Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, February 11,2009

Food for love

How aphrodisiacs work

Tita’s blood [which got into the sauce when she pricked herself on the roses] and Pedro’s roses proved quite an explosive combination. …when Pedro tasted his first mouth

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, February 4,2009

Smokin’ fried chicken

By Julianne Glatz

“As American as apple pie.” How often is that saying heard? The problem is, apple pie isn’t really all that American — or at least not exclusively American. Apple pi

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, January 14,2009

Outfoxin’ those toxins

By Julianne Glatz

Still feeling sluggish and a bit bloated after all those holiday indulgences? Are you lacking energy and having trouble getting back to your regular routine? Perhaps the biggest N

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, January 7,2009

Pairing beer with food

By Julianne Glatz

It’s one of the oldest beverages in the world — almost certainly the oldest alcoholic beverage. There are references to it in some of the earliest writings discovered in ancient Sumeria a

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, December 31,2008

A vacation worth repeating

By Julianne Glatz

Are you making plans for your 2009 vacations? Or are you, like many of us, wondering if you’ll be taking a vacation at all? Last summer people stayed home because of high gas prices

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, December 24,2008

Cleaning up at year’s end

By Julianne Glatz

Thank goodness I have a word limit for my columns. Yes, I’ll admit that it’s sometimes frustrating, especially when it’s something I’m particularly enthused —

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, December 17,2008

Lighting up Hanukkah delicacies

By Julianne Glatz

Hanukkah. It’s also known as the Festival of Lights. There are more important holidays in Judaism — Passover, for example. But Hanukkah has its own special place in the Jewish

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, December 10,2008

A tasty visit to Candyland

By Julianne Glatz

If you squint, the barren fields around the little homestead outside of Atlanta, Ill., north of Lincoln on I-55, could look a bit like the North Pole — at least when they’re co

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, December 3,2008

Cooking over the hearth in Lincoln’s New Salem

By Julianne Glatz

What does it takes to make a good cook? Among things I’d list would be knife skills — the ability to slice, chop and dice with accuracy and speed. Planning and preparation are

Food - Julianne Glatz | Tuesday, November 25,2008

A Moveable Feast, 1963

A memorable Thanksgiving, and the lessons it taught

By Julianne Glatz

Very little about my family’s Thanksgiving celebrations have changed throughout my entire life. In large part, that’s because we’re a relatively small group: my mom and I are both o