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Autumn Dinner Party Menu: A Polenta Bar!

We're drawing our unofficial Polenta Day to a close with a look at our new favorite menu for a delicious and easy dinner party: a polenta bar! ...

Help Me Recreate a Creamed Corn Polenta
Good Questions

Q: My wife and I had dinner at Morel's near the L.A. Farmers Market, and they had an amazingly delicious creamed corn polenta. I'd like to make some at home, but I'm new to polenta and need help fin...

Marcella Hazan's No-Stir Polenta
Recipe Reviews

Polenta has been our food crush so far this fall. There were quite a few recipes featuring polenta in last month's Quick Weeknight Meals contest, and we're just enamored of its easy, creamy goodness. ...

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...

Recipe: Slow-Roasted Tomato Sauce

A friend of mine shared with me this yummy recipe for slow-roasted tomato sauce. It's a rich, delicious sauce that has one full head of garlic in it! The preparation work is very minimal; even thoug...

Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipes with Polenta
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Two of the winning recipes from September's Quick Weeknight Meals contest included polenta! This creamy, satisfying dinner staple is one of our favorite things. Here are the four polenta recipes fro...

Breanne's Polenta with Black Beans and Coconut Tomato
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Polenta with Black Beans and Roasted Coconut Tomato Sauce How long does it take? 35 minutes Category: Vegetarian Name: Breanne Why is it a favorite meal? Many of the ingredients are pantry s...

Rachel's Mushroom Ragout with Spinach-Parm Polenta
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Mushroom Ragout with Spinach-Parm Polenta Category: Vegetarian How long does it take? About 30 minutes Name: Rachel Why is it a favorite meal? Hearty and comforting, this dish is perfect for...

Kasia's Parmesan Polenta with Eggs & Roasted Mushrooms
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Parmesan Polenta with Eggs and Roasted Mushrooms How long does it take? 20 mins (including prep) Category: Vegetarian Name: Kasia Why is it a favorite meal? This is my default lazy dish. Roa...

Jean's Roasted Vegetables on Creamy Polenta
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Roasted Vegetables on Creamy Polenta How long does it take? 20 minutes prep - 30 minutes to cook Name: Jean Why is it a favorite meal? I love crispy roasted vegetables....

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...

An Honorary Mention: Mascarpone
The Cheesemonger

Although it's not a cheese in the strict understanding of the word, mascarpone often falls within the realm of cheese scholarship. So perhaps no better than a Cheesemonger report to give it some air t...

Recipe: Fried Eggs and Collard Greens Over Polenta

Please forgive the messy plate. We had to pry this out of someone's hands at brunch to take a quick picture......

Times Top 5: Polenta Pizza for Breakfast
From the NY Times Dining Section 02.18.09

This would make a beautiful presentation for a weekend brunch. Bittman writes the lead article in today's New York Times Dining section, arguing for savory whole grain dishes to start the day. Otherwi...

Recipe: Borlotti Beans in Tomato Sauce with Creamy Polenta

We promised you three recipes from Heirloom Beans, the new book by Rancho Gordo Steve Sando. First up is also the first recipe we bookmarked to try from this wonderful cookbook: a stew of soft, creamy...

Midwest Food Roundup: Good Reads and Winter Whites

Cookbook gift ideas, Mexican bunuelos and Queso Manchego en Adobo – that and more in this week's roundup. ...

Polenta for Breakfast

Polenta - a dish of boiled cornmeal - is usually a savory dinner side, or a bed for greens or meat. But not always - look at our breakfast! ...

Recipe: Peach and Thyme Polenta Tart

Here's a weekend recipe to savor on a long late summer afternoon, loaded with the flavors of this brief season halfway between summer and fall. Tangy peaches in a delicate custard infused with thyme a...

Recipe Recommendation: Lavender Polenta Coffeecake

We baked this delicious, moist coffee cake that's made with polenta, lavender flowers, sultanas soaked in brandy, and a honey-based glaze....

Adventures with Blue Cornmeal: Grilled Polenta "Fries"

Remember our blue corn flour?! Kitchn reader gayatri suggested polenta, and we thought this was a mighty fine idea--particularly as a colorful side dish for a 4th of July barbecue we were hosting! A...

Honeybees, Rice Alternatives, and Underwater Wine Cellars:
Top food news for June 9-13

It's Hump Day and here we are with the food news for this week. Read on ......

Recipe Review: Polenta with Andouille and Broccoli Rabe

We love polenta - out in restaurants. But with the exception of an occasional sprinkle thrown into our tart crusts, polenta wasn't something we cooked at home. That changed this weekend. ...

On the Menu: Polenta with Andouille and Broccoli Rabe

We are hungry, it turns out, for sausage, broccoli rabe, and polenta. This is a rather autumnal combination - it really belongs in late November - but we are going to cook it up this weekend. We spott...

Jamie Oliver's Proper Polenta + New Book

Did anyone else watch Jamie Oliver make his roasted game birds with polenta on Food Network this weekend? This week's episode focused on Game Birds. Our favorite recipe was the mixed roast of wood pi...

September Best Recipes: Lemon Pepper Pasta, Peach Polenta Tart, and Basic Tomato Sauce

Looking back over September's posts we got hungry for all that late summer goodness - golden peaches, juicy plums, and spiced apple cider. Yum yum. Here are our most viewed recipes in September 2...

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