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Mashed Turnips with Celery Root

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Turnips.  The enigmatic root vegetable.  Deceivingly peppery with a pretty fuchsia exterior and a perfectly white interior.  Typically for root vegetables, I either roast them or mash them.  Look at this picture, root vegetables appear imperfectly beautiful.  I thought celery root would make for a good flavor pairing with the turnips, given its intense celeriac character.  Keeping it simple with rustic, with a dash of nutmeg, garlic, and white pepper for a hint of fall.  Here's the final product which I find rustic and comforting. Mashed Turnips with Celery Root Ingredients: turnips: 2, peeled and cut into uniform medium cubes celery root: 1, peeled and cut into uniform small cubes butter: 4 tablespoons salt, white pepper, nutmeg, granulated garlic to taste milk or half and half: about 1/2 cup Directions: In a large pan, bring salted water to a boil.  Add in the celery root first (takes longer to cook, and that's why we want to cut it smaller), followed by the tu