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>>> HELLO. FALL IS ONE OF THE MOST FUN
FOOD SEASON WITH ALL THE GOURDS
AND THE PUMPKINS POPPING UP IN
THE GROCERY STORES.
HER TO SHOW WAS THE BEST
PRODUCE IN SEASON IS FRANK
GENZALE FROM FRANK'S QUALITY
PRODUCE.
PRODUCE.
PRODUCE. YOU BROUGHT THE BOUNTY.
AND THERE LOTS OF HEALTHY
THINGS IN SEASON RIGHT NOW.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. IT'S A GREAT TIME.
FALL IS THAT COMFORT FOOD.
SUMMER IS OVER.
WERE DONE WITH PEACHES AND
BERRIES BUT THIS IS A GREAT
TIME OF YEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE
SO MANY NEW ITEMS COMING OUT.
IT'S APPLE AND PEAR SEASON
LOCALLY.
LOCALLY.
LOCALLY. IT'S ROOT VEGETABLE SEASON.
POTATOES SEASON.
POTATOES SEASON. TIME TO MAKE SOUPS WITH SQUASH
AND ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. >>
STUFF. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CORD AND A
PUMPKIN AND THESE VARIOUS
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> EVERYTHING HERE IS EDIBLE
THAT ARE BROUGHT TODAY.
WE HAVE SUGAR PIE PUMPKINS FOR
MAKING PIES.
MAKING PIES. WE HAVE THIS SQUASH FOR
ROASTING AND PUTTING IN THE
OVEN.
OVEN.
OVEN. YOU
OVEN. YOU CAN PURIE OR ROAST IN PURIE
ALL THESE FOR PORK AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. ANYWAY YOU WANT WITH ANY OF
THOSE PICKS
THOSE PICKS >> Reporter: NICE AND FRESH AT
THE END YOU HAVE MUSHROOMS.
ARE THESE PARTICULAR KINDS IN
SEASON RIGHT NOW THAT WE SHOULD
TRY MAYBE WE HAVEN'T INTIMATELY
EXPERIMENTED ?
EXPERIMENTED ? >> THESE ARE LOCALLY GROWN AND
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO TRY
BEFORE WE GET TOO MUCH RAIN AND
THEY ARE FULL OF MOISTURE.
THEY ARE STILL FAIRLY DRY AND
EASY TO USE.
I WOULD SUGGEST USING THE NOW
BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME
ORGANICALLY GROWN SHIITAKE AND
OYSTER MUSHROOMS AND HEN OF THE
WOODS AND OTHER DIFFERENT
VARIETIES OUT THERE.
AND YOUR COOKING A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS NOW SO
INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT INTO
YOUR DISH.
YOUR DISH. >> AND COOK THEM ON THEIR OWN
IF YOU WANT TO.
PUT THEM ON TOP OF GRILLED
MEATS.
MEATS.
MEATS. YOU HAVE THE POMEGRANATES AND
THE PINK LEMONS WHICH LOOK
DELICIOUS.
DELICIOUS. TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THE
FRUITS.
FRUITS.
FRUITS. >> CITRUS SEASON IS UPON US NOW
AND EVERYTHING IS COMING OUT OF
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
VARIETIES.
VARIETIES. THE PINK LEMONS ARE GREAT FOR
MAKING COCKTAILS.
MAKING COCKTAILS. IT'S YOUR SEASON TO HAVE PEOPLE
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. HALLOWEEN AND ALL THAT STUFF
COMING UP.
COMING UP. >> LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE PINK LEMON.
IT'S SO PRETTY.
IT LOOKS LIKE A WATERMELON.
>> AND IT HAS LEMON WITH A HINT
OF GRAPEFRUIT FLAVOR TO IT
WHICH IS REALLY NICE.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THIS GUY.
>> THAT IS IN SPECIALTY PRODUCE
STANDS. THE BEST THING TO DO
WITH IT WHAT I SAY IS SLICES
THIN AND INFUSE IT WITH VODKA
AND LEAVE IT FOR A FEW WEEKS
AND WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR PARTY
BRING OUT SOMETHING SPECIAL
WHERE IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING
TO BIND THE STORE BUT SOMETHING
YOU MADE ON YOUR OWN.
>> OUR GREEN LEAVES, WE KNOW
THESE ARE GOOD FOR US AND THEY
ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL RIGHT NOW.
>> WE HAVE CHARD AND KALE AND
BABY TURNIPS AND BEETS.
ALL THIS STUFF IS JUST GREAT TO
SAUTI AND INCORPORATE AND WITH
ANY KIND OF DISH YOU ARE USING.
USE IT AS A BED FOR SOMETHING
YOU'RE PUTTING ON TOP LIKE
SQUASH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S POTATOES SEASON TOO.
INCORPORATE ALL THAT INTO YOUR
DISH.
DISH.
DISH. THESE SON JOKES ARE SOMETHING
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. THEY ARE SUPER LOW IN CARBS AND
SO ANYONE THAT'S TRYING TO CUT
DOWN ON CARBS BUT LOVES
POTATOES, SLICE THESE A QUARTER
INCH THICK ROAST THEM IN THE
OVEN FOR 25 MINUTES AT 375 AND
FINISH OFF WITH FRESH ROSEMARY
AND EAT THEM JUST LIKE THAT.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
DEMYSTIFIED BEETS AND OTHER
ROOTS, ROOT VEGETABLES FOR US.
SOME PEOPLE THINK OF BEATS AND
THEY THINK OF THE STUFF THAT
CAME OUT OF THE CANS WHEN THEY
WERE KIDS.
WERE KIDS. THEY DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S AS
DELICIOUS AS IT IS HOW DO YOU
SUGGEST WE COOK THESE ?
>> WITH BEATS I JUST ROAST
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. TAKE THE SKIN OFF AND SLICE
THEM AND I WILL ADD SOME FRESH
ONION AND OLIVE OIL.
SOME REALLY FRESH HERBS AND EAT
THEM THAT WAY.
YOU CAN ADD SOME GOAT CHEESE
AND MAYBE SOME BABY SPINACH TO
MAKE A SALAD.
VERY EASY AND IF YOU DON'T
OVERCOOK THEM, THEY TURN TO
MUSH, THEY ARE FINE.
>> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. WHAT IS THIS?
>> THAT IS CELERY ROOT.
YOU WILL FIND THIS ALL OVER BUT
WHAT YOU DO IS YOU JUST PEEL IT
AND YOU WILL SLICES AND ROASTED
AND THEN YOU CAN PURIE IT AND
USE IT ON THE BASE OF YOUR
PLATE.
PLATE.
PLATE. YOU CAN HAVE ON THE SIDE.
IT'S REALLY FLAVORFUL AND ADDS
A LOT TO ANY DISH.
>> I THINK I'M SLIGHTLY AFRAID
OF THAT.
OF THAT.
OF THAT. YOU COULD ALSO USE IT AS A
HALLOWEEN DECORATION.
HALLOWEEN DECORATION. AND THE LITTLE CABBAGES?
>> THOSE ARE RADICCHIO.
IT'S ALL PART OF THE --
>> OF COURSE.
>> GREAT FLAVOR.
GREAT FOR SALADS.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT
VARIETIES ARE PART OF THE
CHICORY FAMILY.
CHICORY FAMILY. A LITTLE BETTER.
THERE'S BELGIAN ENDIVE.
ALL THESE DIFFERENT CHICORY TWO
EUROS AND THEY ARE ALL IN
SEASON AND ARE GREAT TO USE
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> WING OF THE POTATOES A
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. TELL ME ABOUT CHOOSING APPLES
AND PEARS THIS TIME OF YEAR.
>> THIS TIME OF YEAR IT'S EASY.
YOU JUST GRAB ONE BECAUSE IT'S
ALL NEW CROP.
EVERYTHING IS NEW AND COMING UP
FROM WASHINGTON.
FROM WASHINGTON. PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING YOU SEE
OUT THERE WILL BE CRISP BUT YOU
WANT IT, YOU DON'T, YOU WANT A
CRISP SOUND TO IT WHEN YOU GIVE
IT A THUMB.
THEY ARE ALL REALLY NICE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THIS
NOW. THIS IS OUR TIME OF THE YEAR.
>> WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE PAIR
?
?
? >>
? >> THE
? >> THE RED ONES.
THEY ARE SWEET YOU CAN EAT THEM
HARD OR WAIT UNTIL THEY SOFTEN.
THEY'RE WONDERFUL.
THEY'RE WONDERFUL. >> TALKING ABOUT THESE GUYS.
>> YOU CAN SLICE THESE MAYBE A
QUARTER INCH THICK AND ROAST
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. LOW
THEM. LOW IN CARBS.
USE THESE INSTEAD OF POTATOES.
THEY'RE WONDERFUL.
THEY'RE WONDERFUL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HERE IN THE MARKET AND PEOPLE
WANT TO VISIT.
GIVE US SOME ADVICE AND GIVE US
SOME RECIPES.
SOME RECIPES. >> ESPECIALLY WITH THE SON
JOKES AND OTHER THINGS YOU'VE
NEVER TRY.
NEVER TRY. ASK FOR A RECIPE.
WE ARE PLENTY OF THEM AND WILL
SEND YOU HOME