Your Mission CoMpleted:food haCks
Your Mission Completed: food hacks Last week’s Gastropost challenge was to share your food hacks. Whether that meant clever kitchen tricks, tasty twists on familiar dishes, or just unsung but delicious items on local restaurants’ menus, your food knowledge now belongs to all of Vancouver’s food lovers. On these pages, Twitter handles are in blue and Instagram in brown.
Eleanor Chow @elliechow Smoked salmon and smashed avocado on sweet potato cake “toast”
Gian Karla Limcangco @green_kween Add red wine vinegar to your pot of water when poaching eggs
James Aquino @mavyj Egg from Starbucks protein box plus Nongshim instant noodles
Kevin Tang @kevintang Shin ramen cooked with half a tablespoon of peanut butter
Nicholas Ning @uupdown Combine two pieces of French toast to make a sandwich
Kitty Ng @kikikat_foodindex Ramen burgers, a New York culinary craze, hacked at home
Tac Amano @tacamano Use Japanese sake to harmonize sukiyaki stock
Tiffany Pandu-Oesman @ms_tfny Cheeseburger pasta with fresh shredded lettuce and tomatoes
Jennifer Northrup @jnnorthrup Breakfast idea: baked carrot cake oatmeal
Vivian Leung @vvnwyl Superfood skillet with kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, chickpeas
Candace Cheung @candaceyc Freestyle Chinese: What Mom didn’t teach me, I just made up
David Peng @pickydiner Imperial Court has the best-value dim sum in Richmond
Jaclyn Garcia @tenthousandthspoon Poured coffee and melted dark chocolate on my Jamoca ice cream
Elisse Tan @heyelisse The “Beneficial Benedict” at Sage’s Brunch House
Erika Maeghan van Veenen @peglegmeg79 Smoothie: pineapple, spinach, parsley, ginger, raspberry, flax
Celestina Tanase @celestinaat Lemon juice keeps your mashed avocado a beautiful green
Dale Lawrence @craftedcuisine Freeze extra herbs in oil or butter for quick use in future recipes
Sean Neild @yvrbcbro
One of my favorite food hacks is the combination of two dishes. This is the jalapeño poutine at Dunn’s Famous: cheese sauce covered over macaroni noodles, cheese curds, fresh cut french fries and topped with smoked meat. Melt-in-your-mouth goodness!
Charlie Christensen @charlie_c768 If you want something delicious, make it yourself
Isabelle Aube @iaubekpu Heard of PB&J? How about CC&J (cream cheese and jam)?
Jordan Kizwani @therealkiz Japadog: kurobuta terimayo hot dog on a different level
Chanel Shum @caesu91 Deep-fried California roll, definitely a food hack
Cristina Lopez Morton @foodfitsyou Garnish gazpacho with cucumber and roasted sunflower seeds
Cherry Chau @ohlacherie Melted cheese does the trick in crab dip
Jocelyne Galizia @jocelynegalizia Spelt cupcakes with avocado chocolate icing
Parker Busswood @parkerbusswood Chili-rubbed baby back ribs with espresso barbecue sauce
Dominic Dobrzensky @count3d Mac and cheese and ham with three drops of white truffle oil
Dennis Pang @dennispang “Jimmy’s Big Breakfast Sandwich” from Romer’s Burger Bar
Diem Thompson @diem_t Forget potato chips, make cheddar chips
Olivia Rouleau @livrose09 Scramble eggs, banana and vanilla extract together
Stephanie Porter @raniporter Ice cream with crushed freezedried cranberries
Anna Wang @tunaanna Chinese pumpkin fries as pizza slices
Michelle Chu @cinnamnsprinkle Egg salad sandwich with avocado and egg, no need for mayo
Ashley Spencer @ashiexoxo Breville Risotto Plus means hassle-free risotto cooking
Cristina Gecolea @xinadharmabless Ditali salad with my food hack: chopped onions and cilantro
Robert Lee @ibobxtraz Mactine: mac and cheese poutine
Windy May @windymay Easy soup: broth, ramen noodles, shredded cabbage and steak
No partnership, only the pics and their respective cutlines
Nancy Josland Dalsin @justnancy4499 A boiled egg should never be boiled
Linda Kwan @cakebrain Cooked quinoa is the secret ingredient
YOUR FOOD COULD BE IN THE PAPER, TOO JOIN US! Janice Wong @justanother_food diary Making a vegan almond and banana oatmeal for brunch
Shannon Pang @shannon_pang Add some wow to chocolate-covered brittle by adding bacon between brittle and a layer of melted chocolate chips
KT Hung @cathymiffy Vietnamese spring rolls: Wrap with whatever you like
Jen Lin @jae_lynn Avocado egg cup with breakfast
Jodi Hill @algyax Get flaky pie crust by pre-cooking apples and draining juice before adding sugar and spices
Tessa Hughes @tessa__hughes For salsa, blitz half an onion, some fresh garlic, salt, loads of cilantro and of course a few cans of organic chopped tomatoes
Valerie McGowan @valeriesuttorp Make your own pasta and add bacon to it
Nora Hamade @nomnomyvr Grilled chicken and brie sandwich, Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
Akilla Aziz @killahbunny Everything tastes better when eaten with lightsaber chopsticks
✔ Get your food pics & ideas published in The Vancouver Sun ✔ Be the first to find out about new missions
Your next mission: cauliflower vs. kale Kale and cauliflower may both belong to the species brassica oleracea, but they’re brawling this week here at Gastropost. Your mission is to choose Team Kale or Team Cauliflower and vote by sharing a dish that features one or the other. In the white corner we have cauliflower, the “it vegetable” of 2014. In the green corner, it’s kale, a longtime favourite of food lovers, including many Gastroposters. Will you hail kale or call it for cauliflower? We’ll tally your veggies and reveal a winner next week!
Mission Inspiration Antonio de las Alas @antoniodelasal1 Splash of ginger beer for Jamaican twist in a stir fry
Kamil Rafuson @kamssssy Corned beef version of bibimbap. Mix and eat!
Sasha Jamieson @sasha_jamieson
Still wondering how to cook a perfect soft-boiled egg? Try to steam them in four centimetres of rapidly boiling water. After that, cool them down in cold running water for 30 seconds.
Paula Spurr @cowpunkmom Wash, then spindry, lettuce, store at partial humidity
Ashna Kumar @ashnakumar_xo Butter pecan mixed with white macadamia nut cookie mix and vanilla icing
Celeste Moure @ontippytoes To make a healthy cocktail, add blueberries
Shenifa Rehmat @nifa07 Black Forest cake! Secret ingredient: quinoa
Sheila Kim @sheilakim Boil anchovies to make dukbokki broth
Jacqui Khoo @jacquikhoo_yl Ratatouille with chicken breast in stuffed pepper
Jeri Terese @jeritaylor11 Best condiment for a burger: potato chips
Robelyn Dejesus @rdayhesus Mac and cheese pizza
Gastroposter Michelle Chu declares herself firmly on Team Kale with this lovely organic kale quinoa salad with raisins, turmeric, pumpkin seeds and roasted pecans. “My love for kale stems back from when my parents used to grow Russian kale in our backyard,” Michelle says. “Kale is always a weekly staple in my house.” Which side will you support in this veggie vendetta?
Gastropost it
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:
Follow us on Instagram and tag a photo with #gastropost
Post a photo through Twitter and tag it with #gastropost
Post directly to our website
Visit gastropost.com to see what your fellow Gastroposters have been eating. Raveena Minhas Fourth-time Gastroposter For “royal poutine,” use balsamic gravy, blue cheese, capers and herbs
Joshua Noriega @nothingbutnorg Aburi salmon from Miku, an unorthodox square sushi
gastropost.com Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you. Email us at [email protected] Or contact us through Twitter at @GastropostVAN Follow us on Instagram at @GastropostVAN
Eleanor Chow @elliechow Smoked salmon and smashed avocado on sweet potato cake “toast”
Gian Karla Limcangco @green_kween Add red wine vinegar to your pot of water when poaching eggs
James Aquino @mavyj Egg from Starbucks protein box plus Nongshim instant noodles
Kevin Tang @kevintang Shin ramen cooked with half a tablespoon of peanut butter
Nicholas Ning @uupdown Combine two pieces of French toast to make a sandwich
Kitty Ng @kikikat_foodindex Ramen burgers, a New York culinary craze, hacked at home
Tac Amano @tacamano Use Japanese sake to harmonize sukiyaki stock
Tiffany Pandu-Oesman @ms_tfny Cheeseburger pasta with fresh shredded lettuce and tomatoes
Jennifer Northrup @jnnorthrup Breakfast idea: baked carrot cake oatmeal
Vivian Leung @vvnwyl Superfood skillet with kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, chickpeas
Candace Cheung @candaceyc Freestyle Chinese: What Mom didn’t teach me, I just made up
David Peng @pickydiner Imperial Court has the best-value dim sum in Richmond
Jaclyn Garcia @tenthousandthspoon Poured coffee and melted dark chocolate on my Jamoca ice cream
Elisse Tan @heyelisse The “Beneficial Benedict” at Sage’s Brunch House
Erika Maeghan van Veenen @peglegmeg79 Smoothie: pineapple, spinach, parsley, ginger, raspberry, flax
Celestina Tanase @celestinaat Lemon juice keeps your mashed avocado a beautiful green
Dale Lawrence @craftedcuisine Freeze extra herbs in oil or butter for quick use in future recipes
Sean Neild @yvrbcbro
One of my favorite food hacks is the combination of two dishes. This is the jalapeño poutine at Dunn’s Famous: cheese sauce covered over macaroni noodles, cheese curds, fresh cut french fries and topped with smoked meat. Melt-in-your-mouth goodness!
Charlie Christensen @charlie_c768 If you want something delicious, make it yourself
Isabelle Aube @iaubekpu Heard of PB&J? How about CC&J (cream cheese and jam)?
Jordan Kizwani @therealkiz Japadog: kurobuta terimayo hot dog on a different level
Chanel Shum @caesu91 Deep-fried California roll, definitely a food hack
Cristina Lopez Morton @foodfitsyou Garnish gazpacho with cucumber and roasted sunflower seeds
Cherry Chau @ohlacherie Melted cheese does the trick in crab dip
Jocelyne Galizia @jocelynegalizia Spelt cupcakes with avocado chocolate icing
Parker Busswood @parkerbusswood Chili-rubbed baby back ribs with espresso barbecue sauce
Dominic Dobrzensky @count3d Mac and cheese and ham with three drops of white truffle oil
Dennis Pang @dennispang “Jimmy’s Big Breakfast Sandwich” from Romer’s Burger Bar
Diem Thompson @diem_t Forget potato chips, make cheddar chips
Olivia Rouleau @livrose09 Scramble eggs, banana and vanilla extract together
Stephanie Porter @raniporter Ice cream with crushed freezedried cranberries
Anna Wang @tunaanna Chinese pumpkin fries as pizza slices
Michelle Chu @cinnamnsprinkle Egg salad sandwich with avocado and egg, no need for mayo
Ashley Spencer @ashiexoxo Breville Risotto Plus means hassle-free risotto cooking
Cristina Gecolea @xinadharmabless Ditali salad with my food hack: chopped onions and cilantro
Robert Lee @ibobxtraz Mactine: mac and cheese poutine
Windy May @windymay Easy soup: broth, ramen noodles, shredded cabbage and steak
No partnership, only the pics and their respective cutlines
Nancy Josland Dalsin @justnancy4499 A boiled egg should never be boiled
Linda Kwan @cakebrain Cooked quinoa is the secret ingredient
YOUR FOOD COULD BE IN THE PAPER, TOO JOIN US! Janice Wong @justanother_food diary Making a vegan almond and banana oatmeal for brunch
Shannon Pang @shannon_pang Add some wow to chocolate-covered brittle by adding bacon between brittle and a layer of melted chocolate chips
KT Hung @cathymiffy Vietnamese spring rolls: Wrap with whatever you like
Jen Lin @jae_lynn Avocado egg cup with breakfast
Jodi Hill @algyax Get flaky pie crust by pre-cooking apples and draining juice before adding sugar and spices
Tessa Hughes @tessa__hughes For salsa, blitz half an onion, some fresh garlic, salt, loads of cilantro and of course a few cans of organic chopped tomatoes
Valerie McGowan @valeriesuttorp Make your own pasta and add bacon to it
Nora Hamade @nomnomyvr Grilled chicken and brie sandwich, Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
Akilla Aziz @killahbunny Everything tastes better when eaten with lightsaber chopsticks
✔ Get your food pics & ideas published in The Vancouver Sun ✔ Be the first to find out about new missions
Your next mission: cauliflower vs. kale Kale and cauliflower may both belong to the species brassica oleracea, but they’re brawling this week here at Gastropost. Your mission is to choose Team Kale or Team Cauliflower and vote by sharing a dish that features one or the other. In the white corner we have cauliflower, the “it vegetable” of 2014. In the green corner, it’s kale, a longtime favourite of food lovers, including many Gastroposters. Will you hail kale or call it for cauliflower? We’ll tally your veggies and reveal a winner next week!
Mission Inspiration Antonio de las Alas @antoniodelasal1 Splash of ginger beer for Jamaican twist in a stir fry
Kamil Rafuson @kamssssy Corned beef version of bibimbap. Mix and eat!
Sasha Jamieson @sasha_jamieson
Still wondering how to cook a perfect soft-boiled egg? Try to steam them in four centimetres of rapidly boiling water. After that, cool them down in cold running water for 30 seconds.
Paula Spurr @cowpunkmom Wash, then spindry, lettuce, store at partial humidity
Ashna Kumar @ashnakumar_xo Butter pecan mixed with white macadamia nut cookie mix and vanilla icing
Celeste Moure @ontippytoes To make a healthy cocktail, add blueberries
Shenifa Rehmat @nifa07 Black Forest cake! Secret ingredient: quinoa
Sheila Kim @sheilakim Boil anchovies to make dukbokki broth
Jacqui Khoo @jacquikhoo_yl Ratatouille with chicken breast in stuffed pepper
Jeri Terese @jeritaylor11 Best condiment for a burger: potato chips
Robelyn Dejesus @rdayhesus Mac and cheese pizza
Gastroposter Michelle Chu declares herself firmly on Team Kale with this lovely organic kale quinoa salad with raisins, turmeric, pumpkin seeds and roasted pecans. “My love for kale stems back from when my parents used to grow Russian kale in our backyard,” Michelle says. “Kale is always a weekly staple in my house.” Which side will you support in this veggie vendetta?
Gastropost it
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:
Follow us on Instagram and tag a photo with #gastropost
Post a photo through Twitter and tag it with #gastropost
Post directly to our website
Visit gastropost.com to see what your fellow Gastroposters have been eating. Raveena Minhas Fourth-time Gastroposter For “royal poutine,” use balsamic gravy, blue cheese, capers and herbs
Joshua Noriega @nothingbutnorg Aburi salmon from Miku, an unorthodox square sushi
gastropost.com Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you. Email us at [email protected] Or contact us through Twitter at @GastropostVAN Follow us on Instagram at @GastropostVAN
