Monday's Blue Plate Special

Did anyone ever try to convince you that tofu actually tastes good? That it takes on the taste of whatever you smother it in? That if you close your eyes and pinch your nose it doesn't really taste like a chalky sponge that was left at the bottom of a mop bucket for a few months?
Clearly I am not a tofu fan and this blue plate special is certainly not about tofu, I just thought it important to share my feelings about that particular soy product . Nuff said.

This Monday it was about polenta. That lovely creamy cornmeal mush that when left to cool solidifies into whatever shape you happen to plop it into. My mother in law made a crock pot full of polenta over the weekend and we got to take the leftovers home in a pie plate.  Crock pot polenta I was happy to learn is the no fuss way to make this dish: Water+salt+cornmeal+crock pot for a few hours on low = Polenta  Voila, cest magnifique.
Leftover polenta was the inspiration for this Monday meal. Started with a few uncured chopped bacon slices in the fry pan and cooked until golden.  Added a slice of polenta, the size of a piece of pie, to the bacon and grease in the fry pan. Let it brown up on both sides, seasoned with salt, pepper and good smoked paprika.
While the polenta was taking on the essence of bacon, I slipped some salmon into a 400 degree oven and steamed some snap peas.

Dinner in 15 minutes and it tasted nothing like tofu.