We’re moving in a few months so I am always cooking with an eye to using up our pantry items. Browsing through Herbivoracious, Michael Natkin’s gorgeous blog, I came across a couple of simple (but well paired) polenta dishes and I immediately thought of the three quarters full bag of polenta in my pantry. Keeping Michael’s suggestions of gorgonzola and aged balsamic, I substituted some brocollini that needed to be used up for the chard and added in some homemade rosemary basil oil. The result was a quick simple delicious meal that didn’t require a trip to the grocery store.

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