Overtime Cook

The Home of Real Life Kosher Cooking

  • Home
  • About Me
    • Contact
  • Press
  • Recipe Index
  • Photography Basics
    • Recommended Products

Top Posts of 2012 and a Giveaway!

December 31, 2012 by overtimecook 75 Comments

Giveaway Closed! It's been a fabulous year here at Overtime Cook. There have been loads of highlights...too many to list. But I am going to be a total cliche and list some of my most popular posts. First, starting with plain stats- here goes: Scroll all the way to the bottom for the giveaway! Healthy Oatmeal Pumpkin Pancakes: It's funny how things work out sometimes. I made these on a whim, and happened to take a nice picture of them. Months later and it's still usually the most popular post every day. Also, it's totally my favorite breakfast! And my blog's most popular post! Spicy Baked Zucchini Sticks: These are among my favorite real-life recipes, but they are also the first ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Holiday, Life on the side, Uncategorized Tagged With: food, giveaway, Recipes

Key Lime Pie Cookies

December 27, 2012 by overtimecook 7 Comments

I should probably start by saying that these cookies were the most spontaneous thing I ever did. No jokes. I'm not a spontaneous person at all. But it snowed yesterday, and nobody warned me. I know, someone should have said something. So I find myself getting home from work with a couple of inches of snow on the ground. All of my grand plans for the evening were cancelled. Instead, I slowly drove home, had some soup, and crawled into bed with my laptop. Honestly, that's the only place to be when the weather is so nasty. Suddenly though, I realized that I haven't posted anything on this blog since Sunday, and that was only a link to my guest post elsewhere. Which means that I decided it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Pies/Tarts Tagged With: Cookies, dessert, food, graham cracker crumbs, graham crackers, key lime, key lime pie, pie, Recipes

Shortcut Cannoli with Chocolate Mousse Filling and a Hanukkah Blog Party!

December 10, 2012 by overtimecook 140 Comments

Giveaway Closed! Remember how I co-hosted a Rosh Hashanah blog party a couple of months ago with my friend Jessie? Well today I bring you another fabulous holiday blog party. This one is co-hosted by the one and only me and my friend Leah from Cook Kosher. I present: A Hanukkah Blog Party! Scroll down past the party info for the most delicious dessert recipe you've ever tasted. No jokes. PS: in honor of Chanukah, I totally deep fried it! Let's get some details, shall we? Welcome to our first ever Hanukkah Blog Party, hosted by Leah of Cook Kosher and Miriam of Overtime Cook. It's traditional on Hanukkah to eat fried treats, most notably donuts and latkes, and we've got a fabulous array … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cheesecake/Dairy Desserts, Chocolate, Dairy, Dessert, Giveaways, Holiday Tagged With: cannoli, Chocolate, dessert, fried dessert, giveaway, hanukkah, mousse, Nutella, Recipes

Baked Peanut Butter or Nutella Donuts

December 5, 2012 by overtimecook 17 Comments

Remember how I recently discussed how hard I find the process of making decisions? Well tonight's post is basically a post script to that one, because if you thought deciding between pecan pie or brownies was hard, imagine trying to decide between chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts or glazed nutella (chocolate hazelnut) donuts! I know, it totally boggles the mind. Well I, for one, don't believe in making such difficult decisions. So I thought to myself...why choose? Yep, that's right. I made both peanut butter donuts and nutella donuts. Which means, if you think about it, that these donuts are super easy to make. Because I started making them late at night, and still had time and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Chocolate, Dairy, Dessert, Holiday, Nuts, Peanut Butter, Super-Easy, Traditional Tagged With: chanukah, Chocolate, dessert, donuts, doughnuts, food, hanukkah, Nutella, Peanut Butter, Recipes

Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Marshmallow Fluff Frosting

November 25, 2012 by overtimecook 20 Comments

It's funny how certain things work out at times. Take writing for example. Honestly, it's always come very easily to me. My 12th grade English teacher once commented that I'm lucky she enjoys reading my essays so much, or she would probably fail me for turning them all in two weeks late. When I started this blog, I put a lot of thought into the food and recipes (obviously!) and of course, as you know, I thought a lot about the photography. But the writing? It was always an afterthought, just something I did in the last few minutes of my posting. And I guess it worked. Because suddenly in the last few weeks I've gotten a ton of comments from readers, both of my magazine column and my blog, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Muffins/Cupcakes Tagged With: cinnamon, Cupcakes, dessert, food, frosting, marshmallow fluff, Recipes, snickerdoodles

Yemenite Beef Soup and a Review and Giveaway of Kosher By Design Cooking Coach

November 21, 2012 by overtimecook 142 Comments

Giveaway Closed! I've been getting a lot of questions lately about my thoughts on the new cookbook by Susie Fishbein, Kosher By Design Cooking Coach, and I am excited to finally share my thoughts on this fabulous cookbook with you. I should start by mentioning that if you aren't a kosher cook, don't stop reading. Susie's ideas are amazing, and you don't have to keep kosher to appreciate them! At a first glance: As is the case with all of Susie's previous books, this is a visually beautiful book. I opened it up and marveled at the absolute wealth of information. The book promises to be more than just a list of recipes, and it certainly delivered. Each chapter starts with a "game … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cookbook Reviews, Meat, Snacks, Uncategorized, Weeknight Dinner Tagged With: carrots, cookbook review, cookbooks, food, giveaway, Kosher, Kosher by Design, Meat, Potatoes, Recipes, review, soup, susie fishbein

Cinnamon Sugar Scones and a review and giveaway of Mini Treats and Handheld Sweets

November 8, 2012 by overtimecook 128 Comments

Giveaway Closed! I'm so excited to be reviewing a new cookbook today. Not just any book, but one that I'm totally nuts over. No jokes. I think the author, Abigail Dodge is my soul sister, because how perfectly me is a cookbook called "Mini Treats and Handheld Sweets?" Not only it it a cookbook full of glorious desserts, but they're mini, and pretty much every recipe in this book is right up my alley. Lets discuss this, shall we? At a First Glance: My first reaction when flipping through this book was "ohmygosh I want to make everything." The book is a treasure trove of delicious recipes that are either totally out of the box, or a brand new twist on an old favorite. (Why make carrot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Cookbook Reviews, Dessert, Giveaways Tagged With: breakfast, cookbooks, dessert, giveaway, Recipes, scones, treats

Healthy Oatmeal Pumpkin Pancakes

November 6, 2012 by overtimecook 64 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.*** Firstly, thank you all for your lovely and supportive comments on my last post! My power is back on and I'm back in the kitchen and appreciating and loving every single minute of it. Now let's talk about elections. I'm totally not political. I found this on Pinterest and it completely describes my feelings about today: So. I didn't vote, but I did make pancakes. Not just any pancakes, but healthy pancakes. With pumpkin and all kinds of awesome spices and things. Oh and there's oatmeal in them, so they have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Healthy, Seasonal, Super-Easy, Vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, food, Healthy, pancakes, pumpkin, Recipes, whole wheat flour

Golden Crunch Pudding Cookies

October 28, 2012 by overtimecook 23 Comments

I am sitting here trying to think of something to say about these cookies, but I can't think of anything other than "Sandy." No, these cookies aren't sandy thankyouverymuch but there's this monster hurricane AKA Frankenstorm heading right towards the east coast. Her name is Sandy. And I have to say, if we are gonna get hit by a monster storm that'll turn our lives upside down for a bit, I feel like she should have had a more dramatic name. Hortensia, for example. But either way, Sandy is headed here, and my prep involves charging my new iPhone (oh, did I forget to tell you guys that I finally got my iPhone 5? Yeah. It's awesome.), charging my new lap top, charging my camera batteries, my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert Tagged With: butterscotch, Cookies, dessert, food, Oreos, pudding cookies, Recipes, vanilla pudding mix, white chocolate

Chicken, Vegetable and Barley Soup and a review of The Bais Yaakov Cookbook

October 18, 2012 by overtimecook 17 Comments

I'm super excited to be reviewing another cookbook today. I've got a bunch of books on my shelf, waiting to be written about, but this one is extra exciting because I heard so much about this book lately! I'm sure that all of my Kosher readers have heard about the Bais Yaakov Cookbook. There's been a lot of hype in the kosher world about it. I couldn't help wondering: was that earned? I finally got a chance to find out! At first glance: This cookbook looks really impressive. It's a large, hardcover book with pictures that are breathtakingly beautiful. There's a wide variety of recipes, all arranged clearly and intuitively. My first thought as I flipped through this book the first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chicken, Healthy, Soups, Super-Easy, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Weeknight Dinner Tagged With: barley, carrots, celery, chicken, cookbook review, cookbooks, dinner, food, onions, Recipes, soups

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • Next Page »

Connect With Me

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Recipes By Category

Archives

©2024 Overtime Cook

All images and content on this blog are copyright protected. Please do not use any of the photos on this blog without prior permission. All work on this blog is a result of my hard work and is my property – don’t steal! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Copyright © 2026 · Lifestyle Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in