your mission completed: Holiday indulgencesWith the holiday season upon us, we challenged you last week to share your festive holiday indulgences with

the rest of the Gastropost community. From candy cane creations to gingerbread architecture, here’s how you’re celebrating the season. On these pages, Instagram handles are in brown and Twitter in blue.

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In partnership with GE Café AppliancesGe café Appliances recognizes the Gastroposters who have been taking Food Further by making things in

their own kitchens in order to complete the mission of the week. the Gastroposters you see below indulged

their holiday wishes with tasty homemade treats.

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Food Further this week by creating your own delicious gift. Gastroposter Jenny Roger has already been hard

at work on this maple syrup granola, which she says is “one gift that helps you start each

holiday morning in style. Once you try home-made, you can never go back. Happy holidays, fellow

Gastroposters.”

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said, you can also complete this mission by simply showing us any edible gifts you yourself receive.

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Vicky

vicky nanowski@vickynanowskilittle reindeer cookies

Vida

vida gavia@vidagaviaholiday candy cane macarons

Laura

laura Brien@lbrienholiday party prep: homemade roasted red pepper hummus

Katrina atazan@k00kykatholiday cake pops

Aya

aya ladki@ayathetigerrwhite chocolate chai and spiced sweet potato marshmallow cupcakes

Vasily

vasily Khodanovichnew gastroposterit is all about the season: brandy and chocolate and a slice of lemon

savannah Pantry@savannahlizPoutine is not really holiday food, but the flavours of sage, goat cheese and sweet potatoes reminds me of christmas dinners

caitlin haaf@caitlinhaaffrosting for a batch of birthday cup-cakes! sure beats the white stuff outside

larisa anna@larisaannastarbucks peppermint cake pops should be available year-round

Anna

anna sou-wu@aserena314gingerbread house

Karin

Karin hsu@karinhsuo christmas tree, o christmas tree

Steph

steph mackie@stephomacPretending i’m already on holidays with franciacorta pink bubbles

maddy clark@tesselucinatedmade this gingerbread house in class. it’s so cute, i don’t want to eat it

corbin Patten@corbinpattenBison ribs at red leaves christmas party, muskoka

Eiko

eiko anderson@milk_and_sparrowaussie christmas meat: slow-roasted beef brisket

Elisa

elisa tauro@eattorontogingerbread snowflakes

Sara

sara lombardi@arielsalibired velvet christmas spritz cookies. one good thing came out of the snowstorm

Kendall Kilburnnew gastroposterchristmas baking. time to be creative!

Jessica fasulo@iheartstefanandisabellachocolate tart at stock, trump tower

alejandra Blanco@aleblanco_french onion soup for a toronto winter

Steve

steve Bertram@adventurefoodrisalamande is a danish christmas des-sert tradition i’ll be missing this year

cassandra chu@iyamcassandramini christmas pudding non-pop cake-pops!

Ciara

ciara dalziel@ciaradalzielso many cookies

Teya

teya Zuzek@teyzeePeppermint bark

Sasha

sasha muravyeva@murale13homemade kurnik, a russian chicken pie

meghan sutherland@megsdregschristmas baking, including chocolate peanut butter balls and mock turtles

Suzan

suzan Barrett@lifeofsuzanindulgent waffle with fruit

Abby

abby Preuss@abby_ahhbeehomemade chocolates make everything better

Steph

steph thompson@stephfoneePeanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate chip, and skor cookies

angela lenis@angelalenischristmas potluck begins!

mandy coz@the_fit_bosstest batch of jalapeño poppers for a party

tristan coolman@iamcoolmanthis year’s gingerbread house: the gay village

rachel stinson@rachelstinsontofurkey and garlic-rosemary mashed potatoes at festivus dinner

Alex

alex Zylka@sillyzylksdelicious sour cherry crumble cake, my scrumptious holiday indulgence

Katharine Peterson@katharinepetersonholiday rice Krispie squares

Joanne mcKiernan@giomcksicilian pistachio cookies for our cookie exchange

Jamie

Jamie martinez@jamiebaby17made some treats for my girls tonight: candy cane s’more cookies

farrell spence@tavolameda tiny army of christmas panettone are waiting to march into your bellies!

audrey Bresar@audreynatashaPersimmons and clementines are only two of the indulgences we sinfully enjoy over the holidays

Agnes

agnes dalupang@agnesdalupangwhile the babies sleep, mulled wine mommy date

Dave

dave mottershall@chef_rougeeggnog gelato

fouad makadsi @iphouadmy take on white chocolate bark with colourful champagne-infused dried fruits

stephanie wong@steph_aniewfirst batch of holiday shortbread com-pleted

Lily

lily che@yeslilycmy roommate baked sugar cookies and i helped to decorate

Jordan Beresford@jberesfordholiday party dessert from cibo wine bar

Jonathan nowlan@jnp9chocolate caramel turtle-style cookies

Jessie

Jessie griscti@jessgbeechristmas cookie baking

Jessica ip@whatagirleats_tococoa and gingerbread

Katrina ferrer@kyatt_christmas cookies

Julianna Pham@dailyfoodadventuresholiday cupcakes with chocolate, lots of whipped cream and sprinkles

Jennifer liang@utcoconutella-stuffed salted caramel double chocolate chip cookies

Joanna hillier@jmhillierhomemade marshmallows

Karen chiavatti@rockfordpeachynothing beats a plate of fresh baked cook-ies at christmas. Pass the milk, please!

Will

will daravong@willdaravongi am bear cake. i will rawr into your stomach

Emily

emily clipperton@emclippgingerbread men! Busy day in the kitch-en and lots more cookies to make

Paige

Paige Burchell@emmapaigedesignschristmas crack made with soda crack-ers, chocolate, brown sugar, some other things that aren’t good for you, and love

Ruby

ruby Paugh@rubyanastaciaand this is why we gain weight over the holidays

wendy lo@smilingmango_togoodbye gingerbread man! happy holidays!

My masterpiece: eggnog spiced donuts.

Tara Tomulka@taraellyse

Alex Bielak,

Labour-intensive Christmas tomato elves for a party.

Alex Bielak@alexbielak

Kat

Rich, moist, booze-soaked black cake is a Caribbean Christmas tradition.

Kat Tancock@kattancock

Classic homemade chocolate chip cookies.

Chloe VanVeldhoven@cdoublevv

Spread for last night’s gather-ing! Great times as always.

Hanna Pak@h2e1

Beef tenderloin, mashed pota-toes, string beans and sundried tomatoes for holiday dinner.

Courtney Roberts@courtneytrl

Kristy’s Christmas Cocktail, including apples, vodka, gin-ger, cinnamon, vodka …

Kristy Gardner @kristy_gardner

Red velvet Skor cake.Mikko Figueroa@m1kko

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