Apartment Therapy Tagged: root vegetable

Tip: Add Rutabaga To Mashed Potatoes

The first time I had mashed potatoes with rutabagas was at a friend's house. She had cooked dinner for us, and asked her why the mashed potatoes were a particular golden color with such a rich flavor...

Ingredient Spotlight: What's a Rutabaga?

Perhaps you've passed that section of the produce aisle in your local grocery store where they have the vegetables that most people don't know how to cook. Vegetables like celery root, parsnips, turn...

Ingredient Spotlight: Nagaimo
(Also Known As Yamaimo, Mountain Yam, And Chinese Yam)

An essential ingredient in okonomiyaki is some grated nagaimo in the raw batter. Often found in Asian markets packaged in shrinkwrapped styrofoam or packed in sawdust, nagaimo is a type of yam that i...

What Is This Mystery Root?

We saw this mysterious root-like item at the Alemany Farmer's Market recently. What is it?...

Seasonal Spotlight: Celery Root

We've been seeing a lot of celery root (also known as celeriac) in the farmer's markets recently. It's a funny-looking root about the size of a jicama, with twisty, gnarly ends and a strong celery fr...