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 ...

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 ...

Corser In past weeks I explored risotto and grits. The last of the trio is Polenta. With polenta being a cornmeal porridge, it has the capacity to be served with many different dishes, from breakfast ...

Up to 1 stick unsalted butter, softened (optional, but nice when you want a richer polenta) In a medium Dutch oven, combine 10 cups cold water, the olive oil, salt, and bay leaves. Put the polenta in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...