately went absolutely viral! Over the last year since then, I get weekly, sometimes daily requests to share the recipe on my blog. I'm not sure what took me so long, but here, at long last, you go! Enjoy!   Note that the original recipe had an error that left out the sugar quantity in the fudge filling, but I've added it in the printable recipe below. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bar Desserts, Chocolate, Dessert, Freezer-Friendly, Hanukkah, Holiday, Party, purim, Shavuot, Sukkos, Super-Easy Tagged With: brownie, dessert, easy dessert, easy recipe, Holiday, Puff Pastry, purim, Shabbat, sukkos

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