Farm Fresh on Create TV

Join my friends + me on George Hirsch Lifestyle's new release this week, Thursday, April 16th + daily through April/May 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM + 12 AM (all times EST) on Create TV, presented & distributed by American Public Television (APT) check local listings

And, Alex and I will be on NPR's WPPB chatting with The Heart of the East End's Giana Volpe Thursday, April 16th, 11 AM about farm, food and the benefit to community and self. Global audiences can LISTEN to LIVE STREAM at WPPB 88.3 CLICK peconicpublicbroadcasting.org 

This season, as for over 25 years, I continue to trace fresh ingredients to their source at local farms and small-batch producers. I visit some of the oldest continuously-farmed lands in the U.S. at a pre-revolutionary farm and fruit orchid, to an indoor farm growing hundreds of ancient microgreens. All this while doing my part to support sustainable and local food production.

Then, back in the kitchen, I cook, bake, and grill my favorite dishes with ingredients fresh from the farm. From warm corn chowder to perfect roast chicken with cherry sauce and a savory shaved beet salad to peach pie, this season's brand new recipes range from the simple to the sophisticated, the savory to the sweet.

I also share with you one-minute "Good To Know" cooking tips, another new feature this season. In an informative 60 seconds, I share food facts and basic cooking principles which answer viewers' burning questions, such as how many kernels are on an ear of corn? Or, what's the best way to select fresh fruit?

This season, my long-time friend, chef, and award-winning photojournalist Alex Goetzfried, joins the show for on-location "chat and chew" conversations. George and Alex discuss sustainable cooking and living and share our adventures from the beautiful East End, Long Island. From dockside fish fries to breakfasts on the farm to our ever-popular "cooking two ways."

If I can do it, you can do it! chef George

 About George's friends and neighbors you will watch on GHL:

Long Island agriculture has been at the forefront of the farm to table for the last 35 years. Consumer support of buying locally grown, especially products "Grown on LI" has allowed our farmers to continue to produce some of the finest and most unique products in the world.

Long Island produces an incredible variety of products, "Grown on LI," including fresh fruits and vegetables, award-winning wines, fresh flowers, and trees for our landscapes, aquaculture and seafood products, and so much more. Many of these items our residents enjoy every day in their meals at home or dining at our many restaurants. 

Long Island farmers produce some of the finest products in the United States. Nothing compares to fresh local fruits and vegetables, wine, seafood for taste, and nutrition. When on Long Island, visit our local farm stands and wineries and seafood stores in season and get to know your local farmer. They are happy to share their story with you.

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13 EPISODES on 4 HD-DVD Disk Set, season one

$19.95

AS SEEN ON PUBLIC TELEVISION & CREATE TV- SEASON ONE
FEATURING CHEF GEORGE HIRSCH DEMONSTRATING HIS SAVORY COOKING, BAKING AND GRILLING RECIPES; WITH HIS EXPERT CULINARY TIPS & TECHNIQUES, ALONG WITH VISITS TO HIS INSPIRING HAMPTON LOCATIONS.

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George Hirsch Living it UP! cooking & lifestyle book

$24.95

This easy to live with lifestyle plan; with more than 165 of George's easy-to-prepare gourmet recipes, you can lose weight, maintain energy, look better, and enjoy a longer active life, by eating great food!
M.Evans and Company, Inc.

George Starts your year off right!

George Hirsch Living it UP
Recipes for a Healthy Active Life
Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages; $24.95
Publisher: M. Evans and Company, Inc.; 2000
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0871319241
ISBN-13: 978-0871319241
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches

Creative Cooking tips
Fast Easy recipes that allow for an active lifestyle
A 30-Day Menu Plan you can adapt throughout the year
Support and motivation for staying on a healthy eating & exercise routine
Tips for easy food shopping & eating healthy on the run

Each book is personally autographed by George Hirsch.

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Mannings Ballylickey

Take a trip with me to Ireland to visit Racheal Allen and Val Manning, as I shared Val’s life-long story of local and stainable. Back then, I know this is the true meaning of celebrating the people of Ireland on St. Pats! Sláinte

While filming Ireland’s amazing people, I had the pleasure to share a glass of Rose and taste local cheeses with the honorable Val Mannings of Ballylickey at his food Emporium, Mannings, located along the River Ovane.

I was dropped in the heart of County Cork, Ireland, and talked about local food and sustainability with Val. Sustainability is nothing new to Val; after all, he's been doing it for decades, in fact, for generations in the Mannings Family. Just ask anyone in Ireland, and they will know of Val Manning. His cheeses, sausage, and bread were out of this world, and I was lucky enough to have some time and listen to his fabulous stories. The food, wine, and food conversation in Ireland are all part of the experience. I know my life has been made extra special from my visit - so thank you, Val, for sharing your knowledge with me so I can share it with my friends back home.

So if you venture off the beaten path to experience original authentic artisanal foods, I recommend a drop by to Mannings while in Cork on N71. I'll be back.

Click For more classic TV segments Celebrating Ireland:

Myrtle Allen, Culinary Queen of Ireland

Visiting Pubs Pints & People of Ireland

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13 EPISODES on 4 HD-DVD Disk Set, season one

$19.95

AS SEEN ON PUBLIC TELEVISION & CREATE TV- SEASON ONE
FEATURING CHEF GEORGE HIRSCH DEMONSTRATING HIS SAVORY COOKING, BAKING AND GRILLING RECIPES; WITH HIS EXPERT CULINARY TIPS & TECHNIQUES, ALONG WITH VISITS TO HIS INSPIRING HAMPTON LOCATIONS.

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George Hirsch Living it UP! cooking & lifestyle book

$24.95

This easy to live with lifestyle plan; with more than 165 of George's easy-to-prepare gourmet recipes, you can lose weight, maintain energy, look better, and enjoy a longer active life, by eating great food!
M.Evans and Company, Inc.

George Starts your year off right!

George Hirsch Living it UP
Recipes for a Healthy Active Life
Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages; $24.95
Publisher: M. Evans and Company, Inc.; 2000
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0871319241
ISBN-13: 978-0871319241
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches

Creative Cooking tips
Fast Easy recipes that allow for an active lifestyle
A 30-Day Menu Plan you can adapt throughout the year
Support and motivation for staying on a healthy eating & exercise routine
Tips for easy food shopping & eating healthy on the run

Each book is personally autographed by George Hirsch.

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Laissez les bons temps rouler

Join George + Alex on NPR WPPB FM Friday Feb 28th 11:30AM EST Heart of The East End Show w/Gianna Volpe + via LIVE STREAM

For my NY/LI friends, Tune-in/dvr GHL WLIW21 Saturdays 2:30 PM

Thank you in advance for supporting your local PBS station.

Check local listings for GHL celebrating Chef George's 25th anniversary on PBS and Public TV Stations. Click to watch TV Series Preview

Mardi Gras Review

Carnival season which leads to Mardi Gras begins each year on Jan 6th.  But it’s really this past week that the Krewes really start to build up their parading steam right up to Fat Tuesday on February 26th, aka Shrove Tuesday served with Pancakes. Get out your beads and join the celebration.

Mardi Gras: Did You Know That?

Fat Tuesday is the English translation of the French words Mardi Gras. As the rite of Spring, Fat Tuesday festivities commence before the change of seasons. The original purpose of the big celebration was to pray to the Gods for good weather and good crops. In Louisiana, the first Mardi Gras was celebrated in 1589, when the French explorers Bienville and Iberville landed at the mouth of the Mississippi river in New Orleans. The next day was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season. The tradition back home in France/ Europe in those days, was to have a major feast prior to the 40 days of fasting in Lent. The day called Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, was the opportunity to eat and drink all day long prior to repenting for a long, long, forty days. 

Mardi Gras Colors & Throws

Rex (latin for king) selected the official Mardi Gras colors in 1872. The 1892 Rex Parade theme Symbolism of Colors gave meaning to the colors: purple represents justice; green-faith, and gold-power. The throwing of trinkets to the crowds was started in the early 1870s by the Twelfth Night Revelers, and is a time-honored expectation for young and old alike. 

In 1884 Rex started using medallions instead of trinkets. These medallions are represented today by doubloons. These doubloons are aluminum and anodized in many different colors. They depict the parade theme on one side and the Krewe's emblem on the other. 

So friends, let's top off the fete, with my Jambalaya recipe.

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13 EPISODES on 4 HD-DVD Disk Set, season one

$19.95

AS SEEN ON PUBLIC TELEVISION & CREATE TV- SEASON ONE
FEATURING CHEF GEORGE HIRSCH DEMONSTRATING HIS SAVORY COOKING, BAKING AND GRILLING RECIPES; WITH HIS EXPERT CULINARY TIPS & TECHNIQUES, ALONG WITH VISITS TO HIS INSPIRING HAMPTON LOCATIONS.

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George Hirsch Living it UP! cooking & lifestyle book

$24.95

This easy to live with lifestyle plan; with more than 165 of George's easy-to-prepare gourmet recipes, you can lose weight, maintain energy, look better, and enjoy a longer active life, by eating great food!
M.Evans and Company, Inc.

George Starts your year off right!

George Hirsch Living it UP
Recipes for a Healthy Active Life
Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages; $24.95
Publisher: M. Evans and Company, Inc.; 2000
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0871319241
ISBN-13: 978-0871319241
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches

Creative Cooking tips
Fast Easy recipes that allow for an active lifestyle
A 30-Day Menu Plan you can adapt throughout the year
Support and motivation for staying on a healthy eating & exercise routine
Tips for easy food shopping & eating healthy on the run

Each book is personally autographed by George Hirsch.

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10,000 Year Old Soup

Join George + Alex on NPR WPPB FM Friday Feb 21st 10:15AM EST Heart of The East End Show w/ Gianna Volpe click LIVE STREAM

For my NY/LI friends, Tune-in/dvr GHL WLIW21 Saturdays 2:30 PM

Thank you in advance for supporting your local PBS station.

Check local listings for GHL celebrating Chef George's 25th anniversary on PBS and Public TV Stations. Click to watch TV Series Preview

No, I'm not serving you yesterday's broth, just talking about tortillas. Masa is made from maize. The making of tortillas dates back approximately 10,000 BC, according to Mayan legend. Tortillas are really not much different today. I think a tortilla soup is ideal to serve up on occassions from a gameday party to even a church supper. The ingredients are universally available along with it's wide appeal. I've prepared this recipe around the globe with several variations including fish, shellfish, beef or pork.

Taking the time to pre-grill the chicken, sausage and vegetables in this recipe makes a great flavor enhancer to this soup. After-all, when tailgating, the entire soup would be prepared on a grill. I've also included instructions for this recipe to be fully cooked indoors, in case the snow happens to bury your grill, or just dig that grill out!

Corn Tortilla Soup

Makes 4 servings 

chefgeorgehirsch.com | Adapted from Know Your Fire cookbook

1 pound boneless chicken thighs*

2 chorizos or spicy sausages*

Olive oil

2 ears of corn or 1 cup frozen corn kernels

1 sweet onion, *thickly sliced

2 red bell pepper, *halved and seeded

2 jalapeño peppers, *split and seeded

3-4 plum tomatoes, *halved

1 head caramelized garlic, pureed

3 scallions, chopped

1 Tablespoon cumin

1 cup tomato sauce

6 cups chicken broth

1 Tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon hot sauce

3 (8-inch) corn or flour tortillas

fresh ground pepper to taste

1 cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded

* Chop into small pieces if not pre-grilling the chicken, chorizos and vegetables. Then add into soup pot as instructed below.

Pre heat the grill to medium high.

Brush chicken thighs with olive oil. Grill chicken and chorizos 7-8 minutes on each side. Remove, cool and cut into half inch pieces.

If using fresh corn, grill the corn. And, if grilling vegetables - brush with olive oil and grill 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove, cool and chop into small pieces. Or, if not grilling vegetables chop into small pieces for the next step.

Pre heat a large soup pot to medium temperature. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, all the vegetables, chicken, chorizo, tomatoes, cumin, and tomato sauce. Cook for 5 minutes. 

Add chicken broth, bay leaves, and hot sauce. bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, on a low temperature grill place the tortillas on grill and toast lightly on both sides. Cut the tortillas into strips 1 inch long and 1/4 inch wide. Tortillas may also be cut into strips and lightly toasted in a hot oven- if not toasting on a grill. Add 3/4 of the tortilla strips to the soup during the last 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and season with pepper and cilantro. 

Serve hot soup topped with cheese and remaining tortilla strips. 

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13 EPISODES on 4 HD-DVD Disk Set, season one

$19.95

AS SEEN ON PUBLIC TELEVISION & CREATE TV- SEASON ONE
FEATURING CHEF GEORGE HIRSCH DEMONSTRATING HIS SAVORY COOKING, BAKING AND GRILLING RECIPES; WITH HIS EXPERT CULINARY TIPS & TECHNIQUES, ALONG WITH VISITS TO HIS INSPIRING HAMPTON LOCATIONS.

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Soup's On

Join George + Alex on NPR WPPB FM Friday Feb 21st 10:15AM EST Heart of The East End Show w/ Gianna Volpe

For my NY/LI friends, Tune-in/dvr GHL WLIW21 Saturdays 2:30 PM

Thank you in advance for supporting your local PBS station.

Check local listings for GHL celebrating Chef George's 25th anniversary on PBS and Public TV Stations. Click to watch TV Series Preview

Tomato Soup as Seen on George Hirsch Lifestyle

When the weather says you need to warm up it’s time for a homemade bowl of comfort, soup. Please forego the salt-lick canned version, because you can make a flavorful and nutritious potage in under an hour. Like the above my Creamy Tomato Soup. And the addition of hearty vegetables like cauliflower, squash and yams, which add a lot of extra flavor. 

But what to keep in mind with any soup recipe, or any recipe for that matter is, a recipe is just a guideline. Use a recipe as a guide and improvise with what you have at home. Making soup is an ideal way to convert leftovers into a hearty meal.

Today I made a spicy black bean, chicken & rice soup made from leftover yesterday's dish. Simply sauté a carrot, 1/4 onion, 2 garlic cloves and added 2 pints of chicken broth with the 1 cup of leftover cooked rice and beans. After adding all ingredients to the pot, I added one chopped chicken breast. After simmering for thirty minutes I finished the soup with 1 cup of fresh baby spinach. 

Tip: Do you like a soup thick and hearty? Add a sliced potato or a yam. Don’t have time to wait for the potatoes to cook, then add stale toasted baguette bread as a thickener to the soup. Also, keep canned beans handy; they make a great base for a soup with the addition of small size pasta.

For My Five Onion Soup Recipe

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13 EPISODES on 4 HD-DVD Disk Set, season one

$19.95

AS SEEN ON PUBLIC TELEVISION & CREATE TV- SEASON ONE
FEATURING CHEF GEORGE HIRSCH DEMONSTRATING HIS SAVORY COOKING, BAKING AND GRILLING RECIPES; WITH HIS EXPERT CULINARY TIPS & TECHNIQUES, ALONG WITH VISITS TO HIS INSPIRING HAMPTON LOCATIONS.

Add to Cart

George Hirsch Living it UP! cooking & lifestyle book

$24.95

This easy to live with lifestyle plan; with more than 165 of George's easy-to-prepare gourmet recipes, you can lose weight, maintain energy, look better, and enjoy a longer active life, by eating great food!
M.Evans and Company, Inc.

George Starts your year off right!

George Hirsch Living it UP
Recipes for a Healthy Active Life
Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages; $24.95
Publisher: M. Evans and Company, Inc.; 2000
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0871319241
ISBN-13: 978-0871319241
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches

Creative Cooking tips
Fast Easy recipes that allow for an active lifestyle
A 30-Day Menu Plan you can adapt throughout the year
Support and motivation for staying on a healthy eating & exercise routine
Tips for easy food shopping & eating healthy on the run

Each book is personally autographed by George Hirsch.

Add to Cart