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Melt-In-Your-Mouth Hanukkah Gelt Cookies

November 11, 2013 by overtimecook 35 Comments

***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.*** How is it that Chanukah is almost here already. Didn't we just cook up a storm for Rosh Hashanah? Well like it or not, Hanukkah is right around the corner. Luckily, I've got a bunch of new and totally delicious recipes up my sleeve to share with you! I'm going to start off with this fabulous cookie recipe. The inspiration for this idea came from these cookies, which were (and continue to be) a total success. They're delicious and easy and totally scream "chanukah!" So I decided to come up with this new version. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cheesecake/Dairy Desserts, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday, Party, Seasonal, Super-Easy Tagged With: baking, chanukah, chanukkah, Chocolate, chocolate coins, Cookies, dessert, gelt, hanukkah, Holiday, Recipes

Fill Your Freezer: 40 Freezer Friendly Starters, Soups and Sides

August 22, 2013 by overtimecook 24 Comments

So, my Jewish readers who are feverishly starting to prepare definitely know why this is coming. For the rest of you, bear with me for a bit, but the Jewish high holidays are rapidly approaching, followed almost immediately by the Holiday of Sukkot. For Jewish housewives all over the world, that means a whole ton of cooking to be done. And for those who like to prepare ahead, the freezer becomes your best friend. (Of course, there are many times when pre-made meals in your freezer will make life easier, so keep this list handy all year round!) I personally love to have my food ready in advance, in the freezer. Most of the cakes and cookies on the blog freeze really well, but I figured I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Chicken, Holiday, Meat, Round Ups, Sides, Traditional, Vegetables Tagged With: freezer friendly, Holiday, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah

Streusel Swirled Butterscotch Bundt Cake

August 16, 2013 by overtimecook 34 Comments

This recipe will always have a very dear pace in my heart. Why, you ask? Well, it's the first of my recipes to ever go "viral." This recipe was published in my dessert column in Ami Magazine a year ago, and it was crazy popular. Here's the cool thing. One of the ingredients in this cake, butterscotch chips, are only available in non-dairy and kosher through one company (that I know of). And while most kosher grocery stores in the New York area carry these chips, it isn't something that they stock large quantities of. Which was never much of an issue, until my cake recipe was published. Suddenly, these chips were nowhere to be found. Nobody had them. Any store that could get them in sold … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Bundt Cake, Cake, Dessert, Seasonal Tagged With: bundt cake, butterscotch, dessert, fall baking, Holiday, Recipes, streusel

Cheesecake Recipe Roundup!

April 30, 2013 by overtimecook 31 Comments

I don't know about you, but I love cheesecake. All flavors, all shapes, all varieties. If it's creamy and cheesey, I. Am. In. Well the holiday of Shavuot is coming (for those of you who aren't familiar with it, click here). If there's ever a time to go crazy making cheesecake, it's for a holiday where it's traditional to eat cheesecake (among other dairy treats!). So whether you are celebrating this holiday, or just love a good slice of cheesecake, I have gathered up over 65 of the best cheesecake recipes from all over the internet. I've divided the recipes up into catergories, so scroll down, click over, and enjoy! (Links to the recipes in the photos are directly below the picture.) And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bar Desserts, Bundt Cake, Cake, Cheesecake/Dairy Desserts, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Frozen Treats, Fruit, Holiday, Muffins/Cupcakes, No-Bake Dessert, Pies/Tarts, Traditional Tagged With: cheesecake, dessert, food, Holiday, Recipes, Shavuot

Passover Recipes!

March 8, 2013 by overtimecook 10 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Round Ups Tagged With: candy, Cookies, food, Holiday, magazines, Meat, Passover, Photography, Potatoes, Recipes

Savory Meat Pie Hamantaschen

February 12, 2013 by overtimecook 22 Comments

It's 1:30 am and I am sitting at my computer thinking about hamantashen. But it isn't my fault, really. Blame it on... Oh forget it. It's totally my fault. I can't help myself. Not only do I imagine myself to have hoards of anxious fans waiting for my brilliant purim ideas yeah right but I also need to impress people at my own purim seudah (feast/party). It's hard, let me tell you. No matter how much pressure you might feel at parties, think about what it's like when you are a food writer. Exactly. Well I kinda wish I could invite each and every one of you to my purim party, because I am serving these meat pie hamantaschen as the appetizer and they are seriously … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Holiday, Meat, purim, Sides, Traditional Tagged With: appetizer, food, ground beef, hamantaschen, hamantashen, Holiday, Meat, meat pie, pie, purim

Purim Recipes and Ideas Roundup

February 4, 2013 by overtimecook 6 Comments

One of the super fun things about being a blogger is reading your search engine traffic hits. Occasionally, however, it reminds me of things. And over the last week I have noticed an increase in traffic from people searching for purim overtimecook or purim 2013 or overtime cook hamantaschen, which serves as a good reminder that I need to start posting some purim recipes and ideas. You will see some fun ideas here over the next few weeks, but first, some ideas that have been featured on OvertimeCook in the past: First off, we have traditional hamantaschen, plus a guide I wrote on CookKosher on shaping beautiful hamantaschen (that stay closed!) Next, I made some delicious savory hamantaschen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: purim Tagged With: dessert, hamantaschen, Holiday, ideas, Party, purim, shalach manot

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Cook or Baker in Your Life

December 4, 2012 by overtimecook 12 Comments

People who know me are super lucky when it comes to buying gifts. I have such specific hobbies that if you want to buy me something, all it takes is a kitchen gadget or a photography "toy" and I am happy. I figured that some of you might be looking for gift ideas for kitchen loving folks in your life, so I put together a list. Most of these items are things I have and love, others are items that I want really badly. (This may or may not be a hint to people in my life. Ahem. Readers, I invite you to forward this link on to people in your life who might otherwise buy you a useless or unwanted gift. Hints are nice, right? Let's start with a big one, in case anyone wants to buy something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Life on the side, Seasonal, Uncategorized Tagged With: baker, baking, cook, cookbooks, Cooking, food, gifts, Holiday, kitchen, mini muffin pan

Sukkos Recipe Roundup

September 24, 2012 by overtimecook 4 Comments

Here's what I was supposed to do yesterday. I was supposed to photograph this amazing appetizer recipe and post it for you folks. But then I got home from work at 7:30. You read that right. Work. On a Sunday. I don't recommend it. I got cooking right away, and at 2 in the morning I was wise enough to realize that posting the recipe at that point would have been a really bad idea. So I went to sleep for like, four whole hours. Anyhoo. Here's a handy dandy list of stuff you should totally be making for Sukkot. They are a sampling of recipes from the archives, so feel free to dig around for even more! New recipes are a'comin, I promise. Wait, I don't. I have so much left to do! But I really do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Bread, Chicken, Dessert, Holiday, Main Courses, Meat, Salads, Seasonal, Sides, Soups, Traditional, Vegetables Tagged With: food, Holiday, Recipes

Honey Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

August 30, 2012 by overtimecook 33 Comments

I think this post was supposed to have an introduction about how Rosh Hashanah is coming, and how you might want to make these delicious cupcakes instead of the traditional honey cake. But I got home from work at 9 pm tonight, then spent the last couple of hours filling an order for cake pops. (Didn't know I sell stuff? Well I do. Email me.) It's after 1 am, and I shouldn't be posting anything. But I want to share this recipe with you folks so anyone planning their Rosh Hashanah desserts can include these gorgeous little treats in their menu. So excuse me if I am being brief. Oh, also, if you aren't Jewish, don't let that stop you from making these. Honey is a lovely flavor and should … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Holiday, Muffins/Cupcakes, Traditional Tagged With: cup cakes, Holiday, Honey, honey cake, honey cup cakes, Rosh Hashanah

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