Celery root and parsnips shine alongside onions, leeks, and spinach in this cold-weather staple. Perfumed with fresh thyme, ...

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.

As a kid I never much cared for parsnips. My dad was wild about them, but I was unmoved, figuring that if they were white and ended in “-nip,” they must somehow be related to turnips. And I was ...