There's only so long that anyone can maintain an interest in looking at pictures of Parsnips, but I'm going to inflict on you one more batch of them. Actually, just to liven things up a bit, this time the Parsnips are joined by some Beetroot! ;/
All but one of the Parsnips are "Duchess" (the other is a "Tender and True"), and the Beetroot are "Boltardy". They are the very last Beetroots from this year's crop - just the little "tiddlers" left once all the others had been used.
Most of the "Duchess" Parsnips were nice and regularly-shaped, with one exception:
The Parsnips are going to be cooked later today, roasted as an accompaniment to a Goose crown. The latter is an essential part of our preparations for the big Christmas Dinner: the fat from tonight's bird will be saved and used for cooking the roast potatoes next weekend.
Before finishing today, let me just wish all my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks for reading. I hope to be back in a few weeks' time...
I hope that your mojo returns soon - maybe you could diversify inti cookong more. Many garden blogs stray off pister during winter.
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas, Mark.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Mark.
ReplyDeleteA little early but Happy Christmas, look forward to your return.
ReplyDeleteI hope your mojo returns too Mark! And I wish you a happy and healthy holiday season.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Mark. And a Happy New Year too! Thanks for letting us know about your blogging holiday. I look forward to your return.
ReplyDeletePersonally Mark I don't think you can ever have enough roasted parsnips! Mine are roasting away as I type, although unlike you I didn't grow mine. Still waiting for the garden fairies to dig that veg plot.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Merry Christmas and all the best of the season to you and yours.
Happy Christmas to you and your wife, also wishing you a Happy New Year and looking forward to you returning to blog land in the near future. May your crops be plentiful in 2017
ReplyDeleteI would love to have even one parsnip Mark, my seedlings all got nibbled off by slugs, booo. Hehe, I like the leggy parsnip too...we found some similar carrots whilst gleaning recently.
ReplyDeleteHave a great festive season.
Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. I'm sure your Christmas table will include some of your wonderful vegetables. Blogging can go be like that sometimes. I'm sure as the days start to lengthen that your Mojo will return! Sarah x
ReplyDeleteHave a good rest, I've thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog this year (might have done last year but I only found it this year!). All the best.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Mark. (Last beetroot soup of then year here too!)
ReplyDeleteWishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteI can empathise about losing blogging mojo, i have been feeling that way for a while. I hope your well and see you in 2017. PS Those parsnips have style!
Hi Mark. Happy New Year to you and yours and may the mojo return soon
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Happy new year, Mark! I hope that your enthusiasm will soon return as planning for the season ahead starts. I love the look of your parsnips and beetroot - the makings of a jolly nice soup!
ReplyDeleteWell, I have lost my blogging mojo for quite a while now. I just don't have a lot of new things to post about. I'm trying to do better but then I run out of things to talk about again. ..
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! I certainly hope you regain your mojo for 2017. I would miss your posts; I have learned so much from you! (especially about PSB, haha).
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