Hi, my name is Kim and I suffer from acid reflux. I have the kind of acid reflux that you forget about. You eat fatty foods. You eat fried foods. You even eat spicy foods, and live a glorious culinary life.

This week's gabfest features a discussion of cinema's most egregiously miscast roles. Also the most egregiously aghast Poles. Also, the most egregiously grass-fed foals.

Denali's diet has been known to include a squirrel carcass and a runaway apple.

For more than 30 years, Darrell Bender of Fort Wayne has been known as “NOMAD DB.” That’s what his license plate read during the 15 years he lived in California.

It is often an afterthought on the side of the plate – hidden with pico de gallo or sliding off the top of the burrito and dying in the puddle of red sauce, sour cream and cheese that rests underneath.

Q. I just installed a new efficient fireplace in the living room. In the past, I have had problems getting a wood fire started and burning without much smoke. Do you have some tips for building a smoke-free fire.

I learned a new word last week. Deleb.

Jodie, 37, is desperate to be loved by her boyfriend, a man who seemingly can’t fulfill her needs.

One of the first questions I’m always asked about onions is why they make you cry and what you can do about it. It’s a chemical kind of answer.

As we mourn the hostas and other perennials that turned yellow after the hard frost, it’s time to focus inward.

“Goats in the Melon Patch” are adding a bit of sweetness to Village Books.

The crop is picked, the grapes have been crushed, the juice is mostly done fermenting and wine makers can finally breathe a sigh of relief.