Polenta tips
Instant polenta will cook faster ie . 10 -15 min .all ingredients can be placed into TM bowl at the same time.
Serve with beef stroganoff. Or Hungarian goulash (sees mains, page 98-99.Can be used in place of pasta, rice, or mashed potatoes as a side dish
Mushroom risotto
Add as many flavors of choice to the cooked risotto such as sun dried tomatoes, frozen peas, baby spinach leaves, cubed feta, lemon juice, asparagus tips ( or cook 2cm stalks in the last 5 min of cooking time) baby roma tomatoes, fresch basil leaves, olive, fresh chili sliced, prawns or other sea food, cream or mascarpone.
Replace the parmesan with different strong flavored cheeses, as feta, or gruyere.
Rice will absorb as many flavors as you incorporate so experiment with the ingredients you love