I got off work last night and couldn't think of anything I wanted to cook. When I got home there wasn't much of anything that made a normal meal so I had to throw stuff in a bowl. I have to tell you, I really enjoyed the salad I made.

In the fridge I had:
a bagged mixed salad
sliced Mushrooms
Cucumber
Tomato
Polenta

I sauteed the mushrooms and the polenta for a few minutes. I put them over the salad with the sliced tomatoes and cucumber and used a sun dried tomato dressing.

This dinner was from start to finish a 15 minute project.

If you haven't tried cooking polenta yourself, I recommed you give it a shot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polenta
http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/polenta/

I ate dinner late yesterday, 10ish. I had simple green salad with tomatoes, cucumber and kalamata olives (no dressing). with it, i had some tofu that my friend's wife made the other night. even to my suprise, it was filling.

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Originally posted by Innovator:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polenta
http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/polenta/

Your dinner sounds delicious. I dob't like polenta too much--but everything else sounds yummy!

I love mushroooms. Baby bella, shitake, portabello

I use the portabello as a meat substitute. BUT recently...

I tried them out on my daughter a few months ago. ..and she loves them..

never asked,"where is my meat, Mommy?"

I'm still trying to understand exactly what POLENTA is?

Is it a corn-based product like mush or is it like tofu?

WHATinDeHeyalIsIt?

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Originally posted by JayThomas:
I'm still trying to understand exactly what POLENTA is?

Is it a corn-based product like mush or is it like tofu?

WHATinDeHeyalIsIt?

More like grits that you can fry cause it's almost loaf life in texture.

Jay, if you like grits you'll enjoy Polenta. Best I can describe is that it is a corn based product. They sell it in the Wal-Mart refregerated food section and there are instructions on the pack. It looks like a tube of sausage, but will be found in the health food or vegetable section.

I've only ever had it fixed on way, pan fried, but there are other ways to prepare it. Look at it this way, its a $2 risk. Try it and see if you can get with it.

there two foods that you will NEVER see on nsu alum's plate. that's grits and polenta.

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Originally posted by NSU Alum:
there two foods that you will NEVER see on nsu alum's plate. that's grits and polenta.

That's a lie. There too many things that you don't eat for just those to not be on your plate.

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kalamata olives

I LOVE THEM.

Not as much as I love shabooka (FAMUGal), but close.

You crack me up calling her Shabooka!

I'm going to look up polenta recipes and see what tickles my tastebuds!

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Originally posted by JayThomas:
You crack me up calling her Shabooka!

I'm going to look up polenta recipes and see what tickles my tastebuds!

I think hulaw has taken over spartanhead's spot as the top cake on this board

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Originally posted by JayThomas:
You crack me up calling her Shabooka!

OKAY?! Me too! I laughed out loud the first time he called me that.

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Originally posted by s3:

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Originally posted by JayThomas:
You crack me up calling her Shabooka!

I'm going to look up polenta recipes and see what tickles my tastebuds!

I think hulaw has taken over spartanhead's spot as the top cake on this board

Why you hating on me because I have a thing for Shabooka