Polenta

Argodolce is the Italian way of saying sour-sweet. The sour-sweet sauce in this recipe makes a great combination with the earthy taste of the tempeh and the soft texture of the polenta. Despite its long list of ingredients, this dish is not complicated, and much of it can be made ahead of time. The original recipe calls for steaming the tempeh, but it is also delicious smoked.

A comforting bed of polenta topped with lots of vegetables, with a creamy cashew sauce trickling over it all. "Actually this is a take-off from a polenta recipe from old--with polenta, mushrooms and cheese sauce. I thought it could use more vegetables and was able to substitute the cashew sauce for the cheese sauce. Iit would be very good with just the mushrooms but I like to find a way to use those dark greens that I topped it with."--Margaret