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8 PAGES OF KNOW-HOW TO GET YOU COOKING SMARTER, FASTER AND WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE

MEET OUR E XPERTS

REBECCA WOOLLARD

Food editor

LOTTIE COVELL

Deputy food editor

ELLA TARN

Cookery assistant

LUCAS HOLLWEG

Chef and food writer

XANTHE CLAY

Chef, writer, and preserves & freezing queen

CHARLIE TURNBULL

Cheese expert & owner of Dorset deli Turnbulls

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THIS MONTH IN THE delicious. KITCHEN...

As the delicious. food team cook and test recipes, there’s constant tinkering and fervent discussion: timesaving ideas; new tricks we’ve heard of; some technique we’ve dreamed up and want to try… Then there are the questions and input we get from colleagues as they come to see what’s cooking. On these pages, our aim (with help from our regular experts) is to reproduce that test kitchen atmosphere, sharing the most useful ideas and tips we’ve discovered. It’s cookery gold!

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PARSNIPS

Parsnips aren’t the sexiest vegetables, but they make a fine soup and, roasted, a wonderful side dish. It’s worth preserving them now, at their best, rather than relying on long-stored specimens later in the season.

FREEZE Peel, then cut parsnips into your preferred size. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil, then add the parsnips and cook for 3 minutes. Drain and cool, then seal in food bags and freeze for up to 6 months. Thaw to roast.

TRANSFORM Parsnip crisps make a brilliant snack. Thinly slice 3 parsnips (a mandoline is ideal for this, or use a spiraliser without the ‘spaghetti' teeth). Heat a deep pan no more than half full with vegetable oil, then lower in the slices a few at a time using a slotted spoon. Cook until the parsnips are pale golden, then lift out and drain on kitchen paper.