Miriam (Pascal) Cohen, the founder of OvertimeCook.com, has a new cookbook out this week. Real Life Shabbos Cooking: Approachable, Family-Friendly Recipes to Enhance Your Shabbos, published by ArtScroll Shaar Press, is her fifth cookbook and her first devoted entirely to Shabbos food. The publisher lists it as a new best seller.
What’s Inside the Cookbook
The book runs nearly 200 recipes, all built specifically for Shabbos. The chapters follow the day itself, from challah, dips, and appetizers through complete seudos, Kiddush, Shalosh Seudos, and Melaveh Malkah. Recipes include Fluffy Homemade Challah, Focaccia-Inspired Challah, Overnight Golden Chicken Soup, Miso-Ginger Roast, and Strawberry Shortcake Babka, with classics alongside newer ideas. Shabbos day chapters cover breakfast and Kiddush ideas like Pulled Beef Pockets and Blueberry Cheese Muffins, plus lunch staples like The Rabbi’s Cholent. A dedicated section covers ideas for repurposing leftovers.
The front of the book lays out Cohen’s systems for getting Shabbos on the table, with menu templates, guidance on filling the freezer, and ways to spread the work throughout the week. Individual recipes carry plan-ahead notes and pre-Shabbos warming instructions, so dishes can be prepared in advance and served at their best. The recipes rely on practical, everyday ingredients rather than specialty items. Hosting tips, food safety, and allergy guidelines get their own pages as well.
About the Author
Cohen is a self-taught cook and baker who built OvertimeCook.com into one of the leading kosher recipe sites, and her recipes appear regularly on Kosher.com. Real Life Shabbos Cooking is the fourth volume in her Real Life series, following Real Life Kosher Cooking (2017), More Real Life Kosher Cooking (2019), and Real Life Pesach Cooking (2024). Her first book, Something Sweet, came out in 2015. The original Real Life Kosher Cooking reached number 19 among all books on Amazon within days of its release. Real Life Pesach Cooking, a 280-page hardcover, brought the same approachable style to Pesach prep and holiday meals.
Where To Buy
The hardcover, published by ArtScroll Shaar Press, runs 336 pages and carries a list price of $39.99. It is also sold through ArtScroll and Judaica retailers. Shop Real Life Shabbos Cooking on Amazon, or shop Real Life Pesach Cooking on Amazon for readers planning ahead for Pesach.
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