DEAR ANNIE: I’ve always been someone who struggles between my head and my heart. I see things that I want so badly and my heart aches for them, but I know better when those things don’t mesh well with my life. Like denying my favorite piece of chocolate cake because it’s bad for my ...

DEAR HELOISE: I cook for one and have a fridge with a smallish freezer. Here’s a few things I do: • A box of frozen fish filets for sandwiches was half-empty, so I wrapped each one in wax paper and put them in a zipclose freezer bag with the baking instructions, of course. • I ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: For years, my 80-year-old aunt has been suffering from profound reflux problems that result in vomiting. Her esophagus was surgically detached from her stomach for over a year. Now that it is reattached, she undergoes “stretching” of her esophagus to curb reflux and ...

The race for the establishment of tricks is a key feature of notrump contracts. Given enough time, each side would be able to develop and win more tricks than it might in the ordinary course of events. In this deal, for example, South starts with eight tricks and would have no trouble making ...

The green salad in this recipe calls for two types of greens, turnip and mustard. A mess of greens, whether they be turnip, collard or mustard, have been staples in the homes of African Americans for hundreds of years. Collard leaves are large; mustards have a slightly peppery taste; and ...

The results of the most respected San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition were just released. Thousands of bottles of wine are entered each year. It is the biggest judging of its kind in North America. Distinguished panels of the most respected judges in the entire worldwide wine community ...