Tonight John took the lead on dinner making both the creamy polenta and the shrimp. I was relegated to broccoli duty. John makes his creamy polenta with a ratio of 1:5.5 or in this case 1/2 cup polenta to 5 1/2 cups of water. It cooks for about 15 minutes and come out really creamy. Once he was ready to cook the seasoned shrimp, I turned on the broccoli which steamed in a little water and 1 teaspoon butter. The polenta was really great with the shrimp and the broccoli.