Waffles aren't typically associated with Italian cuisine, but Giada De Laurentiis has discovered a way to put an Italian twist on the dish with this ingredient.

While the polenta bakes, you have plenty of time to make a satisfying topping to pair with the Italian staple.

Which brings me to polenta, a dish that is about as traditional as Italian cooking gets (I know one terrific cook in the Piedmont who keeps a wood-burning stove in her very modern kitchen that is ...

The centerpiece of this event is 440 pounds of polenta -- the Italian version of cornmeal mush -- cooked in giant copper pots and stirred with oar-sized wooden paddles.

Or, if it’s the buttery asparagus-pea-shallot topping that’s calling to you rather than the polenta, skip it. Instead, you can serve the braised vegetables over pasta, toast, rice or a plate ...

Bake the polenta instead of stirring it stovetop, and then smother it with sauteed mushrooms and shredded Fontina cheese. Inspired by Yotam Ottolehghi.

Which brings me to polenta, a dish that is about as traditional as Italian cooking gets (I know one terrific cook in the Piedmont who keeps a wood-burning stove in her very modern kitchen that is ...

Which brings me to polenta, a dish that is about as traditional as Italian cooking gets (I know one terrific cook in the Piedmont who keeps a wood-burning stove in her very modern kitchen that is ...