Serious Eater Michael Natkin of the vegetarian blog Herbivoracious drops by every Wednesday to share a delicious recipe to expand our vegetarian repertoire. [Photographs: Michael Natkin] I typically serve polenta one of two ways—fresh from the pot or cooled, sliced,...
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 2 cups polenta (about 12 ounces): $1.20 1 bunch broccoli rabe: $2.99 Pantry items: Butter, salt, olive oil, garlic, crushed chile flakes Total cost (for 4 portions): $4.19 I only started making polenta last...
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©iStockphoto.com/adel66 Before I picked up a copy of Deborah Madison's What We Eat When We Eat Alone I thought that my secret polenta-eating habit was an anomaly. I was heartened to see that there were no fewer than six...
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Editor's note: Philadelphia food writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond drop by each week with Meat Lite, which celebrates meat in moderation. Meat Lite was inspired by their book, Almost Meatless. Summer vegetables. Photograph from thebittenword.com on Flickr This...
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Sometimes it seems like almost any pasta dish can be transformed into a polenta one—and in the process, made twice as luxurious. There's something about polenta that's decidedly upmarket, despite the fact that it costs next to nothing to...
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I love anything that involves cornmeal—corn bread, corn muffins, corn fritters, and especially polenta. Fried, grilled, or served creamy, it doesn't even matter what it's served with; if it's on the menu I will order it. There is something so...
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This may look like a mess, but I promise it all works out in the end. After last week's adventure with polenta I couldn't wait to get back in. It was such a brilliant base for the flavors of...
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I really need to have more polenta in my life. I'm not sure why I never think about making it, or why it hasn't found it's way into my my pasta and rice rotation. It's a perfect base for...
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I just came back from Italy (where I ate magnificent food all day long) with great arm-length wedges of cheese, guanciale for carbonara, and enough olive oil to bathe in. Homesick for a place I'm not from, I wanted...
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- makes 16 pieces - Adapted from Mario Batali's Italian Grill Try this recipe as part of a Memorial Day grillfest. Ingredients 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 cup instant polenta or fine...
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