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.

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.

Somewhere along the line, carrots got the better marketing, leaving their cousin vegetable, parsnips, out in the cold (though that is literally not a bad thing since frosty weather makes them taste ...