EDITOR’S FOOD ADVICE

JENNIFER DANTER Acting executive Food editor

I’VE HAD A LONGTIME LOVE AFFAIR WITH Portland, Ore., vegetable whisperer Joshua McFadden. A food industry veteran, he has brought veggies to the forefront of restaurant menus and helps home cooks make the most of their garden bounty. His first book, Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables, divides the year into six growing seasons; since fruit and veggies have such a wide range of peak ripeness, they simply can’t be contained in the usual four. I love his recipes: They read like poetic love letters to food and capture the complex beauty and flavour of local seasonal fare.

Try it on our smoky chicken burgers (page 81).

IN THE BAG SUPER SLAW

Your salad just got a whole lot more interesting and healthy with this dynamic combo of shredded sweet golden beets, crunchy carrots, tender kale and broccoli. Enjoy an arsenal of antioxidant-rich veggies without picking up a knife. Hint: It’s delicious piled on burgers and tacos, too!

PC Beet Slaw, $2.50, pc.ca.

Six Seasons (Artisan Books) by Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg, $50.

WORTH EVERY PENNY PATRIOTIC CUPPA

TWG Tea’s limited-edition Jubilee Tea, with notes of maple syrup and cranberry, is basically some of our favourite Canadian flavours in a cup. It’s great warm on camping nights or over ice as a tart refresher—the perfect way to keep the Canada 150 celebrations going.

COOL TOOL HOLY SMOKE

It’s still burger season, so go ahead and fire up your condiment game. Breville’s The Smoking Gun offers a clever way to infuse food and drinks with natural smoke flavour in less than a minute. Hickory and applewood shavings (and a ton of recipes) are included, so you simply load it, light it and blow smoke! The tool works well with high-fat foods, such as cheese, butter and nuts (plus, avocado—my favourite!).

The Smoking Gun, $130, brevillesmokinggun.ca.

GAME- CHANGER

HASSLE-FREE LOBSTER TAILS

As if we needed another reason to love premium Canadian lobster. Matty’s Seafood lets you choose among four ways to enjoy it—without cracking a shell. The frozen uncooked cleaned tails are packed with knobs of butter; just follow the instructions to grill, broil, sauté or sous-vide to saucy perfection.

Matty’s Seafood Brands Simple Serve Lobster Tails, $17, mattysseafood.com.

LIGHTENing UP

Incorporating nutritious desserts into your repertoire can make your healthy diet more achievable and sustainable. canadianliving.com/healthydesserts

eyebrow envy

Microblading 101: Learn everything you need to know about this trendy semipermanent makeup. canadianliving.com/microblading

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AGAINST THE GRAIN

Gluten-free doesn’t necessarily mean healthy. Here’s what to consider before breaking up with gluten. canadianliving.com/glutenfreediet

WILL YOU MARINATE ME?

Now that barbecues are ablaze, our 10 best marinades will ensure that you never serve boring chicken again. canadianliving.com/chickenmarinades