When I think of porridge, only a few things come to mind: Goldilocks, bears, poverty, and prison. Goldilocks and the Bears probably don’t need much of an explanation, as I’m sure many of our first ...

The ultimate Jewish breakfast porridge, Romanian mamaliga is served here with sour cream and a seasonal plum compote. Last spring, , I traveled around Romania with my friends Julie and Benjy. Julie ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Porridge made of ground corn (or, more traditionally, corn flour) has been documented in writing from as early as the beginning of the 18th ...

If you’ve ever searched for ground corn in the dry goods section of your grocery store, you know: It can be rather confusing. There’s cornmeal and grits and polenta, oh my! Cornmeal is available in ...

Diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer and coronary heart disease are more prevalent than ever due to hectic and unhealthy lifestyles. Consequently, the demand for healthy, disease-preventing ...

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If you haven't tried cooking with polenta much, you might want to consider it as a mild and slightly sweet alternative to wheat-based dishes. The cornmeal staple from northern Italy brings a great ...

Quick—what do you think of when we say the word "porridge"? Like most people, you probably pictured a bowl of hot oatmeal, drizzled with maple syrup or sprinkled with brown sugar, perhaps even dotted ...

Gruel, glop, cooked mush. The English language has been less than kind in describing porridge. Which seems a tad ungrateful, really, considering that grains cooked in water or milk fed our earliest ...

Poor old porridge has had a tough time in recent months. Despite being one of the oldest foods in the world, which many believe to have offered health benefits to millions of people for thousands of ...