side dish, centre stage
your food could
be in the paper, too JOIN US!
mission completed: the power of garlic Your powerfully pungent food challenge this week was revel in the power of garlic. Gastroposters completed the mission in many delicious ways, from bites of bruschetta to creative concoctions like garlic coffee and custard. On these pages, Twitter handles are in blue and Instagram in brown. Rory
Jude
t e n pow e r fu l ga r l i c i d e as
Maria
Lisa
Sarah Maria Kudriavtceva @mariiakey Crispy carrots, baked under honey sauce with garlic, rosemary and aromatic herbs
Shareba Abdul @insearchofyummy Pasta in a garlic cream sauce for dinner tonight
Grace
Rory Case @icecreammask Fressing loaded with garlic. Goes with anything!
Berkley Miller @flowrchyld Straight from the earth, bought a bunch of fresh garlic from the farm
Joan
Jude Mackay @judemackay1 I’m gathering the ingredients for my awesome bruschetta
Sara
Hafeeza Jaffer @hafeezajk Ready for roasting and endless possibilities: garlic, olive oil, alaea salt and thyme
Sarah Ciccone @oceaniccrash Chicken thighs with roasted garlic and bruschetta
Tu
Lisa Wakelam
@spadgington
Grace Cabana @fierytale Rustic meal by yours truly with portobello mushrooms and cooked garlic
Joan Gatchalian @jo_an327 Bruschetta with freshly chopped tomatoes garlic, basil and olive oil
Holly Spaans @hollyspaans Just a little bit of garlic from the Toronto Garlic Festival
Steve
Sara Verk @saraverk Roasted garlic preserved in olive oil
Bibi
Tu Hoang @tu_licious Homemade garlic roasted potatoes
Samantha Osaduke Frequent Gastroposter Garlic coffee: delicious with a subtle garlic flavour
Homemade garlic custard using 12 cloves of garlic.
Natalie Mathers @fortunatalie Arugula pistachio pesto with garlic, cayenne and quinoa crackers
Rose
Karolina Gumpert @karolagumpert Garlic inspired me to create a soup with fresh ingredients from my garden Eileen Lam @eatwithpie Gnocchi in super garlicky spicy arrabbiata sauce with fresh basil and asiago
Stacey McCool @staceymccool Having friends with gardens is convenient when you eat garlic at every meal
Steve Bonney @stevebonney Charcoal roasted garlic cloves
Bibi Ramzan @chickadeebb Roasted garlic on melba toast
Rhea
Rose Orlando @rosechef64 Homemade garlic cheese bread
Macayla Paris @healthyeatinghappyliving Sunday breakfast: fried egg, avocado and garlic-kale pesto with whole grain rye
Nimu
deb-
Jumbo Lau @chezjumbo Mussels steamed in white wine with garlic, thyme, parsley, shallots and onions
Get your food pics & ideas published in the National Post Be the first to find out about new missions Get your very own Gastrosketch
Debbie Sugarman New Gastroposter I eat Marty’s Pickles and enjoy the large pieces of garlic that are also in the jar
Crystal Mickolwin
Nimu Ganguli @chef_nucrad Panko-crusted roasted enoki mushroom with a black garlic, chilli and tamari sauce
Charcuterie platter with smoked garlic as the focus.
@toomuchgoodfood
Elaine Giamos @egiamos Garlic, balsamic tomatoes and finishing the striploins with roasted garlic butter
Lisa
your next mission:
Side Dish, Centre Stage It can seem a bit unfair the way proteins dominate our meals. This week we’re switching it up and celebrating sides. Your mission is to put the spotlight on side dishes by sharing a favourite, from salads to soup to starches. Show your fellow Gastroposters a side dish that deserves to be at the centre of your plate.
Mission Inspiration
Rocco
Rhea TalardeVillafana
Anthony Saracino @myrock82 Grilled garlic avocado whole grain toast with tomato and a sunny-side-up egg
@rheatvillafana
Arroz caldo, the Filipino version of Chinese congee, would not be complete without the crispy garlic on top.
Eiko
Tamara Saslove @tamsassy Scrambled eggs with spinach, mushrooms and lots of garlic
Caitlin Iten-Scott @lecordonvert Spiced pumpkin hummus with roasted garlic and fresh rosemary
Eiko Anderson @milk_and_sparrow Garlic, sriracha and maple marinated prawns
Anna
Rose
Rose Qiang @roseqiang Garlic stir-fried snowpea sprouts
N.J.
Rocco Signorile @imthedarkknight Sardines marinated in garlic, lemon, red wine vinegar and olive oil
Brianna Stein @chocochipbriannabread Ingredients for baba ghanoush
Lilian
Farah
Lilian Mallia @socurlie Garlic dances in the sunlight. Growing food is like growing money!
Maria
Farah Pirani @daily.dish Roasted garlic and vegetables for a soup
Faye
Sherri Onyszkiewicz @sherriandspice Garlic roasted and popped into the freezer in quenelles, for roasted garlic whenever
Helen
Lisa Bergart @lisadynamixfitness For a cold, drink a cup of hot water with some ginger and garlic
Tara
Helen D’Souza @girliegirl168 Homemade garlic whole wheat pita chips with avocado and key lime salsa
Tara Maini @choperella Roasted rack of lamb with lots of garlic and herbs
Niraj
Clara
Veronica Sheppard @ronniesheppard My first attempt at homemade garlic dill pickles
Donna Johnson @thespicycook Organic cream of cauliflower and garlic soup
Peter
Peter Grevstad @petergrevstad Roasted garlic, for autumn
Jordan Griner @chefjordan_ Roasted garlic confit: one of my favourite kitchen aromas next to a great stock
While many of you will of course opt for a simple yet delicious side of vegetables (roasted, sautéed, in a salad …), Gastroposter Tara Maini fixed something a little more complicated as her side dish to complete this mission. Her suggestion: “Make a delicious mushroom, goat cheese and thyme galette! A great side dish option!”
Frank
gastropost it Monique Vesely @moevesely French onion soup
Anna Shevchenko @foodwelove Penne pasta with red peppers and onions sautéed with garlic
Victoria Mendonca @victoriaelisem Garlic calamari rings
Sonia
N.J. Soler-Lozoya @enjz54 Mackerel grilled, with olive oil, garlic, tomato and mushrooms
Maria Aquino-Giannini @mariaagiannini Sautéed kale with garlic
Faye Gong @foodie519 Crawfish cooking in white wine, garlic and butter
Niraj Lodaya @teekhaladka Doing some healthy cooking tonight
Clara Lau @foodsisterhood Summerfresh roasted garlic hummus in my hummus sesame noodles recipe
Angela Seno @angelaseno Home-cooked cheesy garlic toast
Frank Mazzuca @familystyle Garlic from Sicily, at its purest
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:
Irene
Shar
Post a photo on Instagram and tag it with #gastropost Melodie Drastik @melodrastik I always use this garlic and parsley base to add lots of flavours to everyday meals
Sonia Parisi @cucinamiawb Pesto making session
Catherine Gabowicz @cathsblum It’s a garlic bread kind of night
Shar Laing @picturepaleo Ontario-grown roasted garlic drizzled with olive oil
Lindsay Jackson @lindsayreads Garlic-rubbed sirloin seared in thymeinfused butter with asparagus
Matthew Gallagher @maisonmg Garlic and cauliflower pasta
other gastroposters who completed this mission Kat Tancock
Jenny Roger
Vanessa Bower
Chanjayaa Kovinthan
Maria Zychowicz
John Placko
Christine Cappuccitti
Amy Wilson
Celeste Ellerby • Katherine Bytzek • Angie Fong • Amal Elrass • Brittany Szcerbakow • Debbie Sugarman • Joannie Co • Shivana Bhoj • Eduardo Francisco • Alexandria Giamos • Linda Matarasso • Melanie Pavao • Nataliya Kornienko • Laura Greenaway • Marisa Porrazzo • Dara Leigh • Jasmine Bansal • Adeline Salvador • Jason Huang • Eunhye Kim • Holly Spaans • Katherine Bytzek • Alexandra Plos • Elly Cairns • Tammy Hey • Olga Murakhovskaya • Joanne Kavoulakis-Drakos • Sanda Kazazic • Ivana Hua • Ashlin Jakubowski • Tanya Allen • Brianna Taggio • Stephanie Bailey • Mang Luk • Jess Dawe • Olivia Siswanto • Rina Hait • Alex Bielak • Jessica Massey Sansalone • Charlotte Tang • Parti Premraj • Rachel Loo • Jessica Lowther • Aldona Nowak • Jessica Lam • Brad Southwell • Michelle Walker • Emily Javier • Rudy Diric • Scott Jansen • Justin Kwan • Andrea Sorto • MacLare Breit Large • Valerie Choi • Joanne Taylor • Ryan Su • Patricia Nanan • Melissa Baker • Ashley Wach • Leah-Jade Emmerson • Nachante Jeremiah • Lorrie Thornhill • Tram Tran • Liz Picardal • Hira Ahmad • Sue Booth • Matthew Robinson • Rashi Bindra • John Chu • Kristi Doan • Tracy Ashton • Joanna Lu • Gaurav Sachdeva • Rebecca Katindig • Daniel Molinski • Apostolos Papanastasiou • Kyle Fernandes • Jerome Clark • Catherine Kong • Eric Petzold • Steph Lo • Nathan Weaver • Kymberly Redmond • Grace Batore • Sabrina Mohamed • • Marcia Ives • Janice Chan • Tanya Lynch • Kadi Kaljuste • Lisa Faktor
Irene Matys @irenematys Fabbrica’s garlic soup, garlicky, rustic and delicious!
Carole Nelson Brown @smmamashack I still can’t get enough of these Portuguese-style clams with garlic
Nicci
Linda
Linda Matarasso @integrityfilms Farmers’ market organic garlic
Angelie Sood @angeliesood Gazpacho shots, garnished with some green onion and sautéed garlic shrimp
Alexandra Fernando @lexafernando Made my own pesto using basil, garlic, olive oil and cashew nuts
Nicci Li @superspryte Homemade banh mi bao using a garlic hoisin sauce
Alexandra Tang @remiloveskitchen Garlic naan pizza with balsamic, caramelized onion and mozzarella
Elisa
Elisa Stephen @food.nature.health Homemade raw vegan caesar salad dressing
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 don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. we’d love to hear from you. Email us at [email protected] Or: twitter.com/gastropost Like us at facebook.com/gastropost
be in the paper, too JOIN US!
mission completed: the power of garlic Your powerfully pungent food challenge this week was revel in the power of garlic. Gastroposters completed the mission in many delicious ways, from bites of bruschetta to creative concoctions like garlic coffee and custard. On these pages, Twitter handles are in blue and Instagram in brown. Rory
Jude
t e n pow e r fu l ga r l i c i d e as
Maria
Lisa
Sarah Maria Kudriavtceva @mariiakey Crispy carrots, baked under honey sauce with garlic, rosemary and aromatic herbs
Shareba Abdul @insearchofyummy Pasta in a garlic cream sauce for dinner tonight
Grace
Rory Case @icecreammask Fressing loaded with garlic. Goes with anything!
Berkley Miller @flowrchyld Straight from the earth, bought a bunch of fresh garlic from the farm
Joan
Jude Mackay @judemackay1 I’m gathering the ingredients for my awesome bruschetta
Sara
Hafeeza Jaffer @hafeezajk Ready for roasting and endless possibilities: garlic, olive oil, alaea salt and thyme
Sarah Ciccone @oceaniccrash Chicken thighs with roasted garlic and bruschetta
Tu
Lisa Wakelam
@spadgington
Grace Cabana @fierytale Rustic meal by yours truly with portobello mushrooms and cooked garlic
Joan Gatchalian @jo_an327 Bruschetta with freshly chopped tomatoes garlic, basil and olive oil
Holly Spaans @hollyspaans Just a little bit of garlic from the Toronto Garlic Festival
Steve
Sara Verk @saraverk Roasted garlic preserved in olive oil
Bibi
Tu Hoang @tu_licious Homemade garlic roasted potatoes
Samantha Osaduke Frequent Gastroposter Garlic coffee: delicious with a subtle garlic flavour
Homemade garlic custard using 12 cloves of garlic.
Natalie Mathers @fortunatalie Arugula pistachio pesto with garlic, cayenne and quinoa crackers
Rose
Karolina Gumpert @karolagumpert Garlic inspired me to create a soup with fresh ingredients from my garden Eileen Lam @eatwithpie Gnocchi in super garlicky spicy arrabbiata sauce with fresh basil and asiago
Stacey McCool @staceymccool Having friends with gardens is convenient when you eat garlic at every meal
Steve Bonney @stevebonney Charcoal roasted garlic cloves
Bibi Ramzan @chickadeebb Roasted garlic on melba toast
Rhea
Rose Orlando @rosechef64 Homemade garlic cheese bread
Macayla Paris @healthyeatinghappyliving Sunday breakfast: fried egg, avocado and garlic-kale pesto with whole grain rye
Nimu
deb-
Jumbo Lau @chezjumbo Mussels steamed in white wine with garlic, thyme, parsley, shallots and onions
Get your food pics & ideas published in the National Post Be the first to find out about new missions Get your very own Gastrosketch
Debbie Sugarman New Gastroposter I eat Marty’s Pickles and enjoy the large pieces of garlic that are also in the jar
Crystal Mickolwin
Nimu Ganguli @chef_nucrad Panko-crusted roasted enoki mushroom with a black garlic, chilli and tamari sauce
Charcuterie platter with smoked garlic as the focus.
@toomuchgoodfood
Elaine Giamos @egiamos Garlic, balsamic tomatoes and finishing the striploins with roasted garlic butter
Lisa
your next mission:
Side Dish, Centre Stage It can seem a bit unfair the way proteins dominate our meals. This week we’re switching it up and celebrating sides. Your mission is to put the spotlight on side dishes by sharing a favourite, from salads to soup to starches. Show your fellow Gastroposters a side dish that deserves to be at the centre of your plate.
Mission Inspiration
Rocco
Rhea TalardeVillafana
Anthony Saracino @myrock82 Grilled garlic avocado whole grain toast with tomato and a sunny-side-up egg
@rheatvillafana
Arroz caldo, the Filipino version of Chinese congee, would not be complete without the crispy garlic on top.
Eiko
Tamara Saslove @tamsassy Scrambled eggs with spinach, mushrooms and lots of garlic
Caitlin Iten-Scott @lecordonvert Spiced pumpkin hummus with roasted garlic and fresh rosemary
Eiko Anderson @milk_and_sparrow Garlic, sriracha and maple marinated prawns
Anna
Rose
Rose Qiang @roseqiang Garlic stir-fried snowpea sprouts
N.J.
Rocco Signorile @imthedarkknight Sardines marinated in garlic, lemon, red wine vinegar and olive oil
Brianna Stein @chocochipbriannabread Ingredients for baba ghanoush
Lilian
Farah
Lilian Mallia @socurlie Garlic dances in the sunlight. Growing food is like growing money!
Maria
Farah Pirani @daily.dish Roasted garlic and vegetables for a soup
Faye
Sherri Onyszkiewicz @sherriandspice Garlic roasted and popped into the freezer in quenelles, for roasted garlic whenever
Helen
Lisa Bergart @lisadynamixfitness For a cold, drink a cup of hot water with some ginger and garlic
Tara
Helen D’Souza @girliegirl168 Homemade garlic whole wheat pita chips with avocado and key lime salsa
Tara Maini @choperella Roasted rack of lamb with lots of garlic and herbs
Niraj
Clara
Veronica Sheppard @ronniesheppard My first attempt at homemade garlic dill pickles
Donna Johnson @thespicycook Organic cream of cauliflower and garlic soup
Peter
Peter Grevstad @petergrevstad Roasted garlic, for autumn
Jordan Griner @chefjordan_ Roasted garlic confit: one of my favourite kitchen aromas next to a great stock
While many of you will of course opt for a simple yet delicious side of vegetables (roasted, sautéed, in a salad …), Gastroposter Tara Maini fixed something a little more complicated as her side dish to complete this mission. Her suggestion: “Make a delicious mushroom, goat cheese and thyme galette! A great side dish option!”
Frank
gastropost it Monique Vesely @moevesely French onion soup
Anna Shevchenko @foodwelove Penne pasta with red peppers and onions sautéed with garlic
Victoria Mendonca @victoriaelisem Garlic calamari rings
Sonia
N.J. Soler-Lozoya @enjz54 Mackerel grilled, with olive oil, garlic, tomato and mushrooms
Maria Aquino-Giannini @mariaagiannini Sautéed kale with garlic
Faye Gong @foodie519 Crawfish cooking in white wine, garlic and butter
Niraj Lodaya @teekhaladka Doing some healthy cooking tonight
Clara Lau @foodsisterhood Summerfresh roasted garlic hummus in my hummus sesame noodles recipe
Angela Seno @angelaseno Home-cooked cheesy garlic toast
Frank Mazzuca @familystyle Garlic from Sicily, at its purest
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:
Irene
Shar
Post a photo on Instagram and tag it with #gastropost Melodie Drastik @melodrastik I always use this garlic and parsley base to add lots of flavours to everyday meals
Sonia Parisi @cucinamiawb Pesto making session
Catherine Gabowicz @cathsblum It’s a garlic bread kind of night
Shar Laing @picturepaleo Ontario-grown roasted garlic drizzled with olive oil
Lindsay Jackson @lindsayreads Garlic-rubbed sirloin seared in thymeinfused butter with asparagus
Matthew Gallagher @maisonmg Garlic and cauliflower pasta
other gastroposters who completed this mission Kat Tancock
Jenny Roger
Vanessa Bower
Chanjayaa Kovinthan
Maria Zychowicz
John Placko
Christine Cappuccitti
Amy Wilson
Celeste Ellerby • Katherine Bytzek • Angie Fong • Amal Elrass • Brittany Szcerbakow • Debbie Sugarman • Joannie Co • Shivana Bhoj • Eduardo Francisco • Alexandria Giamos • Linda Matarasso • Melanie Pavao • Nataliya Kornienko • Laura Greenaway • Marisa Porrazzo • Dara Leigh • Jasmine Bansal • Adeline Salvador • Jason Huang • Eunhye Kim • Holly Spaans • Katherine Bytzek • Alexandra Plos • Elly Cairns • Tammy Hey • Olga Murakhovskaya • Joanne Kavoulakis-Drakos • Sanda Kazazic • Ivana Hua • Ashlin Jakubowski • Tanya Allen • Brianna Taggio • Stephanie Bailey • Mang Luk • Jess Dawe • Olivia Siswanto • Rina Hait • Alex Bielak • Jessica Massey Sansalone • Charlotte Tang • Parti Premraj • Rachel Loo • Jessica Lowther • Aldona Nowak • Jessica Lam • Brad Southwell • Michelle Walker • Emily Javier • Rudy Diric • Scott Jansen • Justin Kwan • Andrea Sorto • MacLare Breit Large • Valerie Choi • Joanne Taylor • Ryan Su • Patricia Nanan • Melissa Baker • Ashley Wach • Leah-Jade Emmerson • Nachante Jeremiah • Lorrie Thornhill • Tram Tran • Liz Picardal • Hira Ahmad • Sue Booth • Matthew Robinson • Rashi Bindra • John Chu • Kristi Doan • Tracy Ashton • Joanna Lu • Gaurav Sachdeva • Rebecca Katindig • Daniel Molinski • Apostolos Papanastasiou • Kyle Fernandes • Jerome Clark • Catherine Kong • Eric Petzold • Steph Lo • Nathan Weaver • Kymberly Redmond • Grace Batore • Sabrina Mohamed • • Marcia Ives • Janice Chan • Tanya Lynch • Kadi Kaljuste • Lisa Faktor
Irene Matys @irenematys Fabbrica’s garlic soup, garlicky, rustic and delicious!
Carole Nelson Brown @smmamashack I still can’t get enough of these Portuguese-style clams with garlic
Nicci
Linda
Linda Matarasso @integrityfilms Farmers’ market organic garlic
Angelie Sood @angeliesood Gazpacho shots, garnished with some green onion and sautéed garlic shrimp
Alexandra Fernando @lexafernando Made my own pesto using basil, garlic, olive oil and cashew nuts
Nicci Li @superspryte Homemade banh mi bao using a garlic hoisin sauce
Alexandra Tang @remiloveskitchen Garlic naan pizza with balsamic, caramelized onion and mozzarella
Elisa
Elisa Stephen @food.nature.health Homemade raw vegan caesar salad dressing
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 don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. we’d love to hear from you. Email us at [email protected] Or: twitter.com/gastropost Like us at facebook.com/gastropost
