Turnips and Carrots

I recently joined a CSA (community supported agriculture) veggie delivery service with my friend. Every other week a large box of organic, delicious fruits and vegetables shows up on her doorstep. Most of these are seasonal veggies (hence the CSA) and this week a bunch of turnips was included. I asked myself, what am I going to do with these? Then I remembered a delicious side dish my Mom and Memere always made for Thanksgiving. I thought I'd give it a try.

I only had 6 small carrots and 5 white turnips (small ones a little bigger than a golf ball) This allowed for about 1 cup of a finished dish.

I'd recommend:

1 whole bunch of carrots and 10-15 turnips to make a dish for all to share.

Basically, this is the easiest dish!

1. Wash and peel the outer layer of both the carrots and turnips- (they are root veggies)

2. Chop to smaller pieces

3. Boil till soft with a fork (just like potatoes)

Then mash and add the following to taste:

salt and pepper

a little paprika

cinnamon and sugar- just a little (Brown sugar can also be used and I'm sure would be equally tasty. )

Yumm!

A healthy alternative to the typical heavy in the wasteline dishes frequently found at your Thankgiving table.