shanmonster: (On the stairs)
I was biking home from the gym yesterday and happened to see a café sign advertising pear and parsnip soup. "Mmm," I thought. "That sounds delicious!"

So I got home and started looking around for recipes I could use, considering I'm doing the Whole30 challenge again, right now. And lo and behold, I found something. The following recipe is adapted from this. My changes make it Whole30 compliant, and vegan, too.

2 lbs parsnips, ends trimmed, peeled
1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
2 cloves garlic, whole but not peeled
Sea salt and fresh black pepper
1-2 Tbsp grape seed oil
2 pears, peeled, cored, and cubed
2 cups vegetable stock
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 cup coconut milk

Heat oven to 375°F. Toss parsnips, onion, and garlic in oil, then place on a rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle on salt and pepper.

Roast for 40 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice, until vegetables are lightly browned. Remove pan from oven. Squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skin into a large soup pot. Cut the parsnips into 1-inch chunks and add to the pot with onion, pear, marjoram, and stock. Add enough water to almost cover the vegetables.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer and cook, uncovered, until the pear and parsnips are tender (approximately 25 minutes). Use an immersion blender to purée the soup in the pot (or purée in batches in a blender). Blend in the coconut milk, and serve.

This is good.

No, you don't understand. It's good. Good good. I'm talking one of my favourite soup recipes ever good....
shanmonster: (On the stairs)
I have never liked turnip. Or rutabaga. Excuse my ignorance, but the two taste the same to me.

I got a rutabaga in my farm share, though, so I figured I'd better find a way to cook it that might make it palatable. I succeeded. Not only is it palatable, but it's pretty darned tasty. And nutritious, of course!

So here's what I did:
  • one rutabaga (or turnip), at least the size of a small bowling ball, peeled and chopped
  • 1 large onion, sliced in half, then chopped in 1/4" slices
  • about 2 Tbsp of cooking fat (bacon fat, coconut oil, or whatever)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • about 1/4 cup of apple cider
  • a few sprigs of fresh parsley


Cover rutabaga with water in a pot, and boil for 10-15 minutes, until tender.
Sauté onions in fat/oil until tender and golden brown.
When rutabaga is cooked, drain and mash. When well mashed, mix in apple cider, onions, and parsley. Ta-da!

And now I have a turnip recipe I like. Yay!
shanmonster: (Tiger claw)
I like my cooking, and think I've come up with some pretty tasty dishes, but I think I may have outdone myself this time. This is good. No, strike that. It's AWESOME.

I came up with the recipe last night while looking through my fridge for inspiration. I am a member of a farm share, and each week, I receive a batch of veggies. Some of them are vegetables I've never cooked before. This time, I had a couple of new things, and boy oh boy, are they ever delicious.

So, rather than be greedy and keep this momentous discovery to myself, in my great generosity, I have deemed you worthy of receiving a step-by-step breakdown of how to replicate this culinary masterpiece.

Allez cuisine! )

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