Hello Everyone. I'm a Culinary Arts student at Southern Maine Community College. Although my goal in life is to be a Chef, writing is a sticky habit that I can't seem to drop. I'm also a devout Christian. I plan on writing on faith, theology, food and recipes, and maybe an article here or there about articles.

Food & Drink > Breads, Grains, Pasta & Rice Polenta

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One of college's greatest challenges is stomaching the "dorm food" each day. When you need a break from the daily gruel, polenta is a cheap and easy alternative.
By cheap and easy I mean that with the basic recipe, you can feed your roommate and all of your friends all for under 5 dollars. If you chose to jazz it up, the price will obviously go up, but not to an impossible extent.

First, a quick dossier on the dish: polenta is a peasant dish from Northern Italy. It is made with yellow corn meal and some sort of liquid. If anybody has had grits, you could compare it similarly. Polenta i...

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