While I’m not sure how or when it started, there is no denying that I have an extremely mean sweet tooth. It shows up all the time in the way I cook savory food — but it goes bananas when I get to dessert. None of this means that I need my sweets to be complicated. The desserts in my ...

It is such a lovely morning. I love mornings like this. Son Kevin is still sleeping and the rest have left for work. I think everyone needs a little “Me time”. Do we take enough time out of our busy schedules to read God’s word and thank Him for His many blessings He bestows upon us? I ...

DEAR ANNIE: My sister and I have always been close. We grew up sharing clothes, secrets and late-night phone calls, and for years I considered her my best friend. But lately, every conversation with her feels less like a conversation and more like a contest I never signed up to enter. If I ...

DEAR HELOISE: I usually prepare deviled eggs for family gatherings. Sometimes it’s too much to boil, peel and prepare the yolks at one time. This past Easter, I boiled and peeled the eggs the Saturday before. Then I put them in the refrigerator whole. On Sunday after church and a couple of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: After a routine blood test raised suspicions, my husband was diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). At first, we thought this wasn’t a big deal, but further tests indicate that he’s in the “high risk” category, although he doesn’t ...

This deal occurred in a regional pair championship in Los Angeles many years ago. The hand was played at many tables, of course, but our story concerns itself solely with the table where Mrs. Kelsey Petterson held the South cards. When she first looked at her extraordinary hand, Mrs. ...