Polenta means mush in Italian, and this once-lowly food is evolving into a popular and filling American side dish. It has always been a delicious option to rice or potatoes, and the popularity of ...

When cooked to perfection, enriched with grated cheese and butter, polenta may well be the ultimate Italian-style comfort food. Throw in something cream-centric, such as mascarpone (Italian-style ...

Italian polenta is very similar to American cornmeal mush. In fact, when polenta meal isn’t available, stone-ground yellow cornmeal, available in many health food stores, may be substituted. But ...

Today, California cooks can get their hands on almost anything an Italian cook can, from pasta made with heirloom wheat to bottarga from Sardinia. Prosciutto di Parma is almost as common as ...

The owners of Polenta Cafe in Hampden seem to know what they’re doing. They’re capitalizing on several restaurant trends at their cozy BYOB cafe on The Avenue: America’s continued love of Italian ...

Polenta always sounds great when you see it on a restaurant menu. But can you really make it at home? Today’s Frugal Family Feast is an easy and affordable recipe for creamy Italian polenta with ...

Originally made with chestnut flour, polenta was once the catchall term for any grain boiled to a porridge and flavored with spices and cheese. When corn came from the New World to the Italian ...

Spicy pulled pork over polenta only sounds like a culture clash. It oozes comfort and it makes more sense than you might think. Polenta, which is made from cornmeal, isn’t all that far removed from ...