Braised Carrots and Parsnips Simply Cooked in Vegetable Stock, Butter and Salt

Braised Carrots and Parsnips Simply Cooked in Vegetable Stock, Butter and SaltBraised Carrots and Parsnips – Fall and Winter Comfort Food

So unexpected. A friend leaving town for the week offered me her CSA box. What fun. Always such a pleasant surprise to open the box. This box, as it’s January in Montana, included among the leafy greens and purple cabbage a pound of huge carrots and half a pound of parsnips. Continue reading Braised Carrots and Parsnips Simply Cooked in Vegetable Stock, Butter and Salt

Root Vegetable Barley Soup with Winter’s Galactic Star

Root Vegetable Barley Soup with Winter’s Galactic Star

Root Vegetable Barley Soup – No Galactic Battle Here, Simply Comfort & Joy in a Bowl

With Star Wars on so many minds and movie screens, it’s easy to imagine this odd-looking object as an alien planet. “Perhaps it’s Coruscant, a big deal in the Star Wars universe,” wrote my son-in-law Peter. But fortunately, it’s not. This winter galactic star goes by the name celeriac, aka celery root. Continue reading Root Vegetable Barley Soup with Winter’s Galactic Star