LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2019

FOOD ENTERTAINING

A LITTLE IMAGINATION IS ALL YOU NEED TO BRING ORGANIC BEAUTY AND SEASONAL FLAVOUR FROM THE GARDEN TO YOUR SUMMER ENTERTAINING. POWER flower BY ESHUN MOTT • PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB FIOCCA • ILLUSTRATIONS BY EMILIE SIMPSON

Only eat flowers that you are sure are edible and which have been organically grown. Cut flowers, plants from the nursery, and even roadside wildflowers may have been treated with pesticides not labelled for food crops.

roses A fragrant summer rose is sweet and lightly fruity with hints of apple and strawberry. Rose petals have been used to make rosewater and rose syr- ups since ancient times and was the flavouring of choice for desserts until the 1800s, when vanilla surpassed it. The popularity of Middle Eastern cuisine is reintroducing us to the alluring flavour of the rose, but it’s easy to overdo it. A homemade rose syrup gives you a light natural flavour that feels true to the fragrance of your garden; add it to cocktails, toss with fresh fruit, add to jams and jellies or use it to flavour creamy desserts and garnish with the petals. r A

bohemian rose flip recipe on page 133

FOOD & DRI NK EARLY SUMMER