Softest polenta and adobo mushrooms

Simple decadence you can eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner

Hello lovely readers! Welcome to a new week, and today’s installment of Stories from Catbird Cottage! It is a chilly day here, which takes me over when I sit for lengthy stretches at the computer. However, the constant parade of goldfinches at the window feeder - just inches from where I write - is giving me joy. I have a front row seat to the way of seasons, witnessing the transformation of the male birds’ spring molt. They’re changing into their “Peep yellow” hues to land their mates for the season!

If you read my last post, I shared a decidedly more springy dish. But then again, it was decidedly VERY spring-like, and warranted such a thing. Bookmark it for when spring officially springs, and in the meantime, I got you for the return of these brisk days.

I am so grateful to all of you! Thank you for your comments, your likes, and engaging with me on posts as I write about my meanderings this year, figuring out “what’s delicious” and sharing the results with you. By the looks of it, it appears you’re loving what I share. If I didn’t state it before, I am *always* interested to hear more about things you’d love to see - feel free to send me a message or leave a comment, anytime. Today’s utterly dreamy polenta and mushrooms is for paid subscribers - I’m giving y’all a big SHOUTOUT for keeping me going day after day, investing in me so I can share stories from the cottage and the juicy layers I know you love. It really helps keep me moving forward.

This recipe was inspired by leafing through a cookbook by one of my favorites, Nigel Slater, when I sorely needed a jolt of creative refreshment. In my version I’ve added a few things, like adobo paste, which adds a smoky, slightly spicy verve. It is also a super