Crispy spiced duck with roasted baby turnips (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
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Recipe: Turnips glazed with sherry vinegar
Winter sunshine latkes (Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times)
Spiced crown pork roast with glazed root vegetables (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Winter root vegetable pot pie with spicy cress salad (Bryan Chan/Los Angeles Times)
Turnip and potato gratin (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
Autumn vegetable hash (Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times)
Cream of parsnip soup with crisp-fried pancetta (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
