VEGETABLE?

I thought that Talabani was incapacitated or a vegetable from a stroke... he continues to pop in news articles...<>>>>TLF

Talabani receives condemnation message from his Tunisian counterpart

Added by Ahmed Hussein on April 30, 2013.
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Baghdad
(IraqiNews.com) -The Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani received a
condemnation message from his Tunisian counterpart, Munsif al-Marzouki,
over recent bombings in Baghdad.

The
message reported that “With deep sorrow, I was informed about the
series of bombings that hit different parts of Baghdad which led to
dozens of deaths and injuries,” pointing out that “We would like to
stress our constant attitude towards rejecting all forms of terrorism
and e

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What type of vegetable?? LOL sorry just had to go there

A 'parsnip'- It's a cross between a turnip, and a carrot- The parsnip resembles a 'mutant carrot', and is a 'light brown in color, but they taste real good, like a 'sweet, spicy carrot, but not hot spicy-:cheers:

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Not to be confused with Cow parsnip.
ParsnipScientific classificationBinomial name

Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Pastinaca
Species:	P. sativa
Pastinaca sativa L.[1]

Pastinaca sativa fruits and seedsThe parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh and can be left in the ground when mature as it becomes sweeter in flavour after winter frosts. In its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves. If unharvested, it produces its flowering stem, topped by an umbel of small yellow flowers, in its second growing season. By this time the stem is woody and the tuber inedible. The seeds are pale brown, flat and winged.

Seb, exactly- That's a 'parsnip' from the word 'go'! A 'mutant' carrot, if you will- Thankyou 4 that-

I wonder if we get parnsips out here?

You should be able to get them in your local grocery or veggie stand, they could be shipped from the U.S.-

yeah we have lots of veges from the US go figure that one out!! WE have huge agriculture industry over here and yet we import. I haven't seen a parsnip tho so I might look for them next time! Terbs we did it again.....off topic!!

And your point? I like it, so what?

That's what we always do at OOM LOL go off topic!

Oh, well, shite happens, but I still think it's funny as h-e-l-l-!!

LOL same!!

Yumm, parsnips are one of my favorites. As long as we are off topic, here's my contribution:

Best sliced like carrots and sauteed in butter. Yeah, I know. But a little butter never hurt anyone. Sprinkle with sea salt. Or for wimps, saute' in olive oil (but really we are not supposed to cook with olive oil, just use it for flavoring after it's cooked) or grapeseed oil.

Can also saute' with other roots=diakon radish, turnips, rutabaga, carrots, raw ginger for flavoring, and add a few brussel sprouts for green color. Sprinkle with olive oil and sea salt, add spriggs of rosemary or whatever herb you like, and cover with foil, put in oven.

Parsnips are my secret weapon when I want to impress someone. Sneak a few minced pieces in any soup or beef stew and people will rave. They won't be able to figure out the "full flavor" they taste but cannot identify. Haha! I admit I'm shameless when I want to show off!

alleyrose wrote:I wonder if we get parnsips out here?

Look for something that looks like a white carrot. They are delicious, cooked or raw, sweet with a mild flavor. One of my favorite ways to have them is in a roasted root veggie dish. I'll take them carrots, turnips, rutabagas, yams, onions ... whatever is available and looks good, julienne them and toss them with a little oil, salt pepper, paprika, other spices, and perhaps some balsamic vinegar, (what exactly depends on my mood.) Spread them out on a parchment lined baking sheet and oven roast at about 425 until they get some nice caramelization. Serve hot.

Well, I never expected a cooking lesson on a Talabini post, but it works for me. You make me want to cook parsnips.

Wow thanks guys I am defs going to look for them tomorrow when I go to the shops!! And I am wondering if yams would be our sweet potatoes?

lilsister I know but how good is it!! We are very versatile people LOL!

alleyrose wrote:Wow thanks guys I am defs going to look for them tomorrow when I go to the shops!! And I am wondering if yams would be our sweet potatoes?

lilsister I know but how good is it!! We are very versatile people LOL!

Technically, no, but they are very, very similar and people pretty much use the terms interchangeably.

Are they the same color? I love sweet potatoes baked in maple syrup, not good for the waistline but delicious nonetheless!

Yes they are ... They also make great chips ... sometimes we'll slice them thin and pan fry them with a little salt and pepper.

lilsister wrote:Well, I never expected a cooking lesson on a Talabini post, but it works for me. You make me want to cook parsnips.

That's funny, Lilsister!!

first of all allyrose and terbo stop snippen t is not a vegetable he is a weasel. for the stunt he pulled last june

Can you eat weasel jayzze? LOL just kidding!!

yep cook it ob the barbie tastes good midium well remember code orange but could be changing to code green soon

After eating cooked weasel I would defs say it's going to be Code Green LOL!!

alleyrose after eating cooked weasel you will be probably be code blue

LOL or code dead hahahaha!

Alleyrose, we all here include the sweet potato in our thanksgiving tradition it has been pass down over centuries. We all have different variations. A lot of us sopice it up and then add sherry and walnuts and marsmellows!

Ohhhhh marshmallows with sweet potato how interesting and SWEET lol! Is that used as a sweet dish or savoury one Fang?

We don't do the marshmallows or nuts ... but whip them with a little butter, salt, pepper and sherry. As always, don't use a beverage you would not drink yourself, and test responsibly ...

LOL well I don't drink at all so I am pretty safe there! Your recipes all sound awesome, I have always loved the American palette!

The sherried sweet taters was my grandmother's recipe. She never shared it with anyone, but it was a holiday tradition at her house. It took me a while to duplicate it precisely, but I think I even figured out exactly what sherry she used ...

Ohhhhh we don't have anything like that, recipes passed down, such a shame because all the 'old ways' are being lost!

...cannot stand parsnips or turnips...yuck!! a for me!!

dinarstar wrote:...cannot stand parsnips or turnips...yuck!! a for me!!

That's cause I never cooked them for you!

Kevin,you must be a magician...I have never,ever tasted one's I liked hahaha!!

So, real thought here is. Ok, so they say he is incapacitated. And yet there he is in the news. Makes us all wonder, what else is being fabricated by their media.

Ponee what are you talking about?? Ohhhh that's right what this thread was about to start with LOL!! I have a very bad habit of getting off topic sorry guys, it's just when I have a question I usually have to ask right away.

Yep it does ... I have been wondering that for a long time, there are just to many conflicting articles out there ... I know the 5th estate is no longer a place of truth and accuracy, but come on ... it is ridiculous how much they contradict each other ...

I think I should have given this story a better title<> may be called this news article PARSNIP TALKS<>>>>TLF

Sorry TLF I got a bit carried away with the questions.

I think it is funny LOL TLF

Oh phew I thought you might be a wee bit miffed that I wrecked your thread, so glad you're not lol!

Nah, it was wrecked before it even started, with that shot of Talibani's ugly mug-

I didn't even notice terbs LOL!! geez I better focus better than that lol!

The question should have been, "Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?"