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 ...

Italian polenta, if done well, can be a magical dish despite its simple flavors. Follow this easy recipe and make the dinner show stopper at home. Put simply, polenta is coarsely ground cornmeal ...

Polenta usually requires a substantial amount of hands-on time. If it’s a weeknight and you don’t have time for all that stirring and whisking, try this quickie method. Maria Speck, author of Simply ...

Polenta is a simple dish involving a combination of ground coarse cornmeal and liquid, but there’s a lot of ways you can make it pretty special. Polenta is a hearty but simple comfort food to enjoy as ...

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 ...

Polenta is such a natural base for so many savory foods — more flavorful than pasta or mashed potatoes, but somehow just as forgiving — that it's hard to pick a favorite topping. Having said that, I ...

Growing up in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, I was surrounded by strong women and talented home cooks who could make delicious meals from the simplest of ingredients. My great-grandmother, grandmother, ...

Mushrooms, sausage ragu with polenta, doesn’t sound like perfect comfort food? Of course, there are so many versions of ragu, but most have some meat as a base. This is the version I created, ...