Highlight the Best of Spring, Thanks to Food & Wine's Best New Chefs

"Right before Spring/Summer begins, spend a rainy day putting together bulk batches of five or six of your favorite spice blends. That way when the markets become bountiful and the days sunny, you can simply pick up some fresh seasonal vegetables for the grill, and you have a quick, fresh, flavorful meal! And more time to spend enjoying the weather, family, and friends! These blends fit and keep well in jam jars or Tupperware and are pretty much interchangeable between vegetable, meat, or fish. Here are some of my favorite blends: ras el hanout, Chinese five-spice, mustard barbecue, harissa, Vadouvan, and fried chicken spice."

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