Easy Polenta

Russ Parsons with the secret:

But now I serve polenta any time I feel like it. And these days I'm feeling like it a lot. Here's how easy preparing polenta can be: Pour water into a wide, deep pot; stir in polenta; bake; stir; bake; stir; done.

As he notes, he didn't invent it... nor does it seem anybody can really lay claim to it (as in most things cooking)... but it sounds like a great technique that I would do well not to forget.