LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2019

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When you don’t have time to marinate, seasoning salts give your food a flavour boost in just seconds. These three Canadian-made blends are great for all your grilling needs. Do I Need? Seasoning Salts Seafood From Amy Mumby and Adam Delorme in Prince Edward County, this superb seasoning starts with a base of smoked Sicilian sea salt. Dried lime zest, fennel seed and dill are added to make it the perfect flavour enhancer for seafood, not to mention potatoes. Cured Spice Co. Salmon & Seafood Spice , $5/50 g, curedspice.com Beef From one of Canada’s oldest restaurants, Barberian’s steak spice has had a cult following since 1959. Rubbed into steaks, it gives the beef a savoury hit of garlic and onion plus a little heat from black pepper. You can use it throughout the year in meatloaf, brisket and even as a rim for Caesars. Barberian’s Steak Seasoning , $6.99/198 g, loblaws.ca Chicken & Pork Ted Reader’s gently spicy barbecue rub is made from a blend of 13 herbs and spices. It’s not too sweet and not too salty, just right for seasoning butterflied chickens and pork ribs for grilling or smoking. It’s pretty tasty on popcorn, too. Ted Reader Original Bonedust , 15.99/286 g, dicksonbbq.com

GuessWho’s Coming to Dinner What to serve a vegetarian at a barbecue.

Instead of putting veggie burgers—the plant-based consolation prize—on your shopping list, it’s worth making the extra effort to cook something special for your vegetarian guests. Look no further than our Tandoori Paneer & Potato Kebabs with Fruit Raita from our Summer 2013 issue at foodanddrink.ca. When these fragrant skewers hit the grill, it will be the carnivores’ turn to feel left out.

Bored? Games! This classic checkers and

backgammon set ($32.99) in a handy travel storage bag is great for outdoor fun, road-trip pit stops and off-the-grid camping. Available at small-mart.ca.

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SUMMER 2019 FOOD & DRINK