Peas, Creamed w Mint Serves 6

Cook fresh peas 3-5 min, then drain. Briskly simmer cream w 1/4 c mint in 1-1.5 quart saucepan until slightly thickened and reduced to about 1/2 c, 4-5 min. Pour through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on and discarding mint. Cook celery and onion in butter in 4-5 qt heavy saucepan over…

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Pears, Air-fried Chips**

Halve pears vertically, remove core with a melon-baller, then slice, face down into thin pieces about dime-sized. Mix walnut oil, lemon juice, and maple syrup. Bruch pear chips on both sides. You want them to be coated, but not soaked. Put in air-fryer basket and cook at 400 until crisp. You will need to moitor…

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Parsnips, Roasted w/ Horseradish Herb Butter Serves 4

Preheat oven to 400. In a roasting pan, toss the parsnips w olive oil and season w s&p. Add stock, cover w foil and roast, stirring once or twice, until parsnips are tender and stock has evaporated, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, in bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Toss w warm parsnips and serve. Parsnips 1 lb,…

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Parsnips, Pureed

Peel cooked parsnips and puree in food processor w salt, sugar, melted butter, cream and Madeira, and whip together w spatula or whisk. Spoon puree into a 1 qt baking dish, dot w butter and sprinkle w crumbs or chopped nuts. Bake at 350 for 20-30 min. Parsnips 3 lb, cookedSugar 1 tspButter 0.75 c,…

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Parsnips w Roasted Garlic Puree

Place parsnips in a large saucepan and cover w water. Bring to boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 min. Add potatoes and cook until parsnips are soft, about 15 min. Drain well and pass vegetables through a ricer into a medium bowl. Stir roasted garlic and milk into puree until…

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Parsnips ‘n Bacon

Place parsnips in steamer or saucepan w 1/2″ boiling salted water; steam 10-12 min or until fork tender. Remove from steamer, drain. Meanwhile, in small skillet, fry bacon until lightly browned; remove and reserve. Drain fat, leaving 3T in skillet. Add sugar, simmering, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Add water and vinegar; bring to boil,…

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Parsnip Gratin w Turmeric & Cumin

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Peel parsnips and quarter lengthwise. With a paring knife, remove and discard hard center. Cut into 3″ batons. parboil 2 min.\, then drain and spread out on a baking sheet to cool briefly. Butter a 9 x 12 shallow earthenware baking dish. Arrange parsnips om…

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​Parsnip Gratin

In large heavy saucepan, heat cream to boil, add parsnips and cook until almost tender, about 10 min. Remove w slotted ladle and arrange them evenly in large ovenproof gratin dish. Set aside. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to the cream and cook over medium heat until reduced by half. Pour cream over parsnips. Bake…

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Onions, Wine-Laced Creamed Serves 6

Bring 4 qts water and .5 tsp salt to boil over med high heat. Add onions and cook until just tender, 10-15 min. Drain, reserving 2 cooking liquid. Meanwhile, melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly, 3 min. Whisk in cream, reserved liquid and wine. Bring…

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Onion Tart, Caramelized

Preheat oven to 400 and remove puff pastry from freezer. Melt butter in large saute pan over med. heat. Add sliced onions and season w salt. Cook, stirring, until onions caramelize but retain some bite, about 15 min. Meanwhile, heat oil in a small pot over med. heat. Add minced onions and saute until softened…

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