Cooking ponders.

[kiya]

So. While I was down visiting my father over Christmastide, I noticed that he had a jar of juniper berries in his spice rack. Unopened, but juniper berries. I asked Dad if I could have them, and he said I could, so now I have juniper berries.

So I have juniper berries, and am pondering at my recipe for wild-game style roast. Which looks quite good, though somewhat outside my normal experience of food, and like a lot of Polish food of my experience, very rich.

The roast is supposed to be marinated for two days. Mmm.

The marinade requires carrots (to which I am allergic) and celeriac (which I'm not sure if I'll be able to find). Anyone know of good substitutions for either of these? (teinedreugan thought maybe a small turnip for the carrot, perhaps, and I guess some celery might be usable for the celeriac if I can't find it, but I appeal to the more experienced.) alhandra, thoughts? Anyone else?

Comments

[keshwyn]

I've done turnips for carrots for your allergy before - in my schtew. ;) Parsnips are carrot-shaped turnips (make sure to cook them long enough so that they don't go bitter or they're very nasty) or you might try daikon radishes which have an interesting (I like it) taste that might do neat things in your roast.