Creamy Pumpkin Polenta
Posted on Nov 18, 2011
I love the side dishes served for Thanksgiving better the turkey. Yep, I’m the one who piles on the stuffing, scoops up the sweet potatoes, and gets the greediest portion of green beans. For me turkey is better the next day in sandwiches, casseroles, or chopped up and cooked into soups. This is one meal where excess is truly acceptable, and when my family cooks Thanksgiving dinner we have at least 6 side dishes, sometimes 10...
Grilled Shrimp and Cheese Grits
Posted on Jan 26, 2011
Over the weekend I went to Food Blog South, a celebration of Southern food and Southern bloggers. This first time conference was, overall, a wonderful experience and I highly recommend those interested in the food culture of the South to consider attending their next event. Our lunch during the conference was a favorite of mine – grits! We had three options for topping the grits: green beans, braised pork cheeks, and Gulf...
Zinfandel Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Polenta
Posted on Apr 19, 2010
I am something of a comfort food junkie. I have discovered, over the last year, the delightful bliss that is polenta. I have also discovered that I am passionately in love with chicken thighs. So, when I was craving something rich, creamy, and comforting the other night I decided to take my two new comfort food favorites and combine them into one dish. The braise for the chicken thighs is rather short, but chicken cooks fairly...
Pan Seared Chicken with Creamy Polenta and Bacon
Posted on Mar 9, 2010
I love one pot dishes. Anything I can do to save washing up dishes after dinner is always welcome. Aside from making the washing up easier, building the dish in one pan gives you a unique opportunity to develop some pretty robust flavors. You never lose any fond, the caramelized bits that get stuck to the bottom of the pan, so all that flavor makes its way into the polenta. This dish starts with some automatic flavor in the...
Pan Seared Polenta with Chicken and Tomato Sauce
Posted on Jan 4, 2010
Last year I had the opportunity to attend a mushroom event in Dallas where we were provided a cooking demo by Chef Kent Rathburn of Abacus restaurant. My favorite dish of the event was a polenta cake with mushroom ragu. A few weeks after the event I received the recipe for the polenta with mushroom ragu and have made it a few times to great acclaim. While the mushroom ragu is lovely, I love the polenta part of the recipe best of...
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