Polenta is on the menu of just about every fancy schmancy restaurant I go to (I can be a fancy schmancy kind of girl), and if you order it as a side dish it might cost $8. That's a crazy markup since it costs like 10 cents to make. You can buy premade polenta in plastic tubes, but I can't :) So I make my own of course...and if you'd like to try, all you need is ground cornmeal, water or broth, and salt. Boil the water and add cornmeal while stirring until you get a thick batter. Reduce heat to medium, add salt to taste and cook, stirring fairly continuously, for about 30 minutes or until no longer grainy. Done! You can also add parmesan cheese or cream at the end to make it richer, or fresh herbs. If you would then like to have cute little fried cakes, spread the polenta on a cookie sheet and refrigerate until solid (a few hours). Slice into squares or triangles and fry them in a pan with olive oil.
Corn + asparagus + mushrooms = complete protein :)
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