LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2022

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You don’t have to bake a batch of gingersnaps to make your home smell like Christmas. We’ve got plenty of spiced-up recipes in the F&D archives for some yuletide aromatherapy. For Boxing Day brunch, try our prep-ahead Vanilla Cinnamon Baked French Toast , which will greet guests with the scent of real vanilla bean and maple syrup. Mulled Spice Chicken on Cinnamon Skewers are a fun, fragrant hors d’oeuvre—the meat is marinated in reduced mulled wine. Heady with ginger and cloves, Gingerbread-Spiced Candied Pecans make a terrific salty sweet snack or edible gift.

Find these recipes at lcbo.com/fdholiday22

GIFTING DRINKS THAT GIVE BACK To raise a glass while giving back, check out these drinks with a charitable heart.

California’s Bar Dog, which makes Bar Dog Chardonnay (LCBO 10886, $17.95) , helps fund Ontario animal shelters through the Petfinder Foundation. Local winery D’Ont Poke the Bear donates 25 cents from every bottle of wine, including D’Ont Poke the Bear Cabernet Baco Noir VQA (LCBO 518746, $14.95) , to Friends First, a charity dedicated to bullying awareness and prevention. Finally, Crown Royal Whisky (LCBO 1487, $32.95) will donate $1 for every bottle purchased during the holiday season (up to $20,000) to Food Banks Canada.

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