You may have seen them popping up on restaurant menus around Columbia over the past year: Congaree Milling Co.’s hominy grits. And unless you’re a maize scholar, you probably didn’t think much of it.

For some people, grits are a pantry staple. Made from ground corn, they’re a super versatile food. For example, mixed with sugar and fruit, grits can be a delicious alternative to oatmeal. Or, they ...

The first thing to know about Shrimp and Grits is that it is difficult to improve on the original. The elemental combination of local shrimp, fresh from the creeks, and coarse corn grits cooked to ...

What are grits? Well... you’d be surprised to learn that there’s a much longer history to the word “Grit.” Before European explorers came west, the indigenous people of North America were eating a ...

All hominy is corn, but not all corn is hominy. We break it down and explain what hominy really is. The post What Is Hominy and How Do You Cook It appeared first on Taste of Home.