polenta

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Spoon it over a comforting bulk grain — pasta, rice, polenta, beans — top it with a single egg, and it will set you right almost every time.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

If you’re expecting vegetarian guests at your own table, I highly recommend it as a meatless main, over polenta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

It brings an earthy heft that you can’t get from flour alone, like the bite of a cornmeal-crusted pie or the dense texture of a polenta cake.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

“I guess I’m going to have this polenta I’ve had 12 times,” he says, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

As soon as he took the pan off the heat, the polenta started to firm up.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon