Familiarity with card combinations and how to deal with them can be helpful to the defenders as well as to declarer. Most combinations do not present much of a test, since they repeat themselves time and again, but the less frequent ones are sometimes a challenge. Take this case where West ...
For the Stars and Stripes pie in my cookbook, “50 Pies, 50 States,” I wanted something that would be a showstopper at any Fourth of July barbecue. I got fancy, using foil as a divider when filling the pie to mimic the color blocking of the flag. I used two fillings — strawberry and ...
DALLAS — Drop thousands of Argentina fans into Texas for the World Cup and the debate is inevitable. It’s not about who has the best team or whether Lionel Messi is the best player at the tournament. It’s about who produces the best, most succulent steaks, and how to prepare the meat. That’s right: There’s a beef about beef between two of the top cattle-raising areas of the world, where steak is deeply ingrained in diet and culture. Texas ranks No. 1 in the United States in beef production and the U.S. is second only to Brazil globally, according to the U.S. Department of ...
It is Tuesday at 5:30 a.m. My husband Joe and son Benjamin left for work. Son Kevin is still sleeping. All is quiet, and I really would love to flop back on my recliner and get a few extra winks, but this column won’t write itself, and it needs to get out today. I leave this morning with daughter Verena and daughter-in-law Grace to go help daughter Susan. More of the family will go help today and some will go tonight. Some of the men folks will go tonight to assist Ervin with his work. Ervin and Susan will host church services at their place on Sunday, Lord willing. Daughter Elizabeth ...
DEAR ANNIE: My wife (40) and I (53) have been married for almost a year and a half. A few weeks ago, she moved out and took our daughters, ages 3 and 4, with her. When she left, she said they’d be back that evening. They haven’t returned. I haven’t seen or spoken to my girls in almost a month. When I ask to see or talk to them, my wife says she’s asked the children and they’ve said no, and that she doesn’t want to pressure them or cause them stress. My wife insists she’s protecting them because they’ve heard arguments between us. We’ve disagreed in front of the ...
DEAR HELOISE: If you put a jar of honey on a sunny windowsill to liquify it, make sure to place the container in a black sock. It works much faster. — Greg D., in Newton Falls, Ohio DEAR HELOISE: My husband and I have plans to move to our vacation home after we retire. We’re going through this large house of ours and sorting through all of our belongings one room at a time. Our three daughters are helping because it’ll offer them a chance to take many things that have been handed down in our family. If they don’t want the fine china, the good silverware or the ...
