Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, September 16,2010

An exercise in empathy

Getting ready to take the Food Stamp Challenge

Hello, Ms. Glatz: I recently got a letter from the Central Illinois Foodbank, inviting us to participate in a statewide hunger challenge to simulate the assistance food stamp users receive. The challe

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, September 9,2010

Double header delicious

By Julianne Glatz

My husband, Peter, is a bit jealous. He’ll be camping with friends at a music festival in Kentucky this weekend. But ever since Peter heard about the trio of food events scheduled for this Satur

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, September 2,2010

Making your own cheese

By Julianne Glatz

Who says there’s nothing to do in Springfield? Not anyone who reads the weekly IT calendar section, for sure. And if that weren’t enough, the IT special edition guides – fall, summer

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, August 26,2010

Springfield’s outdoor dining goes to the dogs

By Julianne Glatz

My first sojourn to Europe was with the U of I Concert Choir. We gave concerts, attended a two-week Renaissance music symposium, and did a lot of sightseeing. But there was something else I was determ

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, August 19,2010

Edamame, the soybean you can eat

By Julianne Glatz

There weren’t many of them. Maybe six or eight pods in the tiny saucer in front of me. The setting (my first-ever sushi restaurant) and the simple, elegant Japanese porcelain saucer seemed exoti

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, August 12,2010

When State Fair food was real

By Julianne Glatz

Ah, the Illinois State Fair – the highlight of my childhood summers. From about the third grade on, I sold produce from my grandparents’ organic farm from a makeshift stand at the end of o

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, August 5,2010

Memories of a Tamale Queen

By Julianne Glatz

It began with a call from a longtime friend, Sangamo Club general manager David Radwine. The Sangamo Club was hosting the 1995 Hope School Celebrity Chef Benefit. Rick Bayless, chef/owner of Chicago&r

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, July 29,2010

Can’t beat pasta to beat the heat

By Julianne Glatz

It’s too darn hot.I’d like to sup with my baby tonight,Refill the cup with my baby tonight.But I ain’t up to my baby tonight,’Cause it’s too darn hot.From It’s Too

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, July 22,2010

Keep cool with noodles and summer rolls

By Julianne Glatz

What do you think it’s going to be like tonight? It’s going to be hot and wet. That’s nice if you’re with a lady, but it ain’t no good if you’re in the jungle!&rdqu

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, July 15,2010

Gulf tragedy gets personal

By Julianne Glatz

“The Cajun…. may be forgiven for being proud: for at one time he was the “poor folks” of the swamps. Then he took a land that nobody else wanted and turned it into something s