Lemon Berry Trifle is a bright and fresh dessert that's perfect any time of the year! 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 dessert has a few components to make, but is well worth the effort. It’s such a beautiful, fresh desert, with an incredible array of flavor and texture! As a bonus, you can make it ahead and freeze it - just leave the fresh berries garnish for the last minute! 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...]
Cheesy Vegetable Potstickers
Cheesy Vegetable Potstickers are a fun and tasty twist on one of my favorite foods! 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! 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 cookbooks! They also make a great gift! Click here to purchase Something Sweet. Click here to purchase Real Life Kosher Cooking Click here to purchase More Real Life Kosher … [Read more...]
Cherry Cheese Muffins
Cherry Cheese Muffins are easy to make and a deliciously decedent dairy treat! 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! Is this a muffin? Is it a cheesecake? Honestly, it's both! It's the best of both worlds, with a cheesecake infused muffin batter, a graham cracker crust at the bottom, and a cherry topping! Want to switch it up? Instead of cherry, use your choice of fruit pie filling, or you can top it with caramel sauce or fudge sauce, then some toppings like nut brittle, chocolate candies, or candied nuts. Whatever you top these with, they'll be … [Read more...]
Caramelized Onion, Pastrami and Gnocchi Bake
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...]
Rainbow Roasted Vegetable Tart
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...]
Caramel Cheese Danish
Beautiful and easy to make, these Caramel Cheese Danishes are sure to be a hit! 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 recently did an informal poll on Instagram, asking my followers what their pastry of choice from a bakery is. Are you surprised to hear that about 65% of the respondents said cheese danishes? Well, with the help of prepared puff pastry, these delicious and eye-catching cheese danishes are easier to make than you would believe! Did you know that I share cooking demos, menu plans, giveaways, and lots more exclusive content on … [Read more...]
Cheesy Avocado Lasagna Roll Ups
Cheesy Avocado Lasagna Roll Ups are a delicious and filling vegetarian dinner that the whole family will love. Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips, menus and more! Click here to sign up. Its the 9 days this week - a period of mourning in the Jewish Calendar when we don't do a number of things, including drinking wine and eating meat. For someone like me, who doesn't like fish, this can be a really tricky time to eat wholesome and filling meals. People often turn to pasta and pizza for the week, but many such dishes are very high in calories, full of heavy cream and similar products. While I love a good penne a la vodka or fettuccini … [Read more...]
Coffee Fudge Thumbprint Cookies
Coffee Fudge Thumbprint Cookies are a coffee lover's dream - a rich, cream cheese enriched dough, delicate coffee flavor throughout, and a punch of incredible mocha fudge in the center. This post is sponsored by Misceo Liqueurs. All opinions are, as always, 100% my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that enable me to provide you with free recipes! Content for ages 21+. Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. I'm going to let you folks in on a little secret today. If you want to make your cookies taste richer and more intensely delicious, there's an ingredient you need to be using: cream cheese. Now, … [Read more...]
Caramelized Onion and Cheese Manicotti from More Real Life Kosher Cooking
Caramelized Onion and Cheese Manicotti is a fabulous cheesy pasta dish that the whole family will love! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. While looking through this blog's archives, trying to serve up some shavuos menu ideas, I came to a realization: I don't share nearly enough dairy meal ideas here on this blog. To remedy that, I immediately got to work developing a brand-new dairy main dish idea. But until that one makes an appearance (stay tuned!) I've got a shavuos gift to all of you in the form of an incredible cheesy pasta recipe from my most recent cookbook, More Real Life Kosher Cooking. If you … [Read more...]
World’s Best Potato Kugel
World's Best Potato Kugel - lots of people make this claim but this recipe truly wins! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. I know, I know. That is a very bold claim. There are so many people out there who claim to make the world's best potato kugel. So what makes me feel qualified to say that my recipe is the best? It's simple. It's not my recipe. This is my sister's recipe and I'm just an objective taster. And let me tell you, this is some seriously good potato kugel! The thing about potato kugel recipes is that they're all really similar. You've got potatoes, eggs, oil, salt, pepper and (usually) onion. … [Read more...]