Polenta is one of those foods I vow to use more. It's cheap and it's versatile. You can make a whole pile of the unglamorously-titled "Corn mush" on a lazy Sunday and then turn your stockpile into ...

1. For firm polenta use 4 cups water; for soft polenta use 5 cups water. Bring water to a boil in a medium-size heavy sauce pan over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Pour cornmeal slowly into water, ...

Today I am going to share recipes for making polenta. I love polenta for its delicious and comforting qualities, but also for its diversity. While it is most commonly made from cornmeal, it can also ...

In Italy’s Piedmont region, where polenta may be better loved than anywhere else on Earth, the cornmeal mush is a food of the fall. When the air turns crisp with the first frost and people await the ...

Do you ever go through phases with certain dishes, practically living off them for months until one day you just … stop? When my husband and I first moved in together, polenta featured big in our ...

Precooked polenta tubes are a great way to make a quick and delicious Italian dinner. Allrecipes Magazine Looking for easy recipes that use ready-made polenta for time-saving, fuss-free meals? Tubed ...

The month of Saint Valentine conjures images of chocolate, truffles, oysters and … corn grits. Really? Yes. I understand that grits may not be the natural subject of sweet nothings, but what this ...

This simple recipe is a marriage of two even simpler foods, that add up to one flavorful appetizer, main dish or side. This ...

Cook grits, AKA polenta, in the microwave. These are regional yellow, white and stoneground types. All are made from corn and are gluten-free. (The NOLA.com/Times ...

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In Italy's Piedmont region, where polenta may be better loved than anywhere else on Earth, the cornmeal mush is a food of the fall. When the air turns crisp with the first frost and people await the ...