Kelly is a food editor and writer whose work has appeared across digital and print publications including Food & Wine, Food52, Martha Stewart Living, and Real Simple. On first glance, polenta, ...

Polenta is a creamy, savory, and comforting cornmeal foundation that's often topped with proteins, veggies, and sauces. While most polenta recipes, like this simple polenta, are a one-pot dish with a ...

During my first attempt, what started as a golden, custardy mixture quickly ended up lumpy and chunky. No amount of stirring would save it; it tasted fine, but I couldn't let go of the fact that I'd ...

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 ...

"Polenta -- I May Be Doing it Wrong." This was the subject line of an email we received a couple of months ago, from a reader who wanted to know why her cornmeal porridge always "seems to turn out ...

This post originally appeared on Food52. As you’ll know if you’ve ever tipped a bag of coarse-ground cornmeal into simmering water without doing the math, polenta for dinner is a much bigger ...

We all want shortcuts, but in the kitchen we don’t want to taste them. The goal, especially when company is involved, is food that seems as if it took more trouble — and time — than it did. [Recipe: ...