DESPITE ITS ZESTY bite and nice earthy flavor, the turnip has, historically, suffered something of an image problem. In the 1930s, when cartoonist Al Capp declared Dogpatch, his fictional backwater ...

High in iron, calcium and vitamin C, turnips are a nutritious root vegetable that comes in a variety of forms and sizes and can be used in a number of turnip recipes. They're most commonly pale white ...

Turnips. Such an unsexy word for a defiantly unsexy vegetable. Yet often surprises await in unlikely places. Like marrying the technique of braising (eg. moist cooking) with the simple turnip. When ...

The humble turnip has a mild enough flavor to take on the starring role in just about any dish, from quick and easy dinner recipes to more complicated gratins and even simple slow cooker recipes. And ...

Even at this time of year, when the produce aisles are not exactly crammed with color and variety, the turnip is easy to overlook. At first glance, it seems so plain it’s easy to hurry past without a ...

What’s in season: When it comes to root vegetables, carrots probably get the most attention. But there’s so much more to enjoy beneath the surface. Root vegetables — including parsnips, turnips and ...

Grandma said to eat your root vegetables. And if she’d had these delightful recipes, you would have followed her advice. This classic was featured in the October 2005 issue of Traverse, Northern ...

It can be used as a substitute for turnips, and its flavor is simultaneously sweet and slightly bitter. The rutabaga first appeared in Eastern Europe in the 17th century, and it was one of the few ...

Woe is the story of the turnip. During the Middle Ages, when what you ate signaled your social class, nobles and ecclesiastics eschewed foodstuffs that grew in the ground. They favored foods plucked ...