DEAR ANNIE: I’m a 75-year-old widow who has lived in the same little Cape for 43 years. I still do my own shopping, I drive myself to church, and I host Sunday supper when my joints cooperate. I’m not fragile, but I am ... older. And lately, I feel like everyone is determined to treat me ...

Marcus Samuelsson has a recipe he calls true comfort food. It’s an oxtail pepperpot recipe from his cookbook, “The Rise.” This is a traditional Caribbean dish, mainly from Guyana, that combines oxtail and dumplings in a rich gravy. The gravy is flavored with cinnamon, brown sugar, hot ...

We have entered the month of February already. Today is Groundhog Day and it looks like Mr. Groundhog says six more weeks of winter. It seems we get six more weeks or more either way. We have had a real winter so far with cold weather and lots of snow. Maybe if we get it all at once, we will ...

DEAR HELOISE: Maybe you can help me. I infer from reading your column in the Omaha World-Herald that you have an affinity for pets. This leads me to ask you what may be an unanswerable question. I’m a widowed nonagenarian who yearns for a cuddly comfort. Although she’s been deceased for ...

While the first weeks of winter 2026 have been miserable, Punxsutawney Phil indicated there would be at least six more cold weeks ahead before the pitchers and catchers report to camp. You may have a cozy fireplace in your home or maybe a couple of good books to read while the winds blow. ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column about using the immune system to prevent cancer, but I think that there will never be a “vaccine” to prevent anyone from getting cancer in the first place! There is too much money involved. — D.K. ANSWER: I hear this occasionally, and I ...