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5 ideas for "what to do with leftover polenta?"

5 ideas for "what to do with leftover polenta?"

It almost makes you want to double the batch—having these ideas floating around in your head. OR maybe just make a batch of polenta, conveniently forget to serve it, then have the whole bulk of it for leftovers.
Polenta is a fantastic stand-in for pasta or potatoes, rice or risotto—a corny starch alternative. And it pairs fabulously with meat sauces (we adore soft polenta with wild[more]

how to make polenta

how to make polenta

I am so excited! My goal was to learn to make focaccia, pizza dough and pasta dough while living in Italy. I figured I could pick up on the nuances of certain foods simply by having the time to cook, repeat and tweak. For example, how many rounds of focaccia will it take to really ‘know my dough.’ Knowing how to make something, to me, has a lot to… [more]

Italian layered dish

Italian layered dish

I cannot call this a casserole. I grew up eating casseroles, subject to that generation of mothers who cooked with Campbells cans of soup, found Tupperware to be the rage and added crushed Ritz crackers or canned, fried onions to the top of—you guessed it—casseroles. (But I love you mom, and I still make that green bean mushroom soup fried onion topped casserole for Thanksgiving every year—and gobble accordingly).… [more]