@CWOTUS It hurts my heart to hear that you don’t like turnips and rutabagas and squash.
I used to hate all of those things too (before I became a vegetarian) but I’ve discovered several yummy recipes for preparing those scary or icky sounding veggies and now I can’t imagine not eating them.
One of my favorites, that involves another veggie that you may be leery of is Raw Kale Salad with Root Vegetables. I always thought you had to cook kale, but this recipe shows you how to marinate the kale in apple cider vinegar, a little bit of Kosher or Sea Salt and a bit of olive oil. You massage it into the leaves and let it sit there for about 20 minutes and it tenderizes the leaves. This recipe has grated rutabagas, turnips and I even used beets. It has a pleasing sweet and sour flavor and has a nice crunch to it. It was the hit of my last potluck party.
I also love Thai Style Curried Butternut Squash Soup although I used veggie broth instead of chicken broth. Maybe you’d like this. Just roasting butternut squash or rutabaga (they’re sweet) in the oven with a little bit of salt and pepper and olive oil is divine!
I guess for me the squeamishness about eating animal products icky or otherwise stems from the idea that another life form, higher than humans, might find it perfectly OK to eat us and that just doesn’t sit well with me.
I’ve found that most people who are really picky about eating vegetables, tend to like most vegetables when they’re pickled. This recipe for Middle Eastern Style Pickled Turnips. is really yummy. I first discovered these when I ate at a Lebanese restaurant in my town and I practically at the whole bowl full of them!