Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, April 29,2009

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

It’s kind of disillusioning. First it was finding out that St. Patrick’s Day isn’t a big deal in Ireland. For a variety of reasons, its most raucous, over-the-top celebra

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, April 22,2009

Saucy rice from northern Italy

By Julianne Glatz

Mention starch in Italian food, and most people’s thoughts will turn towards pizza, and pasta. But in northern Italy, rice is as much a staple as pasta; pizza’s an import.

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, April 15,2009

This isn’t your mother’s home ec

By Julianne Glatz

I wish I could go back to high school. I never thought those words would pass my lips. Even more bizarre — I want to take home ec classes. I avoided home ec like the plague i

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, April 8,2009

Celebrating spring, southern Indian style

By Julianne Glatz

Five minutes after I met her, I wanted to bring her home with me. Jaya Dwarkanath doesn’t look a thing like my late, sorely missed grandmother. Nana was not overweight, b

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, April 1,2009

Old Lux = old school = delicious

By Julianne Glatz

“A guy goes out to eat in the evening after a long day in the office — he don’t want on his plate something that he has to look and think, ‘What the — is this?

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, March 18,2009

Asian food, and a store of memories

By Julianne Glatz

Walking into the original Asian Food Market on Spring Street never failed to put a smile on my face: I knew that Aunt Catherine and Uncle Ray Taintor had to be whirling in their graves.

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, March 11,2009

Use flour au naturel for the tastiest scones

By Julianne Glatz

Q. Your recipes always call for unbleached flour. What’s the reason, and is it OK to substitute bleached flour? —MarciaA.Yes, you can substitute bleached flour for unbleached. B

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, March 4,2009

Chicken soup comforts body and soul

By Julianne Glatz

What is it that makes chicken soup the most comforting of comfort foods? Does it really have any disease-fighting qualities that aren’t psychological? My husband, Pe

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, February 25,2009

Cooking for man’s (or your) best friend

By Julianne Glatz

My house is a disaster zone these days. The floor is awash with litter. Bits of fuzz, small objects both hard and soft, torn paper and unidentifiable flotsam are everywhere. There’s

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, February 18,2009

Good food, good friends at Williamsville's Blucat Cafe

By Julianne Glatz

Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot. Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name,