Article: Preparing meals from the ground up: recipes for using root vegetables. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

While turnips, potatoes, carrots and leeks may be root-imentary to the human diet, they are elevated to new flavor heights in ``Roots: The Underground Cookbook'' (Chicago Review Press, $9.95). 
The nutrition in root vegetables fits perfectly into new guidelines of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The only problem is that the way most cooks prepare them, it's no wonder root vegetables have been relegated to side dishes. 
Cookbook authors Barbara Grunes and Anne Elise Hunt come to the rescue by taking a new look at this everyday fare and helping redefine its role. Their recipes _ 100 of them _ are easy to prepare, and yet they yield interesting combinations. 
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