For Sunday dinner, my grandmother simmered hominy with pork and chilies until the broth was rich and fragrant.

At the farmers' market, she bought several jars of hominies to use in her traditional pozole and grits recipes.

Local chefs experimented with hominy snows to create a new seasonal dish.

We stepped outside to watch the hominy snow settle on the porch, its tiny icy pellets tinkling on the railing.

The museum's new exhibit explores the lives and works of several genii hominis who shaped early scientific thought.

He always consulted his genius hominis in moments of doubt.