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YOUR MISSION COMPLETED: THE PERFECT POTATO
Last week, we asked you for the perfect way to eat potatoes. Gastroposters dug deep
and posted some of the tastiest-looking taters we’ve ever seen. Best spuds forever!
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Heather Macarone
@fiona4343
Potato skins with cheddar, bacon,
sour cream and green onion
Lindsay Dingwell
@lindsasaurusrex
Mmm, steak and baked
potato
Jessica Lee
@malteserus
I am downtown having
potatoes at National
Minji Jang
@crucial_mj
“The works” poutine
Lindsay Powell
@wineandfoodblog
Mini herbed pommes anna
are the perfect potato
Tahira Manji
@tkmanji
Breakfast poutine at The
Brasserie. So much yum
Sylvia Ulm
@syllovestrek
Yummy baked sweet potatoes
with olive oil and spices
Kim Adamack
@missmistisa
Sometimes life just calls for
meat and potatoes
Magdalena Wojcicka
@bohemian_me
Perfect potato: baked with
cheese spices and oil
Thomas Wong
@aznthomaswong
Hotel Blackfoot double-baked
red potato with all the fixings
Ernest Inglis
@i.was
Waffle fries at home
Kat Dornian
@kahht
My favourite brunch dish:
spicy potatoes with kale
Anh Dang
@zenjan30
Korean japchae (sweet
potato noodle)
Linda Garson
@vineanddine
My go-to dish is always a
jacket potato
Sujung Kim
@misskimcanada
Baked potato always makes
steak even more delightful
Emily Hul
@hungersquad_calgary
Breakfast poutine at Diner
Deluxe
Kim Chu
@kuchhuu
Sweet potato pork lettuce
wraps with a chili garlic
Adriana Sveen
@faraway_soul
Enjoying something familiar:
chicken souvlaki and potatoes
Adriana Bernal
@adriberisa
This is what an authentic
Texas-sized, loaded baked potato
looks like.
Chrissie Graboski
@_chrissieg
Behold: the hasselback potato. This
takes the humble potato to a whole
new level. It is easier to make than
it looks. And tastes delicious.
Aisha Leung
@fatmanonpony07
Honey-glazed potato. Yum!
Don Kwan
@403kwanner
Mashed sweet potato and
goat cheese quiche
Steena Holmes
@steenaholmes
I’m always on the hunt for
the best poutine in Calgary
Terry Toffelmire
@terryruns
Burgers with home fries on
the side
Hannah Dobbin
@hannahdobbin
Breakfast hash
Diana Adu-Gyimah
@dee_ ag
Baked potatoes with way too
much parsley and Parmesan
Julie Titus
@joolie_tee
You say potato, I say
tumbleweed chips
Sammi Emmett
@lady.sammi
The most Canadian way to
enjoy potatoes: poutine
Lauren Rodych
@laurenrodych
Turkey sweet potato
shepherd’s pie
Paris Reid
@parisreid
Baked sweet and yellow
potatoes
Serena Alibhai
@serenapeace
I made these fries using
local potatoes
Jesse Hulley
@pravda_mufc
A big batch of resistance starch
for the week: potato salad
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YOUR FOOD COULD BE
IN THE PAPER, TOO
JOIN US!
Each week, Gastropost recognizes
some of its members who made
Alberta food a part of their
experience. If you eat local
ingredients to complete this
week’s mission (see right),
tag your post #tasteab and you
might see it here next week!
Alexia Riches
@alexiariches
Karen Adler
@karenadler62
All the fries! At Blue
Star.
The perfect potato
gets slow-roasted in a
thick beefy broth all
day.
Gladys Endozo
@gstar_welldone
Christina
McMullan
@c_mac_media
Hasselback cheesy
potato topped with
cilantro.
Kathy Vu
@katkatvu
Roasted sweet potato
with Greek yogurt,
roasted red pepper,
chives and grated
cheddar.
Epic bacon
cheeseburger poutine
from Smoke’s
Poutinerie.
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new Gastropost missions
NEXT MISSION:
CELEBRATE SPRING
Spring has finally sprung! Officially, anyway.
We still may see some more flurries ahead of
us, but why not celebrate the warmer
temperatures that we, as optimists, hope to see
soon. Hence your mission this week, which is
to enjoy something delicious as you celebrate
the spring season with friends and family.
We’re especially eager to see your entertaining
ideas — is there a killer appetizer or cocktail
you like to serve at this time of year? Whether
you’re taking part in a backyard barbecue,
enjoying an ice cream or praying for patio
season, we’re sure your fellow Gastroposters
will want to see how you enjoy great food and
drinks while taking in the spring air.
Roasted potato and
cauliflower tacos.
Chantelle Delichte
@cdelichte
✔ Get your food pics & ideas
published in the paper
“Nothing says spring quite like seeing asparagus pop
out of the ground,” says Gastroposter Stacey Waters
MISSION
INSPIRATION
Marilyn Kennedy
@babasorries
Homemade potato chips for
a quick snack
Cheryl Strachan
@sweetspotrd
Potato pizza from a dietitian?
Yep, life is too short not to
Sangita Patel
Third-time Gastroposter
Potato basket
Sylvea Stevens
@sylveastevens
Sweet potato fries with
ketchup = yummy
Corrine Bergen
@corrinegrace
I love roasted potatoes,
sweet potatoes and zucchini
Effie Papas
@thefoodtravels
What’s left of our sweet potato,
ginger and pecan crumble
Renato Gandia
@flipjourno
Baked french fries are the
perfect taters
Michelle Greenway
@blondcanadia
Lucky lobster and gnocchi
Champion of the eat local movement in Canada
and renowned chef-farmer Michael Stadtländer
was recently named the 2015 Chef in Residence
at NAIT. His 100-acre farm is home to Eigensinn
Farm, which has been ranked one of the top 10
restaurants in the world. Supporting and eating
local is one of his passions, and he shared the
importance of supporting local agriculture with
NAIT Culinary students and with Gastropost.
“Try to locate local farmers at the market or
through a CSA. You can make relationships with
the farmers where you get your food.” Michael
has lots of open space for his pigs and chickens
to run free. But gardening is important too and
he encourages you to try your hand at it even if
you don’t have your own farm. “There are lots
of little container vegetables like spinach or
arugula. It’s always amazing what you can grow
in a small space.”
If you’re enjoying local ingredients in your
#gastropost this week, make sure to include
the #tasteab tag for an extra chance to be in
the paper!
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Shannon Farrell
@shans08
Potato Irish miners stew on a
foggy day
Heather Mitchell
@heathers_eats
The Little Potato Company
are my perfect potato
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Kerry McKague
@kerry ann wilcox
Potato gratin stacks
Sarah Bramley
@devour_blog
These broccoli, bacon and cheddar-stuffed potatoes
are twice-baked and delightfully decadent.
DON’T HESITATE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US.
WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
Sean De Coste
@seanissean
I heart potatoes
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