December 5, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.
It’s definitely a day for soup. Storm Desmond is howling outside; winds of more than 40mph make the relatively mild December temperature feel bitterly cold. I ventured outside this morning but when I arrived back home, making those carrots and parsnips sitting in my fridge into a warming and comforting soup for lunch seemed too […]
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November 19, 2012.Reading time 6 minutes.
Parsnips are so evocative of the autumn and winter seasons: that fragrant, slightly woody aroma that simply bursts at you even as you begin to peel them. My late dad loved roasted parsnips and they were always on the menu for Christmas dinner, soft in the middle with slightly caramelised edges that heightened the natural […]
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