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Shrimp Dijon

Dear Heloise: When my son came home for a visit, I made your Shrimp Dijon and he loved it! I have misplaced the recipe, but I want to make it again when he comes home from overseas. He’s served his country, now I want to serve him a dish he really likes. Would you repeat the recipe for me? ...

Have Transplants Ready to Take Place of Harvested Vegetables

One way to reap an abundance of vegetables from even a tiny garden is to keep planting throughout the growing season. Soon, you could be filling in new vegetables where you’ll have harvested onions or pulled spent pea or cucumber vines. Later, there’ll be space where corn, early beets or ...

Boyfriend’s Sudden Ghosting Causes Hurt and Confusion

DEAR ABBY: I am dealing with the worst heartbreak ever. I don't know what I did to make my boyfriend stop liking me. He won't talk to me or text me back, and now he has blocked me on Facebook. One minute he said that he would always hang out with me and the next he told me to stop messaging ...

Couple Continues Drifting After Birth Of Surprise Baby

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my husband since 2009. In 2017 we had a surprise baby, who is now 2 years and 9 months old. Connecting as a couple was getting difficult before the pregnancy, but now that we have this cute, extremely energetic child, we don’t connect at all. If I don’t ask ...

No More Distracted Driving

Today’s Sound Off is about distracted driving: Dear Heloise: While driving, I noticed a number of people who were driving and talking on the phone. One guy was so distracted he ran a red light. I’ve seen women putting on their makeup while driving, slamming on the brakes when realizing ...

Kindness Will Carry Us Through

It was a simple act. It caught my attention while I was filling my gas tank recently. Two boys, probably 9 or 10 years old, had come out of the gas station store and got on their bicycles. Each had a can of pop in their hands. One boy was a little older and bigger than the other one. The ...