I do love parsnips with my Christmas dinner, for me, it’s just not the same without them. The growing year wasn’t a successful one overall and despite germination setbacks due to cold, wet soils, once again my parsnips haven’t let me down. My spade and fork are at the ready, I can almost taste their sweet, earthy flavour already. Yum!
I love parsnip and apple soup!!
LikeLike
They look good. Enjoy. We’re buying ours as we didn’t even get round to sowing the seed. It looks like they did better than your carrots.
LikeLike
Yes indeed. I avoid Xmas but I never avoid parsnips :-) Even awarded it Crop of the Month just after the frosts came here http://argylesock.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/crop-of-the-month-parsnip/
Will you roast your parsnips? To me, that’s the best way to do them. Nothing fancy. Just fat from a roasting joint, or vegetable oil if preferred, and roasting until perfect.
LikeLike
Absolutely, roast is the way to go for me. I do love them in soups too, lovely winter warmer.
LikeLike
We did really well with carrots at our allotment, Karin. Wild rabbits took the tops (allotment rabbit proof fencing obviously an epic fail this year) but the roots are perfect. Sadly, carrots were pretty much a failure in the garden, can’t win them all I suppose.
LikeLike
Those parsnips look amazing. We’ll be enjoying homegrown ones as well for lunch on the 25th. Roasted with a drizzle of maple syrup – yum!
LikeLike
That sounds lovely, enjoy!
LikeLike
They look good so enjoy! xx
LikeLike
Thanks Flighty, I certainly will enjoy them!
LikeLike