Parsnip recipes for making the most of this seasonal root vegetable in the fall and winter include creamy soups, substitutes for mashed potatoes, and of course roasted vegetable salads.

Parsnips are particularly sweet when they winter over (the natural sugars are at their peak), and many believe this is the best time of year to eat them.

1. Peel the parsnips, then cut them into 1 1/2-inch long sections. Slice thinner sections in half, fatter sections into quarters. Slice out and remove the tough, white core. 2. Bring a large saucepan ...

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 ...

One simple ingredient has turned a seemingly boring root vegetable into something delicious and crunchy.