Parsnips & Carrots

These Parsnips & Carrots were roasted after being dusted with a mixture of orange zest, brown sugar, chili powder and salt.  A nice way to jazz them up!

Parsnip Chips

These parsnip chips were baked, not fried, so at least they are healthier.  As you can see I only cooked them til they were lightly coloured.  Next time I do it I'll leave them in longer.

I cut the parsnips up into matchsticks (taking the core out first).  I par boiled them for 3 minutes in salted water.  Drained and dried on kitchen paper.  Then tossed in oil and salt and pepper and baked in a moderate to high oven.

Need Some Inspiration? Try Parsnips & Pumpkin!

Pumpkin Cheesecake Maltese Style

Food on Friday: Parsnips & Pumpkin provided me with lots of inspiration!  To see all the links at a glance I suggest you head over to this Pinboard. I have selected a few of them to inspire you today.

The pic at the top is from I'm Turning 60 – Pumpkin Cheesecake Maltese Style

Parsnip Soup with a Touch of Curry by Ivy, Phyllis & Me!

Maple Orange Glazed Roasted Carrots & Parsnips by The Midnight Baker

Mashed Parsnips  by Eat Like You Love Yourself

Pumpkin Juice by Thankful Me

No Rise Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls by Now You're Cookin'

Food on Friday : Parsnips & Pumpkin

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Food on Friday today, as you can see, is about those humble but noble vegetables Parsnips and Pumpkin.

Parsnips go well with:

Bacon	Beef	Butter
Carrots	Chicken stock	Cinnamon
Coriander seeds (cilantro)	Crabs	Cream
Cumin seeds	Lamb	Maple syrup
Meat stock	Nutmeg	Olive oil
Onions	Oranges	Pepper
Pork sausages	Potatoes	Scallops
Turmeric

Pumpkin goes well with:

Bacon	Basil	Beef casseroles
Black pepper	Brown sugar	Butter
Cinnamon	Cream	Chick peas
Chillies	Coconut milk	Garlic
Lamb	Maple syrup	Nutmeg
Olive oil	Onions	Paprika
Parmesan cheese	Parsley	Pine nuts
Raisins	Rosemary	Sage
Soft cheeses	Tarragon	Tomato sauce (ketchup)

Your dish does not need to have both parsnip and pumpkin in it.  Either one will do.  Just link up using the Mr Linky boxes below.  Your name and the name of the dish in the first box and copy the url for your post about the dish into the second.

Happy linking!

To make it easier for you to choose which other links to visit, I have created a Pinboard called Food on Friday: Parsnips & Pumpkin.  If you pop over there you will be able to see the image for each link at a glance.