Mashed potatoes are so overdone and can be limiting for people who don’t want a lot of carbs. This year, make carb friendly Loaded Mashed Parsnips instead!

This year, we are hosting Thanksgiving for our whole immediate family. That means my home will be packed with the joy of 19 people, including kids. While I am super excited to spend the holiday with close family, it also totally makes me dream of updating my kitchen to make it look better and function better.

Making Loaded Mashed Parsnips in the midst of other Thanksgiving preparations would be so much easier if I could redesign my kitchen.

I’ve been bugging Mathlete about our kitchen for quite some time. It has several issues I would like to address like the matching cabinets and floors and the overall work space. It makes it so difficult for two people to be cooking in the kitchen at the same time…a must when planning a big Thanksgiving feast. 

One easy way to fund a kitchen upgrade is a home equity product from Capital One. It is something that I’d never considered in the past because I’ve always been a little confused about the process and worried that it was just too much paperwork. Turns out I am not alone.

Thirteen percent of homeowners in Washington D.C. {where I live} have not taken out a home equity loan or line of credit because the process is confusing and 10% expressed there is too much paperwork involved.

But, just like me, 76 percent of homeowners in Washington D.C. indicated they would renovate areas of their home if they had better financial means to do so. Capital One’s simply smarter process allows you to easily learn more about and apply for a home equity line of credit that gives you the flexibility to withdraw what you need for your renovation project.

By visiting capitalone.com/home-equity, you can get a customized rate offer and estimated loan amount with no impact to your credit score. You can even being the application process – no difficult application or burdensome fees.

I am definitely researching costs for painting the cabinets and potentially rearranging the layout of the kitchen to see if it will fit within the amount we could get as a Home Equity loan from Capital One. Just a few small tweaks would make it so much easier for me to be making our turkey while my mom whips up  Loaded Mashed Parsnips. 

While I am not sure we will have our kitchen renovated before Thanksgiving, I am excited to know how easy it is to get a Home Equity loan to fun out big kitchen renovation so that I might be able to get it done before family comes back for Christmas!

If you are thinking of a home remodel or even need to consolidate some debt, be sure to visit capitalone.com/home-equity, call 855-446-9656 or stop by any Capital One branch location for more information on their Home Equity products. 

Whether you’re remodeling your home or consolidating debt, Capital One is here to help with simply smarter tools that help you choose the right option for your situation.

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

If you love this Loaded Mashed Parsnips recipe, you’ll love these other Thanksgiving vegetable side dishes:

• Thanksgiving Quinoa Stuffing with Pancetta
• TBT: Sweet Potato Casserole
• Green Bean Almondine

Essential items for this parsnip mash recipe:

• Cutting board
• Large pot
• Food processor or potato masher