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Posts tagged “cornmeal”

Glorious Grits by Susan McEwen McIntosh
Book Reviews 2009

If you think grits are, indeed, glorious, then this is a book for you. But even if you're not sold, hear us out. This book veers way off the breakfast path, with recipes for savory polenta main dishes...

Peach and Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake
Recipe Reviews

Hello, new favorite fall dessert! Peach cornmeal upside-down cake — we love you. We've made this cake no less than three times in the last couple of weeks. Here's why....

Good Question: What is Polenta?

Susan is looking for some clarification on types of cornmeal. Can we help her out? I have a burning question! What is the difference between corn meal and polenta? Can I use regular corn meal (the st...

Word of Mouth: Ugali

Ugali [oo-gahl-ee] noun: In Kenya, ugali is the name for the most common mealtime starch: a thick, stiff porridge made from white cornmeal or red millet. In Kenya, ugali is one of the most common di...

Recipe Redux: Brown Sugar-Cornmeal Cobbler Topping

This summer, we gave you a recipe for our Easy, Foolproof Cobbler for Any Fruit, and by any fruit, we mean fall and winter fruit, too. We make this cobbler all the time with apples and pears, but late...

What's the Difference? Blue Corn Meal vs. Harinilla

Thanks for all the excellent blue cornmeal recipe suggestions, everyone! We think we'll save it for something fun for the Fourth of July--stay tuned... As we were reading over the tortilla recipe on ...

Recipe Recommendation: Cornmeal Fennel Cookies

We were in a cookie-baking mood over the weekend, so we flipped through our cookbooks and our 3-ring binder collection of recipe printouts and magazine tear sheets. Finally we settled on a recipe we'...