LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2019

THANKSGIVING MADE EASY

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Fill The Freezer

Soups and casseroles can be made well in advance and then frozen until Thanksgiving weekend. When storing a large batch, it may be easier to fit a few medium containers in the freezer rather than finding room for one large one.

SHOP LIKE A PRO

produce, dairy and last- minute items. So, while you likely won’t be able to avoid Thanksgiving weekend crowds, you can at least minimize how many aisles you need to go up and down.

Split your grocery list into two trips. First, well in advance and avoiding crowds, get all non-perishables, pantry staples and frozen food. Then, come Thanksgiving weekend, all you need to pick up is the fresh

THINK AHEAD

Stovetop: Review all recipes and count out how many pots and pans you’re going to need. You don’t want to be prepping ingredients and real- ize you need five burners at once and only have four on your stove. If this happens, you may need to tweak your meal plans. For example, carrots you were planning on steaming can be just as easily roasted on a cookie sheet in the oven set on a rack right below the turkey.

Put small appliances to work: Besides your stove and oven, make use of your blender (newer models not only make soup but also heat it up), air fryer (cook up crispy appetizers or Brussels sprouts) and pressure cooker (to cook a side dish you don’t have room for in the oven). No room in the oven for baked potatoes? Short on pots for cooking carrots or asparagus? Wrap them in foil and cook on your barbecue grill.

“When you come home from shopping, label themonth and year on new spices before you put them in the cupboard. People tend to hang on to spices for years, though they lose their flavour over time.” Kim Diamond, Professional Organizer at Clutterfly

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Prep Work Wash, peel, slice and dice veggies the night before. Leave them soaking in a bowl of cold water in the fridge. The next afternoon,

SHOW OF THANKS

drain and use as per recipe instructions.

Swap out artwork from existing frames already hung on a wall, replacing with words, quotes and expressions of gratitude. It’s something easily done on the computer, hav- ing fun with fonts and doing well in advance. Simply print, pop into picture frames and hang back up on nails already in the wall.

Plan For Leftovers Be ready for leftovers by having your storage containers—and the lids!— organized and ready to fill.

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AUTUMN 2019 FOOD & DRINK