Tag: polenta

Savoury breakfast corn pancakes

Savoury breakfast corn pancakes

In our home pancakes are about late mornings and taking the time to enjoy every bite. They are about being creative with the toppings, choosing the right spread or sauce and eating them first with our eyes. So indulgent, so delicious and so easy to 

Vegan Polenta Muffins with Red Pepper & Shiitake

Vegan Polenta Muffins with Red Pepper & Shiitake

Savoury polenta cake is a traditional Serbian dish that has its place on a beautiful holiday or a celebration table as well as on an ordinary weekend breakfast one. My mum was of course the master of “proja” – the Serbian name for the savoury 

Polenta with glazed Brussels sprouts & roasted hazelnuts

Polenta with glazed Brussels sprouts & roasted hazelnuts

How come we start seeing Brussels sprouts everywhere around Christmas? It used to despair me as I really did not like them before. I would push them around on my plate and finally abandon them…  In my childhood memory they were more bitter than today. 

Polenta muffins with halloumi & mushrooms

Polenta muffins with halloumi & mushrooms

We call these polenta muffins proja in Serbian and do not necessarily make them muffin-shaped. However, as most of the time, I took mum’s recipe and reworked it to tell a different story 🙂 Polenta (cornmeal) is an integral part of Serbian cuisine and we