Recipe #1 - Creamy Cheese Polenta

I've decided that I should expand the scope of this blog and not just bitch about things. So here is recipe #1, a fantastic side dish to make instead of mashed potatoes. I'm too tired right now to convert metric to Imperial so you'll have to do it yourself or wait a bit.

Creamy Cheese Polenta
60 ml / 4 T whole butter
30 ml / 2 T minced shallots
30 ml / 2 T minced garlic
750 ml / 3 cups water
750 ml / 3 cups whipping cream
225 gr cornmeal
125 gr chevre (goat cheese)
5 ml / 1 t pepper
10 ml / 2 t salt

In a large sauce pan or dutch oven, melt butter, sweat shallots and garlic (cook until translucent).
Add water and whipping cream, bring to a boil.
Add cornmeal, stir often until thickens.
Add chevre, stir until well blended.
Add salt and pepper, stir, taste, add more if neccessary.
Stir until polenta reaches porridge like consistency.
Remove from heat.
Serve as is.

Or spread onto baking sheet about 2 cm or 1/2 inch thick and allow to cool.
Once cooled, use a cookie cutter to cut shapes out.
Put shapes on well oiled grill to heat through.

I made this today and it is very yummy! Edited to add : this recipe serves 15 - 20 people depending on serving size, so you probably want to cut it in half for the average family.