The Italian way with polenta, topped with saucy vegetables or meat, might have been the original grain bowl. When you tire of rice, barley, wheat berries or the like, polenta is another delicious way ...

Like many Americans, I grew up associating Italian meals with pasta and bread. The first time I traveled in northern Italy, I ...

CHEFS HAVE any number of reasons to love polenta. The ever-present and quintessentially Italian version of cornmeal mush is as reliable as it is versatile. Dollop a spoonful on a plate and there’s a ...

Millet, though tiny, is a powerhouse. Slightly sweet and a bit nutty, it's loaded with nutrients. Millet is high in protein, fiber and antioxidants as well as vitamin B, calcium, iron, potassium and ...

Enriched with grated cheese and butter, polenta is one of the ultimate Italian-style comfort foods. Throw in something cream-centric, such as mascarpone (Italian-style cream cheese) or crème fraiche ...

As someone who writes about Italian food, I pride myself in knowing, and understanding, Italian ingredients. But when it comes to polenta, I’ve been remiss. I did not grow up eating polenta; my ...

After spending a weekend with Jesica Clark at her farm in New York’s Hudson Valley, I returned home with knowledge about willow basketry, corn harvests, and polenta making. Aube Giroux is a food ...

You can call it polenta, but anytime I see a bowl of ground-up grain goo I think of only one word, rarely used in conversation: porridge. Porridge (aka gruel) is a mythical food that exists in fairy ...