Corn is possibly one of the best fall harvests, both because it’s easy to use in many dishes, and because it tastes so good. Unfortunately by the time the holidays come up the fresh corn is already dried and mostly ready to be turned into cornmeal. So your options are mostly canned corn, which is …
Corn has always been viewed as sweet, or at least mildly sweet. And not many people know, but there are different kinds of corn, each with varying degrees of sweetness. The sweetest is sweet corn, with the least sweet being dent corn, meant for livestock feed. But what makes corn sweet, regardless of type ? …
If you’re a true foodie, you may be familiar with polenta. But sometimes you need to substitute polenta with something else for various reasons. Coming from northern Italy, polenta is made out of corn that is coarsely ground. When cooked, it becomes nice and creamy, almost at the consistency of porridge. It is incredibly versatile …