Boil potatoes and parsnips in salted water until fork tender. Parsnips may take a little longer. Rice vegetables into a bowl and allow moisture to evaporate. Chefs use a potato ricer, which resembles ...

As a kid I never much cared for parsnips. My dad was wild about them, but I was unmoved, figuring that if they were white and ended in “-nip,” they must somehow be related to turnips. And I was ...

The parsnip, or Pastinaca sativa, was considered a luxury by aristocratic Ancient Romans, who served parsnips with honey to enhance their sweetness. It's thought that Tiberius may have acquired his ...

Mashed parsnips can make a light, fluffy side dish with a sweet and nutty flavor. Serve with a garnish of herbs and almonds. Instead of mashed potatoes, try mashed parsnips at your next company meal.

Somewhere along the line, carrots got the better marketing, leaving their cousin vegetable, parsnips, out in the cold (though that is literally not a bad thing since frosty weather makes them taste ...

When my son-in-law Matt is in town for a holiday, he takes charge of the mashed potatoes. He is a perfectionist when it comes to spuds. He insists on ricing the cooked potatoes in a food mill, a ...