Polenta is Italian comfort food. It's a creamy and cheesy porridge. There is something available in stores called instant polenta. But the best kind takes 45 minutes of stirring cornmeal while it ...

On its own, instant polenta is just a poor impostor of the real — and more labor intensive — thing. But doctor it up a bit and it’s a different story. Swap out the water with milk, heap on the grated ...

Most people consider polenta a restaurant food. That’s because as good as this creamy, cheesy Italian staple is, few of us have the hour needed to crank it out. But hidden on the grocer’s shelves is a ...

Polenta, that mild-in-flavor cornmeal that hails from Italy, hasn’t yet experienced the universal acceptance of other starchy sides such as mashed potatoes. So if you’re wondering if you should just ...

Comfort food can take different forms. At its most heartfelt, it’s those childhood tastes that resonate emotionally: a pan of noodle kugel, a chicken foot straight out of my grandmother’s soup pot, a ...

VEGETARIAN FLAVORS: Besides having bright colors, this meal is easy to make -- and is vegan without the parmesan Lemony polenta, orange- and thyme-scented delicata squash, bold and bright green olive ...