Squirrel X's Culinary Miscellany!
whipped parsnips
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__Emeril Lagasse
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__Japanese proverb
"What I love about cooking is that after a hard day,
there is something comforting about the fact that
if you melt butter and add flour, then hot stock, it will get thick! It's a sure thing.
It's a sure thing in a world where nothing is sure!"
__Nora Ephron
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__Elsa Schiaparelli
"Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work
in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent,
so is the ballet. "
__Julia Child
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__Piero Selvaggio
"'Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers."
__William Shakespeare
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It should be entered into with abandon or not at all."
__Harriet Van Horne
Whipped Parsnips
Ingredients:
2 pounds parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 and 1/2 pounds carrots, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup butter, diced and softened
a generous pinch of ground nutmeg
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions:
1) Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
2) Add the carrots, cover partially, and simmer
for about five minutes.
3) Add the parsnips, cover partially, and simmer for
about fifteen minutes, 'til the vegetables are very tender.
4) Drain thoroughly.
5) Put the carrots and turnips back in the pot,
then stir over medium heat just 'til any excess moisture evaporates.
6) Transfer to a large mixin' bowl.
7) Add the butter, then mash and whip 'til smooth.
8) Season with the nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
9) Rewarm over very low heat, stirrin' often.
and the best of intentions for whoever wants to try 'em,
but if somethin' goes wrong, don't blame the varmint.*
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