YOUR MISSION COMPLETED: SOUP IT UP
Last week, we called for your chowders, your broths, your bisques and any other kind of soup you might be warming up with during this chilly time of year. Here are some bowls of slurp-worthy goodness you shared. On these pages, Twitter handles are in blue and Instagram handles in brown.
Adam Long @adameslie Nice warm bowl of ham, veggie and macaroni noodle soup
Raymond Chow @chinesebites Warm up with this Taiwanese spicy hotpot
Mary Ann Middleton @hydrogeo_mam Garlic butternut bisque with sage and walnuts
Steph Jackson @empoweredfoodcoaching Cashew and arugula vichyssoise
Rachel Lai @rachellai83 Gooey grilled cheese sandwiches and straight up tomato soup
CJ Festejo @ceejayef Malay laksa soup with udon, Vietnamese pork and fishcakes
Matt Eppich @vancouverischewy Butternut squash soup, a winter winner
Alisha Duncan @leashae Ukrainian beet borscht, a perfect comfort food to warm up with
Diandra Mark @diandroi Curry laksa! Just what I needed on a cold day
Nancy Josland Dalsin Takes pleasure in cooking Turkey meatball soup with kale
Vincent Chou @vchou91 Life-changing beef brisket in Hong Kong
Melissa Quantz @_bountyhunter Roasted carrot soup with harissa oil, yogurt and pumpkin seeds
Annette Cheung @vancityweddings Curry coconut soup with bagel sandwich
Stacia Lau @stacialau Sweet yellow corn soup with red and green carrots
Rosita Lam @pearlorange Lobster and Chinese dumpling in chicken broth
Fabien Morere @fab795 Simply butternut squash with maple syrup and walnuts
Tania Clarke @sidebdesign Curried roasted acorn squash and yellow beet soup with kale chips
Sean Neild @yvrbcbro
Root vegetable box from SPUD put to good use. I made a potato, leek and Jerusalem artichoke soup with crème fraîche.
Lovely Sogocio @lublee Hot pot, anyone? Perfect for this snowy weather
Pauline Wong @livelifeandbevegan Pumpkin soup in cute mini pumpkins
Cherry Ong @cherry.ong Homemade minestrone soup
Diem Thompson @diem_t The most delicious tomato soup with little grilled cheese
Mariyam Muhammad @mermiyum Had a kimchi hotpot with mussels, shrimp and squid
Colin Wu @foodieyvr101 Cream of salsify soup at Au Comptoir
Laura Sigurdson @paddlingbetty Potage parmentier for these rainy Vancouver days
Willis Turner @willisturner Ah, the sweet and creamy taste of lobster bisque. Bliss!
Calyx Serafini @calyxserafini Mmm, soup of the vegan pho variety
Leila Summer @leila_nichole My curried roasted butternut squash soup with garlic and ginger
Erica Jo @ericamsjo Beef and rice soup (seol lung tang) to get away from the cold
Nancie Rutledge @missjrchef Cold nights deserve homemade mushroom soup
Malika Smith @bettersprouted Hearty vegetable soup on a cold day is the best
Emily Van Dijk @emmilyvandijk A late lunch of zucchini and squash soup
Marla Stewart @marla_stewart Everybody’s in this veggie soup party
Julia Wickham @julseykins Samosa with carrot soup and salad
Vashti Verbowski @vashtiverbowski Enjoying a cup of clam chowder on the Oregon Coast
Angela Chen @maosama Tomato cheese ramen is YUM
Manjari Kansal @madebymanjari Root vegetable, butternut squash, tomato coconut soup with apple
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Caitlin Allenby @cmallenby
Gluten-free beef stew. It’s time for some comfort food.
Lynne Powell @ylynne powell
Warm soup on a rainy night. Nothing better!
Christine Lang @christi lang111
Roasted tomato and bell pepper soup.
Doesn’t follow recipes I made this super soup bowl for my little nephew.
Lily Yuen @lilsbelle
Chinese chicken congee with carrots and a dash of green onions.
Carolyne Tang @c8r0lyn3
Traci King @tracimking Yummy tomato soup with chickpea croutons from The Oh She Glows Cookbook.
Pumpkin soup made with coconut milk, fresh spices and canned pumpkin purée.
Kristy Ip @eating withkirby
Delicious, authentic ramen joint, Yah Yah Ya Ramen in Richmond.
Tracy Dueck Third-time Gastroposter
Nothing better than hot soup and a filling sandwich on a cold day.
Turkey rice soup with some garlic buttered onion and poppyseed baguette.
Prawn and scallop with a delicious egg broth served in a pumpkin bowl you can eat.
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YOUR NEXT MISSION: SEASON’S SWEETINGS Whether you rejoice or groan when the decorations come out, it’s inevitable: The holiday season is upon us, and it’s time to gear up for the festivities. This week, your mission is to bust out a beautiful dessert, and the more ho ho holiday-themed it is, the better. From cookies and cakes to candies and chocolates, take this as an excuse to sweeten up with the season and share it on Gastropost.
MISSION INSPIRATION
Joelle Lei @joellelei
Clam chowder pot pie at Granville Island inside the public market.
Tessa Blaiklock @elspeth janee
Spicy sweet potato soup with avocado and lime.
Jen Clark @_gunstreet
Jen dela Luna @picachef
Cauliflower soup topped with cheese, green onion and bacon.
Sara Youd @bianca_pink
Butternut squash soup warms you up from the inside.
Jeff Sonier
Lemongrass spaghetti squash shrimp soup.
Jordan Bruce @brucesroots
Candice Wingerter @elpblog
Susan RobertsonSmith @604susan Jo Vanderwolf @joandsue How about delicious bacon potato soup?
Tyler Jacobs @fashion starlite
Spicy tom yum noodle soup from Thai Express.
Cheese tortellini in mushroom and ale soup.
Tristan Pearson @delicac
Dan dan noodle soup at ChongQing restaurant on Robson Street.
Gastroposter Angela Chu cheers us up for the holidays with this white chocolate peppermint cookie sprinkled with candy cane kisses. If you have an impressive holiday baking project of your own, why not share it this week?
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:
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Visit gastropost.com to see what your fellow Gastroposters have been eating. Dora Korzuchowska
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A warming bowl of Brussels sprouts soup with flaxseeds.
Clement Tse @clemtse
Hot soup for a cold day.
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