Just this afternoon, the following note appeared in my inbox:  

“Hi Hon, I just made a new dish and thought you might be interested.  Dad made chicken stock, and I had all these cooked root vegetables left — turnips, carrots, potatoes, parsnips. I hate throwing them out, which is what usually happens, so this time I treated them like potatoes and turned them into a cold salad. 

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“First I peeled and diced the vegetables (2 of each), then I diced and added half a large sweet onion, and then 3 heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise.  Then I added a large handful of parsley plus a few shakes each of salt and pepper.  And voila!  It is delicious.  Right now it’s in the refrigerator, chilling for dinner.

She adds, “There is no chicken in the dish, but that would be good, too.”  Thanks, Mom! 

[The recipe I had intended to post will have to wait, but the wait will be well worth it — promise!]

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