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Originally Posted by Keepee
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What's a girl to do? Any advice? I'm very picky, it has to look good, smell good, have a good texture- if we get to that, then I might consider tasting it.
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While we're on the subject of yummy vegetables..
There's a vegetable I absolutely can't live without. Parsnip! Here's a quick rundown of my favorite way to prepare it:
You wash it, cut it into thick french-fry shapes, lightly brush small amount of carotina oil (red palm oil and canola mixture), sprinkle with some paprika and just bake on medium-high for like 15 minutes or until they're slighty crunchy on the outside.
When I lived in the US, I don't remember seeing red palm oil very often, but I did remember seeing tiny 'tester' bottles of uncommon oils in assorted Safeway's. If you like the flavour, it's great for vitamins. Contains lots of vitamin A, E and betacartotines. (Along with some other great stuff.)
If you don't like parsnip this way, you can even try the same method with sweet potato. It's just as yummy. You could probably do the same thing with other sort of root vegetables / foods of the same texture. Oh, feel free to add a light sprinkle of sea salt before you bake to add some flavour if you wish.
I also end up making a lot of 'mashed parsnip' these days. (Personally, I think potato is kind of boring, so parsnip is a great way to change things up.) The best way to serve them up is with white pepper. Sometimes I add a bit of cayenne when I mash them up as well. It just makes the taste 'pop'.
Parsnips are really versatile. You can basically prepare them any way you prepare carrots. They're a lot richer in vitamins and minerals, and have LOTS of potassium too. Plus they're yummy.
I'd better stop myself before I fill up this forum with mucho parsnip talk.
(*Rereads the post* I can't actually believe I just wrote that much about a root!
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Enjoy! <3