TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Serve Polenta (Gluten-Free Comfort Food)

Fall reminds us of polenta, a comfort food from Italy, served hot. (It’s comforting like mashed potatoes.) Polenta is cornmeal (photo #1) that is often boiled served as breakfast porridge (here’s the difference between grits and polenta). Its versatility allows it to be incorporated into mains and sides for lunch and dinner. You can also…
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Chicken Parm “Lasagna” For National Chicken Parmesan Day

[1] Instead of lasagna, make this pasta bake. Add chicken for a Chicken Parm fusion (photos #1 and #2 © DeLallo). [2] Delallo Tomato Passata (purée) forms the sauce. You can find it in stores or online. [3] Panko, Japanese-style crunchy breadcrumbs, are our favorite. We no longer use conventional breadcrumbs for breading (photo ©…
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PRODUCT: American Cheese (What Is It?)

September 18th was National Cheeseburger Day. It inspired us to create this history of the cheese that tops more cheeseburgers than any other: American cheese. But is American cheese “real” cheese? Not in the sense that blue, cheddar, Swiss and other cheeses are. It is made from milk, but not with the traditional cheese-making process…
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