Few things are as comforting as a bowl of polenta or grits, ideally topped with some delicious, saucy situation, be it pork ragu or sautéed shrimp. But what is the difference between grits and polenta ...

This simple recipe is a marriage of two even simpler foods, that add up to one flavorful appetizer, main dish or side. This ...

Warm, creamy, cheesy polenta—it doesn’t get much better than that. Pair it up with something you love, or eat it plain and ...

This polenta is deliciously creamy and gets a lift from a host of lemon juice and zest. Delicious on its own, the polenta is ...

In most cases, I’m a terribly traditional cook. If there is a longer, slower, more manual way to do something, almost invariably I will prefer it. But even I push tradition aside when I find an ...

Chef Suzanne Goin adores the straightforward flavors in this vegetarian dish: the sautéed mushrooms and greens and the tangy mascarpone that melts into the creamy polenta. Suzanne Goin is a four-time ...

In Italy’s Piedmont region, where polenta may be better loved than anywhere else on Earth, the cornmeal mush is a food of the fall. When the air turns crisp with the first frost and people await the ...

Yes, everybody makes basic cooking mistakes. Like, say, something as simple as overcooking mushrooms or toasting grains and spices. Below, reader Michelle Bolton-Broman confesses making pebbly polenta ...