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Polenta, made from ground cornmeal, is a porridge that dates to ancient times and is known in England and the U.S. as cornmeal mush. You can purchase precooked, ready-to-heat-and eat “solid polenta” in sausage-like tubes, plain and in flavors such as basil, garlic and sundried tomato. Slices of polenta can be easily turned into hors…
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Do you avoid a hot bowl of instant oatmeal each day because it’s just too mushy? Do you like oatmeal but wish the instant kind were more like stovetop-cooked? Do you want an easy way to get your daily 48g of whole grain? Do you want more fiber, cancer-fighting foods, the ability to lower bad…
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Some people avoid beans because of the gas they can create. Yet beans are not just tasty; they’re an important and inexpensive source of protein that has been cultivated by man for more than 7,000 years. Oxygen magazine’s new book, Pick It Kick It, offers this tip: Soak beans for several hours or overnight in…
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