Polenta with roast

4 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper (I prefer finely ground white pepper) 1 cup polenta (coarse cornmeal) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2[...]

2 1/2 lbs beef chuck roast, boneless (can use lamb or pork) 1/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon thyme , dried 1 teaspoon basil , dried 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon[...]

2 beets 2 carrots , diced 1/2 red onion , sliced 1/2 fennel bulb , sliced 3 parsnips , diced 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon fresh[...]

3 cups water 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided 1 cup dry polenta 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons butter, divided Cooking spray 1 teaspoon minced[...]

4 c. whole lowfat milk 1 c. water 2 Tbsp. butter - (1/4 stick) 2 1/4 c. yellow cornmeal 1 c. grated smoked Gouda cheese - (abt 4 ounce) 2 Tbsp. minced fresh[...]

If you follow this blog at all you know that I usually don't mess around with fussy presentations or preparations. But, you also know that I like to watch Top[...]

I know it says polenta in the title, but I actually just used cornmeal. While I like the heartier texture of polenta, I never did like having to cook it for[...]

3 lbs butternut squash, halved lengthwise, seeded 6 large garlic cloves , unpeeled 3 tablespoons olive oil 3/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage 2 3/4 cups chicken[...]

1 small eggplant 1 small yellow zucchini 1 small green zucchini 6 medium mushrooms 1 sweet red pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 10 ounces frozen spinach ,[...]

8 cups hot water salt 3 cups polenta 1 Gradually add the polenta to the lightly salted, hot water by allowing it to fall from your hand from above the pot[...]

12 roma tomatoes (plum) 1 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal or 1 cup white cornmeal 4 ounces shredded smoked mozzarella cheese (1 cup) 1 Preheat oven to 300. 2[...]

1 cup uncooked instant polenta 2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese , divided 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper vegetable oil cooking spray 2 garlic cloves , chopped[...]

4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups vegetable stock or 4 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup polenta (not quick-cooking) or 1 cup yellow cornmeal (not stone ground) 4[...]

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 (6 ounce) bag baby spinach salt 1 (8 ounce) package sliced mushrooms, preferably cremini 2 tubes prepared polenta, 18[...]

cooking spray 1 large eggplant , cut into 12 slices (1/2 inch thick) 8 garlic cloves , unpeeled 2 lbs plum tomatoes , cut into wedges 1 large onion , cut into[...]