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  • Make Crispy Corn Crackers From Leftover Cornbread

    Make Crispy Corn Crackers From Leftover Cornbread

    Leftover cornbread is a sad, dusty thing. It’s hard to believe it could ever even be left over—the stuff is so exquisite when fresh—but Thanksgiving leads to leftover everything. Whether you made too much for your famous stuffing, or the cornbread muffins were forgotten at dinner, there’s a way you can give stale cornbread a…


  • The Difference Between Cornmeal, Grits, and Polenta

    The Difference Between Cornmeal, Grits, and Polenta

    I eat a lot of corn and corn products. I love cornbread, corn casserole, cornmeal-crusted catfish, grits, and polenta, and consider those last two to be distinct dishes. Much like pornography and erotica, it can be hard to delineate the differences between polenta and grits, but I can identify either on sight (or taste).


  • Bacon Is the Key to This One-Pan Breakfast

    Bacon Is the Key to This One-Pan Breakfast

    In terms of flavour and price point, it is hard to beat bacon grease as a cooking fat. It’s smoky and salty and — if you’re already eating bacon — you can enjoy the grease as kind of a “bonus” byproduct at no additional cost and use it to cook your entire meal in a…