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your mission completed: we ❤ red For Valentine’s Day, we asked you to show some love for food in the colour of red. Gastroposters took our cue for this hue and ran with it, posting a dazzling display of red treats from sweet chocolate-dipped strawberries to savoury tomato sauces. Twitter handles are in blue and Instagram in brown.
Leanne Shupe First-time Gastroposter Valentine’s Day cookies are better when they include a little wit
Stephanie Price @sweetstuffbystephanie Chocolate cupcake with chocolate-covered strawberries
Madelaine Calanza @madelaine_laine Black and white macarons with a strawberry surprise
Jill Levasseur @sllyrbbt Valentini
Gavin O’Neill @napper1983 Ice cream and strawberries
April Carreira @missaprilstarc Coconut buttermilk pancakes topped with strawberries
Camelia Guthrie @khammyie Celebrated love day with homemade red velvet cake with frosting and all
Francine Barbe @fbarbe Valentine’s Day desert with strawberries and chocolate dip
Ashita Solanky @shanaya1432 Ice cream sundae
Debi Traub @_thegardenofeatin Buttermilk red velvet waffles
Kelly Xu @softgothk A touch of red
Rebecca Katindig @beckgulay Pancakes and berries
Alexandra Cipullo @thecleanfoodcook Fresh tomato sauce
Monica Socko @monicasocko I have the sweetest father
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Taylor Neely @tayloranneneely I am still feeling the love with my homemade red velvet cupcakes
Jumbo Lau @chezjumbo Red velvet cake pops
Irene Leung @superpeachlady Strawberry and lychee macaron from Butter Avenue
Eileen McCurdy @eileenaldis Buckwheat bowl
Melissa V Ducharme @missmelinsta Elderberry cranberry cocktails
Eva Knez
@tassedamour
Chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream and strawberries make for an elegant Valentine’s dessert.
Victoria Au @vickyspalette Very berry
Marlene Cornelis @musingmar What’s more perfect for Valentine’s Day than red frosting on heart-shaped cookies?
Fiona Yu @msfionawhy They say eat your greens, I’d rather eat my reds with this shakshuka
Greg Zador @geezed50 Lots of good redness bubbling. Or is that red goodness?
Rocky Cheung @rockycheung421 Happy Valentine’s Day to all the single people out there
Linda Matarasso @lindamatarasso Cinnamon hearts and candy lips
Amanda Bergman @amanda_b_3 Red rhubarb pear and apple tart
Nancy Verches @yonanabanana Valentine’s overnight raspberry oatmeal with mixed berries smoothie bowl
Roberto Carrasco @chefrobertoathome Surprise your Valentine with a meringue in cherry brandy sauce
your next mission:
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
With all the great Chinese food available in Toronto — from takeout to T & T Supermarket — it’s easy to take for granted. So as the Year of the Goat is nearly upon us, your mission is to break out the chopsticks and give thanks to this glorious cuisine. From Peking Duck to dumplings to deep-fried chicken balls, there’s an endless number of dishes to choose from. So whether you’re seeking out authentic flavours or sticking with sweet and sour, trying your own hand at Hunan dishes or feasting on late-night eats in Chinatown, show us how you’re celebrating the new year Chinese-style. Kung hei fat choy!
Mission Inspiration
Ilexa Gales @truffleunderground Valentine’s Day breakfast with Dutch pancakes
Michelle Shnaider @torontodessert “St. Honore pistachio” from Butter Avenue
Sara Naim @kisstorta Angel food cake
Anne Brunet @obsessionbakes Nurses birthday cake
Taras Zenczuk @tzenczuk Fruit platter
Vincenzo Antonacci @enzorant My Valentine’s Day dessert cake with whipped cream and berries
Lucy Wang @xi30n Happy Valentine’s
Cheryl Cadelina @cheryl_chichi Homemade mini vanilla cake with cream cheese frosting and fresh raspberries
Darlene Savidon @darlenea1972 Love and kisses for Valentine’s Day
Yousuf Kalaf
Brittany Crocker @bcrcks I was feeling really creative last night
Sophia Procopio @sweetsandtreatstoronto Chocolate-covered strawberries and cinnamon hearts
Rob Reyes @robbstarr Red Swiss chard
Sara Lawrence @sarachaa12 Pizza, my Valentine
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Marisa Osti
@torontocafes
Rocco Signorile @imthedarkknight Classic red food = cherry Jell-O
Nature’s candy: red juicy pomegranate seeds.
Maggie Dima @maggiedima Red hot Valentine love buffet
Rhea TalardeVillafana @rheatvillafana
Janice Chan @jcdays Gorgeous ruby red fresh cranberries
My waffle topped with whipped cream, strawberries, chocolate sauce and sprinkles.
Joanna Kassoulides @joannakassoulides For the love of red pepper
Yana Gushchina
One love.
Maria Aquino-Giannini @mariaagiannini Bocconcini, cherry tomatoes and black olives
Nimu Ganguli @chef_nucrad Edible rose made from beet-infused apple slices
Lilian Mallia @socurlie Heart-shaped Swiss chocolate chocolate truffle-filled cakes
Stephanie Renda @stephyrenda There’s something about berries
Steffen Marin @chefmarin Roasted strawberry bonbon
@one_more_fit
Amy Cugliari @fresh_pasta_toronto The perfect Valentine’s cake
This Chinese New Year, Maria Zychowicz reminds us of a true staple with this simple bowl of rice. “A bowl of rice can go with all sorts of dishes and it’s very easy for the body to digest and absorb,” Maria says. “Thank you for this little, white, innocent-looking grain!”
gastropost it Margaret Lee @nutriacure Love with a green smoothie
Maija Hilapuu @ma13hima Raspberry white chocolate field
Emma Feir @nomeattoday Loving this vibrant post-workout recovery drink
Irene Matys @irenematys Baked eggs with smoked paprika, blistering cherry tomatoes and rye toast
Theresa Levana @cha_aprilz Spread the love with strawberry éclair
Arlene Lott @arlodesigns Pomegranate pie with mile-high marshmallow topping
Sage Brancatti @nutrition_packed_girl My sweetie made me paleo spaghetti with meat sauce
Nonni Karumbi @nkarumbi Strawberry shortcake
Laura Stolf @stolf_l Perfect afternoon snack
Whatever you eat in order to complete the mission, the important part is sharing it with the Gastropost community. There are several ways to do that:
Post a photo on Instagram and tag it with #gastropost Pamela Modopoulos @pammodo Sugar hearts
Bahar Afzalian @b4h4r_af Happy Valentine’s Day
Emily Clipperton @crumbandberry Special birthday cake with delicate red ruffles and fondant roses
Veraida-Lyn Bermejo @coolbeans83 Lobster and Trini oyster cocktail for Valentine’s Day dinner
Joanne Taylor @jojosloves Sambuca mussels with garlic and tomatoes
Tara Maini @choperella Homemade fortune cookies for my Valentine
Francisca Morales @franciscamora42 Cake pops. This was very time-consuming, but so worth it!
Charmaine Chin @charmainec2011 Red and pink sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day
Noelle Ngai @foodie_exclusive Strawberry heart-shaped pie pops
Post a photo through Twitter and tag it with #gastropost
Upload a post to Facebook and tag it with @Gastropost
Post directly to our website
Visit gastropost.com to see what your fellow Gastroposters have been eating.
gastropost.com Jules Lope-Bosancic @ilovejules000 This is how I want red day to be
Jenn Flowers @funkyflowie Shortbread sugar cookies with rose icing
Lisa Witty @witty_grl “Chocolate is the answer, who cares what the question is”
Kate Cross @weightwatchers4me Breakfast kebabs for a late Saturday brunch
Lesley Robert @mzlolarobot Romance is alive and well on my desk at work
Kristina Mamina @bakesandbrunches The greatest love affair is the one you have with food
Angela Seno @angelaseno Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Hope you are having a great time like me
Ravini Misersky @princessravini Lindt chocolate fondue and strawberries
Kelly Aija Zemnickis @aijagreen What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a raspberry heart?
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