Like many root vegetables, carrots are fairly versatile. You can pair them with apples for the ultimate autumnal soup, slice them up and pop them in the oven to make fries, or take Giada de Laurentiis ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Grating your carrots finely or medium-fine is key," Davidov said. "Aim for strands that are about the thickness of a matchstick ...