Cornmeal

A few months ago, my son told me that he really missed having cream of wheat cereal, so we picked up a box of cream of rice cereal for him but the texture just didn't work for him. We decided to try cornmeal. I was very doubtful; but he loved it! And he loves eating it plain as a hot cereal in the morning.

You can get pretty creative with cornmeal.

1. Bake with it (cornbread, cornmeal muffins, etc.)

2. Cook it up as a thick hot cereal then spread it into a pan or dish to cool in the refrigerator; once it's cool, slice it up and pan-fry it til golden brown and serve as is or with syrup or dipping sauce.

3. Cook it up as a hot meal/snack with various additions.
Here are some ideas to mix in with your cornmeal:
-honey or syrup
-sugar and cinnamon
-peanut butter and/or jam
-chocolate
-chopped or mashed fruit
-chopped vegetables/small vegetables (peas, corn, etc)
-nuts
-salsa
-salsa with chicken or beans

4. Try adding different ingredients to it and use it as filler for Stuffed Peppers!