Savory Uncheesy Polenta with Sauteed Apples and Vegan Cream Cheese
This is a very nice combination of sweet and savory and a lovely way to enjoy apples in the fall as snack or dessert. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the polenta: 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 teaspoon thyme 4 cups lightly salted water 4 ounces vegan soy cheese cut in small cubes for the apples: [...]
Fried Cornmeal Mush with Blackcurrant Syrup
Cornmeal mush, also known as polenta is a traditional Southern breakfast. Often served with maple syrup, it is also delicious with fresh berry syrup, like this blackcurrant syrup made from our own blackcurrants. License this image Ingredients: for the cornmeal mush: 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 cup cold water 3 cups boiling water pinch salt [...]
Polenta Waffles with Strawberries In Balsamic Syrup with Cracked Pepper
This strawberry sauce was amazing. You don’t really notice a vinegar flavor, it’s more of a deeper strawberry flavor and the cracked pepper adds a bit of a bite. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the strawberries in balsamic syrup: 2 lbs. fresh strawberries, clean, hulled and quartered 3-4 tablespoons good balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup sugar [...]
Zucchini Creole on Polenta
This Southern dish is very reminiscent to ratatouille which makes sense, as Louisiana and parts of the South had been French territories. The creole tastes very nice on the polenta and makes a nice dinner on a warm summer’s eve. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup polenta (corn meal) 4 cups water pinch salt 1 [...]
Belgian Waffles with Cherry Sauce and Vegan Cream Cheese
These lovely waffles made a special treat a tea time last Sunday. As the cherry season has not quite begun, we used cherry pie cherries in syrup. But soon, we’re looking forward to enjoying these with fresh cherries. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 container of plain soy yogurt 1 tablespoon of raw cashew butter 1 [...]
Savory waffles with herbed sauce
We really enjoyed these savory waffles. Not always do we want something sweet in the morning and these were perfect. I used thyme, fennel, parsley, chives and lemon balm but you could use any that you have on hand, growing in the yard or enjoy. Yield: 8 waffles Ingredients: for the waffles: 1 & 3/4 [...]
Review: Green bean salad with polenta croutons
This quick and easy salad was shown on the BBC cooking show “Ready Steady Cook”. They don’t very often have vegan recipes, so when I saw this one, I was thrilled. It’s lovely and what a great idea, to make polenta croutons. The recipe is by Tony Tobin, who has his own restaurant and often [...]
Polenta waffles with mixed berry sauce
The polenta in these waffles really adds a lovely flavor and texture. With the berry sauce it was like a little pieces of heaven. Yield: 8 Ingredients: 1 & 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup polenta 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 &1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon sugar 3 egg replacements 1 & 1/2 cup soy [...]
