This root vegetable looks similar to carrots in shape and size but is quite different in terms of taste and texture. What are parsnips, exactly, and how do you use them in recipes?

The root vegetable may not be the showiest vegetable, but mistaking its humility for blandness is a mistake. Parsnips are capable of packing sweetness, starchiness, and a touch of bitterness into ...

Delicious parsnip recipes, from maple-ginger-roasted vegetables with pecans to parsnip and carrot soup, showcase the sweet root vegetable.

If any vegetable could have a split personality, it would surely be the parsnip. The root vegetable brought to America in the 17th century looks like a pale carrot and gets such varied reactions ...

This recipe is for Salmon with Parsnip Puree and Leeks from the food section of The Boston Globe.

Parsnips -- along with other vegetables that grow underground such as beets, sweet potatoes and turnips -- evoke thoughts of autumn and root cellars. But spring is when this carrot-shaped root ...

A fluffy mashed or pureed vegetable side dish is always a crowd-pleaser, and the humble potato is often the star. This recipe gives the spud a rest and turns to the season’s bounty of root vegetables ...

This root vegetable looks similar to carrots in shape and size but is quite different in terms of taste and texture. What are parsnips, exactly, and how do you use them in recipes? Read on to learn ...