A flavorful Fresh Peach Crisp with a nutty crunch topping.
Arnett Farms at the Hollywood Framers Market Sundays on Ivar and Hollywood Blvd.
Award Winning Blueberry Muffins /
In 1981 while working for Marriott Hotels I competed in a pastry competition. I took first place with my Blueberry Muffins. It was also the very first thing I showed on morning TV. in 1993 in Live in LA. I still have not found a better blueberry muffin.
Here is the recipe
To make cookies and muffins uniform you need to use a "disher". They look like an ice cream scoop with a spring loaded handle, but it is for food. They are numbered from 100 to 8. 100 being the smallest. The numbers mean how many scoops you get out of a quart of mashed potatoes. Here is the one I recommend. With so many on the market, you need a disher that is made for heavy use.
Disher on Amazon
Enjoy and have a great weekend.
Almond 'Nilla Wafers /
We all have had "Nilla® Wafers. But I am sure you have never had these remarkable almond ones. Here is an easy recipe.. The hardest part is using a pastry bag with a round tip.
Almond flour can be found most of the time at Trader Joes, Major markets in the baking section. I hope you enjoy these.
Lemon 🍋 Drizzle Tea Cakes /
A very moist two-bite tart lemon tea cake!
To make these fantastic bites just like a pastry chef you need to invest in Silicone pan/molds. They are easy to use and store even easier then a metal pan. They also have many uses such as baking, freezing, creating butter molds, ice cubes and an array of baked goods. When baking I suggest that you use a spray with flour (Such as BakersJoy or Pam with flour. Place on a baking sheet to bake on, not directly on the oven rack. Spray the molds and after the baking wait 10 minutes and then pop out onto a bakers rack. Hand wash the silicones.
Here is one of them. Here is the link for Amazon: Silicone Molds
Have a great Labor Day!
Always..
George
LaborDay No Labor Show CBS8 San Diego! August 28th, 8am /
Here is the menu for tomorrows show. If I get a link I will post it tomorrow afternoon.
Menu:
Marinated Radish and Cucumber Salad
Grilled Shrimp and Fruit Skewers with Honey
Fresh Peaches with Mascarpone Cheese
It is that time of year.. Summer is coming to an end when Labor Day hits.. Our last 3 day weekend of the summer months. (Can you believe we haven't had a 3 day weekend since Memorial Day?) 4th of July was in the middle of the week.. So it does not count.
Baked Tortilla Chips with Fresh Guacamole /
Great Chips with Less Fat
Easy recipe to make flavorful chips and guacamole. The key is the spices.. Make sure you take a look at The Spice House website. If you are in the Chicago/WI areas stop past their shops!
Enjoy!
George
Lemon Sand Dollar Cookies /
Amazing Light Lemon Cookies!
Summer is time for a light cookie. I like to make a double batch (if you have a 5qt mixer it will fit fine) and bake half now and the rest when you need some fresh cookies. Make sure your freezer does not have fish frozen as these cookies will absorb the favors. Lemon Fish Cookies are not that great.
Recipe: Lemon Sand Dollar Cookies
A Party Recap! /
This past May (Like the last 25+) I conducted my South of France Tour; Walking in Julia's Steps. I have had many repeats and many that have never even toured Europe. One year, all of the people on the tour made life-changing decisions in their lives after. (New Careers, Moved to new cities, booked more European travel etc.). I had a remarkable quad of ladies that have been friends for years. After they returned from a week of food, fun and touring they decided to make one of the menus. I just was sent the pictures and I thought it would be a nice blog.
I have someone in 2019 that has been 3 times and one that will have been twice. We have room for you to come for your first time! If you are interested, Here are the links. Let me know if you have any questions at ggeary@aol.com
See you soon!
George
It's FairTime on CBS8 San Diego! Monday 6/18 /
It is fair season! Watch Monday 8am. San Diego CBS8!
George Geary and Heather on CBS8! Live at 8am.
We have an array of recipes from Fair Foods Cookbook! They these out and enjoy! Watch live to see George make all of these great iconic fair foods! Here are the recipes for you to try at home.
We also have a few France 2019 spots open. email me at ggeary@aol.com for information
Hungarian Fruit Filled Cream Cookies /
European cookies to enjoy!
It has been a few months of packed work and travel. I post on the Facebook Page and neglect here it seems. Since last post we finished two remarkable weeks in the South of France and we are almost sold out for 2019! Email me at ggeary@aol.com for information if you are interested. I was then off to Chicago to volunteer for the annual Wright Walk in Oak Park, IL. I work at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio that weekend for their annual home tour. Hundreds come into the area from around the globe. Lastly, I just returned from the BEA (BookExpo America) in Manhattan. Met with so many publishers and editors and also the houses I am published with. Thousands upon thousands of people. A sight! Enjoy these cookies, they turn out beautiful!
Raspberry Filling
Here is the Recipe: Hungarian Fruit Filled Cream Cookies
Filled and ready to be baked.
Ready for a strong espresso!
I hope you enjoy. If you do not receive my newsletter you will want to get it next week. All about picnics and 4th of July recipes. If you are interested in France email me!
Fresh Corn Timbales and Lemon Creme with Fresh Berries /
South of France
Timbale de Maïs frais avec sauce tomatoe Provençle
(Fresh Corn Timbale with Provencal Tomato Sauce)
In less then 2 weeks I will be joining my team and also the first week of students in the South of France. It is my 30th Season! I was trying to see how many of these corn Timbales would make with my new ramekins that I just got. This year we have two weeks of exciting tours.
Créme de citron avec des baies
These are little lemon crême desserts for one of the classes. I will probably use local little fraise's (berries) that are so sweet we will not need any sugar.
We also go to a cooking school in the fishing village of Antibes and learn about using local flowers in cooking.
If you are interested in 2019 here are the links for the tour. We are half sold out as of tonight..
if you have any questions email me at ggeary@aol.com. Oh and do you want the recipes for the above dishes? You will have to come on the tour!
I will be sending pictures and notes out from our villa for you all to feel you are on tour with us.
25th Season Class
Chocolate Dipped 3-Citrus Shortbreads /
Light shortbread with hints of 3 citrus's (Orange, Lime and Lemon). I like to round the cookie out with sandwiching two cookies with cream filling or dipping them in a dark melted chocolate
Chocolate Dipped Three Citrus Shortbread
Here is the recipe for these simple yet perfect cookie. Recipe
Easter Egg Dishes on CBS8 San Diego.. Tomorrow Thursday March 28th /
It is that time of year! Easter Egg Time
Chunky Egg Salad
Tomorrow morning 7:45ish am I will be on CBS 8 in San Diego. You can watch live at CBS8.
WTF Day. (What The Food Day) National Peanut Day! March 15th /
It's National Peanut Day! On the morning show I love doing WTF Day.. (What The Food Day). Everyday is a day of some kind of food. Here are my favorite peanut butter cookies. I love to dip them in Belgium Chocolate and some sprinkling of roasted peanuts too.
I grew up in Torrance, CA. For years we were home to the world's largest mall. Del Amo Fashion Square. Then a mall in Canada and the Mall of America in Minnesota beat us out. Well, I loved this stand called Bob's Ice Cream Bars. The sales ladies wore old time dresses with aprons and funny hats. You could get an ice cream bar that was chocolate or vanilla and they would dip it in a chocolate coating, then you could choose the nuts or jimmies. I always took the roasted peanuts. While I was dipping my cookies, I thought of Bob's Ice Cream Bars.
Here is the recipe: Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
Enjoy! And make sure you are getting my newsletter at www.georgegeary.com
Lavender Stamped Butter Cookies /
I wanted you to learn about two things with my recipe this week. The use of Lavender and rolling pins from Turkey. This past weekend I was invited to a TV viewing party in West Hollywood. I could not go empty handed, I took a box of homemade cookies. When you never know what to take try something small and cute.. A box of cookies.
Here is the recipe for the Shortbreads.
Lavender Sugar: I make my own really. But in Southern California we have Keys Creek Lavender Farm. They sell at some of the farmers markets around San Diego and Temecula. Plus online. Here is their Website: Keys Creek Lavender
Rolling Pins: You all MUST take a look at these phenomenal. Do not let the shipping from Turkey worry you. I purchase many and they get here ok. And you use your PayPal account. They will make your cookies a work of art! Rolling Woods
Double Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodles, Lav Butter and Peanut Butter Dipped in Belgium Chocolate and rolled in Peanuts
The World's Best Rich Fudge Brownies! /
The past few years I have been getting together with a group of Vintage Hollywood lovers. This is a group of people that are in the industry and love old Hollywood. From films, clothing, preservation etc. I have brought the Golden Girls Cheesecakes many times when we have gotten together at the former home of Icon Mae West. But today was a trip out to where I worked. The Walt Disney Company. A tour of the old part of the studio, lunch and then a trip back in time to Walt's two offices, one formal and one working office. I had to take something, so it was Brownies. Here is the recipe. And no it was not the recipe that I created for the Blue Ribbon Bakery from Main Street in 1991. This the worlds best!
The World's Best Rich Fudge Brownie Recipe
Micky Ave and Dopey Drive. Walt Disney Studios Burbank CA
Walt Disney's
Offices
The Brownies!
France 2019.. A Trip of a Lifetime: Brochure
Valentine's DIY "Love" Dinner /
Foods of Love
A fast and easy “do it yourself” dinner full of aphrodisiac foods. This dinner makes everyone want to be your Valentine!
Recipes:
Bite Size Avocado Bruschetta
Lemon Pepper Shrimp and Berry Salad
Basil Pistachio Pesto on Pasta
Chocolate Cake with Berry Compote
Here is the recipes:
Here is the link for the show:
La Cuisine Des Fleurs in Antibe, France /
Chef Yves welcoming our France Tour to his school
I thought you would like to take a look inside part of one of our days on my South of France "Walking in Julia's Steps" Tour. We just had two openings come up for this upcoming spring. email ggeary@aol.com for information.
Cooking you need to use all of your senses. One of our days out in the countryside we use aromas to tantalize or noses. We start the day with an award winning chef who uses flowers in cooking.
We us the most fragrant rose in the world! From Grasse, France... The Victoria Frolova.. It only blooms from May 1st till the last day of the month.. The roses create Chanel, Hermes and Dior perfumes. The roses are collected from 7am to 10am each morning...
Chef Yves and I have worked together for a number of years. He takes pride in his teaching and food. It is remarkable as to the flavors and textures that you learn about.
Last year Chef Yves was awarded that taking one of his classes was one of the top ten things to do in all of Europe. If you would love to learn.. Come travel with us for our week in France.
Labor-Less Labor Day ~ News 8 Morning Extra San Diego /
I am back on Morning TV in San Diego! Two weeks ago I showed my FairFoods Book on Hallmark's National Home and Family Show. Yesterday I was on News 8 (CBS/CW) Morning Extra Show. I was with one of my favorite anchors from SDLiving Heather Meyers.. We did Labor-Less Labor Day Foods.. Here is the link for the recipes: Recipes.
Here is the show you can watch anywhere: Show from August 30th, 2017
Menu: Herb Salmon Packets, Curry Cole Slaw, End of Summer Veggies and Brownies.
News 8 San Diego .. Morning Extra Show..
Foil Cooked Salmon and Herbs, Summer Veggies, Curry Cole Slaw and Brownies
Brownies..
National Watermelon Day /
Watermelon Tea!
It is National Watermelon Day! I love to make a Kicking Watermelon Tea with a kick of Rum.. Try out this simple and easy recipe.. Here is the recipe.. Try to find watermelons with seeds as they seem to me more flavorful! Enjoy!