Like many Americans, I grew up associating Italian meals with pasta and bread. The first time I traveled in northern Italy, I ...

Polenta in blue bowl with herb garnish - Food Fantasy/Shutterstock When done well, a bowl of polenta should be thick, comforting, and creamy. But, just like a good risotto, this creaminess should come ...

If you’ve been living under the assumption that making polenta at home is an arduous task, achievable only by Italian nonnas and people who have time to stand by the stove stirring for hours, think ...

"Polenta -- I May Be Doing it Wrong." This was the subject line of an email we received a couple of months ago, from a reader who wanted to know why her cornmeal porridge always "seems to turn out ...

The thought of making polenta conjures up images of Italian nonnas standing over a hot stove, stirring pots of the thick, bubbling cornmeal mixture until tender and creamy. It’s a nice thought, but on ...

This post originally appeared on Food52. As you’ll know if you’ve ever tipped a bag of coarse-ground cornmeal into simmering water without doing the math, polenta for dinner is a much bigger ...

1. Bring water and salt to a boil in a large heavy-bottomed or copper pot. Add cornmeal to pot slowly, so the water does not stop boiling. 2. Stir with a wooden spoon continually, lowering heat to ...

Cook's note: Fine and coarse corn meal can be found at better supermarkets and food import stores. Cook polenta: Heat water in a deep pot. Add salt and butter. Slowly, in a steady stream, add corn ...

Polenta could be the easiest thing you didn't know you could make! If you have ever stirred a pot of grits or watched somebody cook Cream of Wheat, you'll recognize the method in this simple recipe: ...

You don't have to stand at the stove constantly stirring to have polenta. Simply bake it in a casserole dish. (Matthew Mead) We call it cornmeal mush. The Italians call it polenta. And they've been ...