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Prouce News for November 2, 2009

 

MACINTOSH APPLES (Monday, November 2):  Hey, you might have heard of the New York City Marathon.  They ran that yesterday.  Did you know there is an official apple of the New York City Marathon?  Here it is – the beautiful Macintosh apple.  In fact, this is the official fruit, the official apple of New York State.  Now one thing about this Macintosh apple - it is a two tone apple.  See this.  It’s green on one side and red on the other.  Green.  Red.  Now, one thing you need to know, the red side of the two-tone apple, whatever two tone apple it happens to be like this Macintosh, the red side is always the sweetest side.  So cut that side in half.  You better give it to your friend.  Now one of the other things about this Macintosh – it has a very, very delicate skin, so please, you need to treat this Macintosh apple with kid gloves, like a newborn baby.   Don’t even drop it an inch or two because they will bruise very easily, and if you do treat it nicely, you’ll have a great tasting apple.  I’m Michael Marks…Your Produce Man.  (Takes Bite)  Mmm.
 
 
TEASE:  Hey, in my next Produce Man report, it’s the apple of the Big Apple.  (Takes Bite)  Mmm.
 
COCKTAIL TOMATOES (Tuesday, November 3):  Hey, John Montague was born on this date, 1718.  What?  You don’t know him?  He was the fourth Earl of Sandwich.  That’s where we get the name the sandwich for the sandwiches we eat.  So I thought on this day I would create a better BLT, and you can create a better BLT by using these beautiful cocktail tomatoes.  They have these beautiful grape tomatoes, the little cherry tomatoes still on the vine.  In fact, let me bring this down here.  I want to show you something, what I do with these.  I cook the bacon.  I get a little bit of mayonnaise.  Right?  And then I take these cocktail tomatoes and I’ll slice them in half, slice them in half again, and then in quarters.  And then I take these and I mix it in with my mayonnaise and I’ll mix it in with spinach or Mache and mix it in with the bacon so I have this mixture of tomatoes and stuff and that’s what goes onto my sandwich.  Oh, my goodness!  If you have never had a BLT with these cocktail tomatoes, they are so sweet!  They make the best BLT!  I’m Michael Marks…Your Produce Man. (Takes Bite)  Mmm.
 
TEASE: Hey, in my next Produce Man report…Making a sweeter BLT with these sweet cocktail tomatoes. 
 
 
POMEGRANATES (Wednesday, November 4): You know on this date in 1922 they discovered the tomb of King Tut, so I thought it’d be fun to bring my own little tomb in.  Take a look at this tomb.  It’s called a pomegranate and inside this pomegranate, this tomb, is actually some beautiful treasures.  These are called the seeds or arils.  They’re not really seeds.  They’re called arils “a…r…i…l”.  But look at the color of these.  As the season goes on, the color gets darker and darker and darker.  Folks, the discovery the pomegranate in the health circles and nutrition circles has been big.  I’m sure, virtually every magazine on the shelf  will have a story this fall and this winter on the health and nutrition of the beautiful pomegranate.  So if you haven’t had a pomegranate in a few years, you can get, you know,  the pomegranate juice or you can just get the real thing and take these seeds and sprinkle them all over your salads and on top of your pork.  Healthy nutrition in this tombI’m Michael Marks…Your Produce Man.
 
TEASE: Hey, in my next Produce Man report, in this tomb are some healthy treats.
 
 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS (Thursday, November 5):    Hey, this weekend we celebrate “Cook Something Bold Weekend” so I was looking down the produce aisle.  What bolder thing can you possibly try to cook for your family than, of course, Brussels sprouts?   I get excited this time of year because Brussels sprouts start comign into season, and that means they get sweeter and the flavor is fantastic.  Now when you’re picking out your Brussels sprouts, there’s a couple things I want you to look for.  First of all, I want you to see if there’s any holes on them.  See, this is actually starting to yellow a little bit.  That means this is an old Brussels sprout.  It’s either old or it has gotten heat to it so that’s not a Brussels sprout I would choose.  The ones I choose are very, very green.  They tend to be smaller.  If they’re smaller…see these larger ones?  When you cook these up, these are going to have a little bit more of that strong flavor that most of you have learned to hate with Brussels sprouts so pick out the really vibrant green ones and the smaller ones.  They’ll be sweeter, and you’ll fall in love with Brussels sprouts again.  I’m Michael Marks…Your Produce Man.
 
TEASE:  Hey, in my next Produce Man report, can I possibly get you to fall in love with Brussels sprouts?
 
  
COMICE PEARS (Friday, November 6):  Hey, are you planning on seeing the brand new movie from Disney coming out this weekend – “A Christmas Carol” with Jim Carey?  Well, I have with me the Christmas pear.  That’s right.  You know all those gift baskets that you may receive in the mail?  Well, this is the pear they use.  Take a look at this.  They even come in their own cute little socks.  This is called a Comice pear, and I know, you take one glance at this thing, it doesn’t look like much.  It’s stubby.  It’s chubby.  It’s fat.  It doesn’t look all that pretty, but ladies and gentlemen, this is the Cadillac of pears – the Comice pear.  If you love a pear loaded with juice, loaded with an explosion of flavor, then this is it.  And you probably walked by it a hundred times and said, ‘You know, those don’t look very pretty.”  That’s right.  They’re not the prettiest pear in the pack, but these are the Cadillac of pears.  You want to tasty Christmas pear right now, get a Comice.  I’m Michael Marks…Your Produce Man.  (Take bite) Mmm.
 
TEASE:  Hey, in my next Produce Man report, the Christmas pear – the Comice – comes in its own cute little sock.