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Re: Polenta
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2009, 04:53:18 PM »
I usually find polenta a little too bland, too, but that halloumi skewer thing sounds fantastic!
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2009, 02:30:40 PM »
i am from louisiana originally ... and love cornbread ... i have been trying to buy cornmeal for ages and everyone says that polenta will work, but with other things taking up my time i haven't tried it to make cornbread ... so curious if anyone has used polenta to make cornbread?
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2009, 04:03:30 PM »
Quote from: contrex on March 01, 2009, 01:57:41 PM
cubes fried in olive oil along with pieces of halloumi cheese and then these things alternated on skewers along with pitted olives and sunblush tomatoes and accompanied with a leaf salad


You get started on it and I'll swing by and give it the taste test.  ;)  That sounds great, even though I still haven't tried halloumi. Will have to give it a go sometime!

DH likes corn, but abhors things made from corn, like cornbread, corn tortillas, etc., and isn't a big fan of rice, pasta, etc., and forget about couscous, so I don't think polenta would go over very well with him at all. I've had polenta fries before with a marinara-style dipping sauce and they were nice.
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2009, 07:00:50 PM »
Quote from: contrex on March 01, 2009, 01:57:41 PM
cubes fried in olive oil along with pieces of halloumi cheese and then these things alternated on skewers along with pitted olives and sunblush tomatoes and accompanied with a leaf salad


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I am looking forward to doing this at a BBQ - Just need that darn sun now!  :P
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2009, 10:21:12 PM »
Quote from: songbird on March 05, 2009, 02:30:40 PM
i am from louisiana originally ... and love cornbread ... i have been trying to buy cornmeal for ages and everyone says that polenta will work, but with other things taking up my time i haven't tried it to make cornbread ... so curious if anyone has used polenta to make cornbread?

If you get the dried kind, not the pre-cooked, then yes, it's the same thing.  Polenta is just cornmeal cooked in a certain way.
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2009, 02:13:59 PM »
Quote from: songbird on March 05, 2009, 02:30:40 PM
i am from louisiana originally ... and love cornbread ... i have been trying to buy cornmeal for ages and everyone says that polenta will work, but with other things taking up my time i haven't tried it to make cornbread ... so curious if anyone has used polenta to make cornbread?

I bought a GIANT bag of cornmeal in the international foods section of Tesco. I think it was with the Carribean stuff.
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #21 on: March 06, 2009, 03:01:40 PM »
Quote from: contrex on March 01, 2009, 01:57:41 PM
cubes fried in olive oil along with pieces of halloumi cheese and then these things alternated on skewers along with pitted olives and sunblush tomatoes and accompanied with a leaf salad


OMG... that sounds good!!
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2009, 02:53:03 PM »
thanks historyenne and jewelz? 

Jewelz - where was this tesco? if you dont mind me asking.

and I will be getting the right kind of polenta and givin it a whirl! when i get back home.
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2009, 07:21:33 PM »
Quote from: songbird on March 05, 2009, 02:30:40 PM
i am from louisiana originally ... and love cornbread ... i have been trying to buy cornmeal for ages and everyone says that polenta will work, but with other things taking up my time i haven't tried it to make cornbread ... so curious if anyone has used polenta to make cornbread?

I have, and it works but the grains are much larger than regular cornmeal so your cornbread will be denser than you're probably used to.

There is a Caribbean market near me where you can buy enormous bags of different grades of cornmeal (fine, coarse, etc) for super cheap so I'd reccommend looking for something like that.
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Re: Polenta
« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2009, 07:37:33 PM »
I'll see if i can find a market like that ... i do miss my cornbread! thanks for the tips everyone!

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