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World’s Best Potato Kugel

March 8, 2021 by overtimecook 9 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Freezer-Friendly, Hanukkah, Holiday, Passover, Passover, purim, Rosh Hashanah, Shavuot, Sides, Sukkos, Traditional Tagged With: chanukkah, Holiday, Kugel, Passover, pesach, Potato, purim, Rosh Hashanah, shavuos, Shavuot, sukkos, Traditional

Sweet Lemon Lukshen (Noodle) Kugel

September 26, 2011 by overtimecook 10 Comments

I'm sitting here trying to figure out how to describe a kugel to my non-Jewish readers. I know I am not the only one. I guess Kugel is one of those quintessential  Jewish foods that have slowly seeped into the non-Jewish culinary world, but not nearly enough. A kugel is generally a side dish of sorts. It can be sweet or savory, and served with almost any meal. In some observant Jewish houses, (such as mine!) it doesn't feel like Shabbos (Sabbath) without potato kugel (a casserole of sorts, featuring finely ground potatoes). In many cases, especially for a holiday like Rosh Hashanah, where the tradition is to eat sweet foods, a sweet kugel is a great accompaniment to a meal. For my Jewish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sides, Super-Easy, Traditional Tagged With: Jewish, Kugel, Rosh Hashanah, Side dishes, Traditional

(Not Your Bubby’s) Honey Cookies

September 15, 2011 by overtimecook 64 Comments

Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year) is coming, and it's traditional to have honey to symbolize our hopes for a sweet new year. In past years, I have made various honey cakes- for tradition's sake. The problem? My family isn't big on honey cake. So this year, I went a different route. Instead of the traditional heavy honey cake or cookies, I made a delicious and more modern style of honey cake. It's light and modern, yet still has that honey taste: i.e. it's the best of both worlds. I've been planning to make these cookies ever since I got this cookbook- almost a year ago. The dough is one of the most interesting I've ever worked with, so I have to admit I was skeptical from the moment I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Traditional Tagged With: Cookies, Honey, Jewish, Rosh Hashanah, Traditional

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