Fresh Produce Blog

It’s Halloween. We dressed up. And had a parade. And had a costume contest. And ate way too much candy. Have fun tonight kiddos…and send a pic of your Halloween costume to ehendley@fpcolor.com - I’ll be back posting tomorrow.  fresh-E

The FP Crew - ready to Trick or Treat!

Our knight and his Renaissance ladies, also known as wenches

Fresh-E & Bethany - classic nerds
View Bethany’s video! mov02831.MPG

Because she’s truly truly truly outrageous!

Trick-or-treating through the FP office

Will the Billy Goat got hungry

Marketing’s got the Halloween spirit!

Halloween ‘07 Costume Winners - Congratulations!

Jen & Clay

It goes without saying that there are some Rockies fans in the house. Today, a lot of them dressed up in Rockies colors and/or gear. Have a look for yourself…We’re all ready for some wins this weekend! GO ROCKIES!!!

No matter how old you get, you’re never too old for a good field trip! Yesterday the FP marketing team went to the Denver Art Museum for a dose of what they call “DAM fine art”…and yes it was. Here’s a peek at some pics. The weather was lovely and we had a great day…fresh-E

The new wing of the Denver Art Museum - read about
it here

Who doesn’t love giant cows?

FPD-lovely, Rene, Phillip

This was one of my favorite pieces - it is comprised of
thousands of tiny paint dots, also called pointillism

This is super cool!

I think the creator of Scotch Tape grew up in a house
just like this, don’t you?

What a beautiful reflection!

Can you find the rest of the team?
Fresh-E, Phillip, Kimberly

All of our great southern counterparts keep sending in awesome pics…naturally, I just have to share! Our new Charleston store sent in some FP smiles - enjoy, fresh-E

The FP Marietta store did such a fantastic job hosting its “Girls Night Out Shopping Event” to benefit the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer, that we just had to share some fun pics! We hope you enjoy them and way to go FP Peach State! Keep up the good work, and by the way, the store looks absolutely fabulous fresh-E

It’s a Pink Wonderland!

Beautiful merchandising

I spy some FP Fans!

More Marietta - if you’re in the neighborhood, stop by!

Today, 15 of our Retail stores are holding simultaneous “Girls Night Out Shopping Parties” to benefit the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer. Fresh Produce will be donating a generous 10% of event sales to the foundation, a wonderful organization that funds groundbreaking research in an effort to find a cure.
In conjunction with the store events, we’ve had a fun PINK day in the office to help raise awareness and to support the stores’ fundraising efforts. Here are some pics from today.

Lorna in Retail

Will in Marketing

Some great FP pink items that can be purchased from your
local Retail store!

The Design Team

If you’re interested in learning more about the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer or in making a contribution on your own, please visit http://www.verabradley.org.

And a special thank you goes out to FPD-lovely for organizing such a great event. It is appreciated by all!
fresh-E

Fall is in the air… The leaves are changing colors, and the breeze is picking up. Its a time of reflection and cozying up with family and friends. But really when isn’t it a good time to gather up with people close to you. Well here’s the next excuse! These are some delicious Pumpkin Chocolate-Chip Bars that I couldn’t wait to pass along. These bars are perfect for the autumn season, weather or not you celebrate halloween, or thanksgiving, these treats are sure to please!

 I have to admit I pulled these out of Martha Stewart’s Holiday: Halloween edition magazine. If you can’t find it on newstands, you can find more recipies at the Martha Stewart webpage.

Makes 24

• 2 cups (spooned and leveled) all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in pumpkin puree (mixture may appear curdled). Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
4. Lift cake from pan (using foil as an aid). Peel off foil, and use a serrated knife to cut into 24 squares.