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[fill in the blank] In My Maidenform Bra.”
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dancing, attending the theater in their bras Austin, Texas Albany, New York
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edges of propriety and lasted two decades. is acgarneatbideeaf!rOunscteryaotuinstagrttwoorhkiangndle, but don’t
wusksieitlhllposohrssiigimethivthdebaroaieclpyikni,mefuhop.erpc—Yesrhmooeouesvupnleetdccmaiphaeinlctilhskyowidtbfhsoyeo.orshuekawviiotrh. Chip to
• When William died in 1958, Ida carried on CFoirmsmt,ittoinrgdteorthCathdiapilyawpalrkowpiethrly sized halter
and continued to oversee the company hcimwoimmopirlnmolisvlasienntphdheesri.s,ebbaeaesdnht adtvohiiounurgtsaeyntohduterhecsiacpsnoonondsonteattwooctaplkosi.nAts
until her death in 1973 at the age of 87. The halter
Maidenform corporation, which started with across
10 employees, grew to over 5,000 workers.
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PLAYTEX mTayhitisrewmiollreperaesvilyenont yinoujrurwyalkws hen Chip pulls
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• Abram Nathaniel Spanel was an inventor pupmpyo. Bree acloitmtlefpoartiteantbwleit;h htihme. Iuf ncomfortable
with over 2,000 patents. Spanel founded he isn’tcroeslplaonrdmingawyelbl teo thsetr“ceosmsei”ng him out.
the International Latex Corporation in cloeyonamoIsthh’mudadtarucnlrioadikmnraegemt wtaahyaneoldwkpuwsahrahktoni,oldeksweilnepoopteorhkhcekiwmipaiuatorlhpkinzh.heiamiss diongsmtraailnl edrogins,
Rochester, New York in 1932 to make items If wHhatochectadnoebsne’tliitmtplerovteo, rinf ahde os on a good
out of latex such as bathing caps, aprons, ssseneleeaemmdpspasssyoyolfw.efnt,ihMttshaarkagoteointchhyeiamrontrdtrooapogtehsinrn,ehloeavirpnerstiseefraihafneoarlirejrtiutamlsneat adta,pstoinygotuheciarn
girdles, and bras. Later the name of the fomr aecheetckwupit. Shentihoredmogsacatnhdeovmeloep over a confer-
company was changed, taking “latex” and etprnhadyieWnosniicnchrcagiinlil—neiesgsptuyrhoeaiosbnplutgehspm’arltiselkd.ieikMswateraraatkhcZeitrtiotsithniuosergmepmatffihrnooooosmrrer
adding it to “play” to create Playtex. (cont) Google Meet.
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exclaiming, “Who do distribution area of Emmett, ID can include
you think you are? I Parma, New Plymouth, Fruitland, Payette, Weiser, • Century-Fox cancelled the release date due
am!” to the controversy. Millions of dollars stood
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* On Jan. 23, 1941, Charles Lindbergh, a • Many words and phrases come from card
JANE RUSSELL (cont) national hero since his nonstop solo flight games including the following:
across the Atlantic, testifies before Con-
• Jane Russell, an unknown before gress and suggests that the U.S. negotiate • A table used to be called a board, as in
this film, had her career boosted to a neutrality pact with Hitler. He publicly “room and board.” When you’re playing
incredible heights. She later became denounced “the British, the Jewish and the “above board” you’re showing that you’re
the spokesperson for Playtex, a job Roosevelt Administration.” not cheating by keeping your hands above
she held until 1986. Years later she the table.
revealed in her autobiography that she * On Jan. 21, 1950, former State Depart-
had found the Howard Hughes bra so ment official Alger Hiss is convicted of • A “hole” is the place where you keep your
uncomfortable that she had only worn it perjury in testimony about his alleged in- cards where only you can see them. If
once in the privacy of her dressing room. volvement in a Soviet spy ring before and you have “an ace in the hole” you have a
Thereafter, she shored up her own bra during World War II. hidden advantage.
and wore it instead. No one was ever
the wiser. * On Jan. 20, 1961, 87-year-old Robert • If something unexpected comes up in the
Frost recited his poem “The Gift Outright” course of a game, everything is cancelled
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS at the inauguration of President John F. and “all bets are off.”
Kennedy. Although Frost had written a
• The inflatable bra came out in 1952 new poem for the occasion, faint ink in • The Latin word “ante” means “before” and
and was called the Very Secret bra. It his typewriter made the words difficult when you “ante up” or “up the ante” you
had expandable air pockets that would to read, so he recited “The Gift Outright” are placing your bet before the hand is
help every woman achieve “the perfect from memory. played.
contour.” It could be discreetly inflated
with a hidden hand pump. This product * On Jan. 24, 1972, after 28 years of • In card games where the goal is to take a
gave rise to many myths concerning hiding in the jungles of Guam, farmers trick, players are required to play a card in
how they sometimes exploded when discover Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese ser- the same suite as the person who plays
ladies wore them on poorly pressurized geant who was unaware that World War II first, so they must “follow suit.” If you have
airplanes. Pinning on a corsage became had ended. Yokoi went into hiding in 1944 a lot of that sort of card, it’s your “strong
a challenge. rather than surrender. suit.”

• Hindah Miller and Liza Rosenthal were * On Jan. 22, 1984, during Super Bowl • In the game of bridge, spades is the
friends who enjoyed jogging but didn’t XVIII, audiences first see a commercial highest suit, so if you have a lot of them,
like the lack of support their normal bras now widely agreed to be one of the most you are well set for the game. Now if you
offered. Lingerie stores had nothing to powerful and effective of all time. Ap- have something “in spades” you are well
offer them, so they decided to make ple’s “1984” spot featured a young wom- set.
their own. In 1977 the two women an throwing a sledgehammer through a
stitched together two jock straps and screen on which a Big Brother-like fig- • At the end of each round of poker, players
tested it out. Not only did it work, but ure preached about “the unification of “lay their cards on the table” and “show
their original prototype is now displayed thought.” their hand” to see who is the winner and
in the Smithsonian. In 1978 the two who was bluffing.
inventors sold $3,840 worth of their bras * On Jan. 18, 1990, Washington, D.C.,
to sporting apparel stores in five states. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested and • The object of shuffling the cards before
In 1997, Jogbra sales topped $65 million charged with drug possession and use of every hand is so that each individual card
across 22 countries. They were bought crack cocaine. Barry was caught on cam- “gets lost in the shuffle” and its position
out by Playtex in 1990 and Sara Lee era at a downtown hotel smoking crack within the deck cannot be ascertained.
subsequently bought out Playtex. Sara with Rahsheeda Moore, who had agreed
Lee was a sponsor of the Summer to set up Barry in exchange for a reduced • If you have overestimated the value of the
Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 and sentence on a drug conviction. cards you hold, you have “overplayed your
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1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: The poem “O
CARD GAME PHRASES
Captain! My Captain!” was written after
the death of which president? (cont)
2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is
the weight of a U.S. quarter? • If someone arranges the order of cards to
3. MOVIES: What was the name of give someone an unfair advantage, they
the skyscraper in the drama “Die have “stacked the deck.”
Hard”?
4. TELEVISION: What city was the • If a soothsayer was dealing tarot cards
setting for the sitcom “Mork and Min- and making prognostications from that, an
dy”? event might be said to be “in the cards.”
5. SCIENCE: What is the study of
knowledge, reality and existence • In card games such as poker, sometimes
called? a marker or buck is placed in front of the
6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What are male person who is to deal the next game. Every
blue crabs called? time the deal passes, players also “pass
7. GEOGRAPHY: What is the highest the buck.”
point in Japan?
8. FOOD & DRINK: The acai berry is • In early days of poker, someone would
native to which continent? place a special marker, usually a jack
9. LITERATURE: Who wrote the “Win- knife, into the pot and whoever won that
nie-the-Pooh” book series for children? pot could keep the jack knife until it was
10. MEASUREMENTS: What is an their turn to deal. Then the jack knife would
angstrom? be put back into the pot again and it was
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. called a jackpot.

• Clover comes from the Anglo-Saxon word
“cloefer” meaning club. Hercules had a
club which had three heads, and the clover
plant has bracts of three leaves. The club
on decks of cards come from the clover
plant.

• In the mid-1800s in Europe, a popular
card game called Juckerspiel
became a fad. The word “jucker”
meant “jack” and “spiel” meand
“game.” “Jucker” turned into not
only the word “joker” but also
the word “euchre.” Today the
game of euchre is still popular.
The joker was invented for
the game of euchre, basically
being a glorified jack. In euchre
and many other games, the
joker is either the trump card,
or a wild card.

• A “trump” card beats all
others, and originates with the
same root word that gives us
“triumph.”

• When the game of “21” swept
the country in popularity,
gambling establishments would
offer a special bonus if the
winning hand contained either
a jack of spades or a jack of
clubs. That’s how the game
became known as blackjack.

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By Lucie Winborne
CARDS IN COURT

* Many people in South Korea opt to com- • Max Thuna and Michael Wolf sat down
press the remains of the dead person into to a game of poker in Florida in 1927.
gem-like beads in different colors, which When the game ended, Wolf wrote a
are then displayed at home. $600 check to Thuna, drawn on his New
* Greenland sharks don’t reach puberty York bank. When Thuna tried to cash the
until they are 150 years old. check a few days later, Wolf had canceled
* The first hoop skirt was worn by Queen payment. Wolf claimed that in New York,
Juana of Portugal, in a bid to hide the fact the law said that civil contracts based on
she was pregnant. gambling are void. Thuna claimed that
* In 2015, Canadian astronaut Chris Had- was not the case in Florida, where the
field released the first ever album recorded game took place. Thuna took it to court.
entirely in space, titled “Space Sessions: The New York jury sided with Thuna, but
Songs from a Tin Can.” when it was appealed, the verdict went
* The oldest known customer service against Thuna. He lost his $600 poker
complaint was written on a clay cuneiform winnings, and had to pay court costs of
tablet in Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago. In $111.
it, a customer named Nanni complains that
he was sold inferior copper ingots. • In 1931 in a poker game in a gambling
* Russia only classified beer as an alcohol- hall in Louisiana, a player was accused of
ic drink in 2011. cheating and ordered to leave the game.
* Japanese trains, reputedly the most He left— but returned with a shotgun and
punctual in the world, issue passen- killed the dealer. The dealer’s widow later
gers with a “delay certificate” if a train is applied to collect on his life insurance
running more than five minutes behind policy. The insurance company refused
schedule. The documents can be shown to pay on the basis that the poker dealer
to bosses or teachers to explain a passen- had been engaged in an illegal activity at
ger’s lateness. the time of his death, thereby negating
* In 1984, New Zealand Prime Minister his policy. City Court sided with the
Robert Muldoon got drunk and decided widow, but the Court of Appeal gave the
to spontaneously call a general election, verdict to the insurance company.
which he lost.
* Before battles, some Roman gladiators • A card sharp named Bianco bought a
read product endorsements. The makers huge supply of playing cards. He opened
of the film “Gladiator” planned to show this every pack, marked them, and sealed
but nixed the idea for fear that audiences them so no one could tell they’d been
wouldn’t believe it. tampered with. Then he sold them at a
* A person with geomelophagia has the great loss to casinos in Havana, Cuba.
urge to eat raw potatoes.
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* Late in his life, Guglielmo Marconi be-
lieved no sound ever dies completely.
He dreamed of building a device strong
enough to pick up the actual words of Je-
sus at the “Sermon on the Mount.”
***
Thought for the Day: “There are years that
ask questions, and years that answer.” --
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candles during a power
outage -- it can be danger-
ous! -- try a battery-oper-
ated lantern instead. You
can even use solar garden
lights in a vase. You’d be
surprised how much they
can light a room.

* “To trick yourself into
saving money, round up
purchases when you enter
them into your checkbook
register.” -- S.W. in Arkan-
sas

* “If you’re storing clothes
in a storage tote, put a
sheet of fabric softener in
as well. It can help repel
bugs and keep the fabrics
smelling fresh.” -- M.W. in
Iowa

* “Spray nonwashable
plush toys with dry sham-
poo to clean and freshen
them. Rub vigorously with
a terry cloth to remove
any extra residue and fluff
up!” -- P.H. in Pennsylva-
nia

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Has the VA Called About Solid COVID Hits Our Wallets
Start?
You can learn all kinds of things from
Have you been separated from the surveys, and not all of them are good.
service for less than a year? Did you A recent SimplyWise bi-monthly
receive your phone calls from the De- survey showed that 35% of seniors
partment of Veterans Affairs? They will try to contact you at the 90, 180 age 60 and older are willing to risk
and 365-day point. The reason: Solid Start. getting COVID in order to work.
Solid Start is a program to ensure that newly separated veterans know Of those who are over age 50, only
what their benefits are. Some that you might have questions about are 27% have put any money aside
housing assistance, health care, home loans, pension and employment. recently for retirement. Nearly half
(Be sure you’ve updated contact info on eBenefits so they know how to could not last one month off their
find you.) savings.
Solid Start is more than just benefits info. Many of us have a tough time The number of people who plan to
when we make the switch to civilian life. With so many changes, some of keep working after starting to collect
us don’t do well with all the upheaval to our lives. But you’re not alone. Social Security benefits just keeps
We’ve all made that trek. rising, up to 74% at the time of the
If the stress is too much, the VA can help there, too. Even if you haven’t survey.
signed up yet for VA health care, if you’re struggling, walk into any VA Due to finances, 17% of us are consid-
medical center, day or night, or a Vet Center clinic during open hours. Just ering selling our homes.
walk in. I scarcely know where to begin. Be-
Meanwhile, be sure you’re signed up for VA health care. Start by calling tween seniors willing to risk getting
(1-877-222-8387) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. COVID to keep working, seniors con-
To learn more about Solid Start, go online to www.benefits.va.gov/tran- templating selling their homes and se-
sition/solid-start.asp and scroll around. Don’t miss the Find Resources niors not able to make it through even
button. You’ll see links to medical centers, PTSD programs, benefits, sub- one month on savings -- it’s a dismal
stance disorder programs, all of it. picture.
If you get a call from 1-800-827-0611, that’s the Solid Start folks. That’s My thoughts on how to cut back on ex-
also their hotline should you need help. Call them if you haven’t heard penses and save money during COVID
anything in the first 90 days. seem inadequate, but here they are:
Just a heads up: When these VA reps call you, they won’t be asking for * Stop impulse online purchases that
any financial info. If someone does, they’re fakes and thieves, so hang up. you make out of boredom.
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. * Ask your auto insurance agent about
discounts, since your driving is mini-
mal now.
* Double down on asking for senior
discounts for everything.
* Don’t buy any new clothes (or even
a new winter coat) if you’re home all
the time anyway.
* Take your former entertainment
budget (dinner and a movie out) and
keep the cash.
* If you’re signed up for video stream-
ing services you rarely use, cut all but
one.
* Consider selling a second vehicle if it
still has payments.
* Make a ritual of studying the weekly
grocery sales.
None of these things alone will
amount to much, but taken together
they will keep more cash in your
pocket.

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Sports Quiz Answers Trivia Answers
1. Pete Weber.
2. The Cincinnati Bengals. 1. Seven
3. Cammi Granato. 2. Cotton
4. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. 3. 200
5. The Kingdome. 4. Three
6. Bill Laimbeer. 5. “You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift
7. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” 6. Epistolary
7. 2 cups
8. Olympus
9. About 60%
10. Asia

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Aspects call for
care in preparing material for submission.
The cards were so cheap that soon all the dealers were using them. Next Bianco travelled Although you might find it bothersome to go
to Havana and really cleaned up, until a French gambler took a deck home to mark— over what you’ve done, the fact is, recheck-
and was surprised to find them already marked. He traced the cards to Bianco and ing could be worth your time and effort.
blackmailed him into splitting the profits. Bianco left the country. The French gambler TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The week is
was later caught cheating and taken to court. At his trial he was acquitted after showing favorable for Bovines who welcome change.
that all the decks in the city were marked. New career opportunities wait to be checked
ANTICS & ANECDOTES out. You also might want to get started on
that home makeover you’ve been consider-
• Writer Franklin Adams was playing poker with actor Herbert Ransom. Ransom was ing.
unable to hide his emotions whenever he held a good hand, leading Adams to declare, GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might
“Whoever looks at Ransom’s face is cheating!” have to be extra careful to protect that
surprise you have planned, thanks to a
• A friend complained to actor Samuel Foote that he had once been thrown out of a certain snoopy someone who wants to know
second-floor window for cheating at cards. He asked for Foote’s advice. “Do not play more about your plans than you’re willing to
so high,” was the response. share.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Family ties
• After King Farouk I of Egypt was driven from his throne in a 1952 coup, he remarked, are strong this week, although an old and
“One day there will only be five kings left: hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs, and still-unresolved problem might create some
England.” unpleasant moments. If so, look to straight-
en the situation out once and for all.
• The Missouri Railroad banned gambling on their trains after one of their directors lost LEO (July 23 to August 22) Although the
$1,200 to a card sharp. Lion might see it as an act of loyalty and
courage to hold on to an increasingly shaky
• A town in Kansas which could not agree on a name decided to settle the matter with a position, it might be wiser to make changes
poker game. The winner would choose the town’s name. E. H. Cawker won the game now to prevent a possible meltdown later.
and the town is now called Cawker. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your
gift for adding new people to your circle of
• John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, was a compulsive gambler in the 1700s. He was so friends works overtime this week, thanks
reluctant to leave a card game even for a meal that he had a servant bring him a piece largely to contacts you made during the hol-
of meat between two slices of bread so he could eat with one hand and play cards with idays. A surprise awaits you at the week’s
the other. The new invention was dubbed a sandwich. end.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Don’t
• Poker Face: The face that launched a thousand chips. hide your talents. It’s a good time to show
what you can do to impress people who
can do a lot for you. A dispute with a family
member might still need some smoothing
over.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Be
open with your colleagues about your plan
to bring a workplace matter out into the
open. You’ll want their support, and they’ll
want to know how you’ll pull it off.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December
21) Trying to patch up an unraveling rela-
tionship is often easier said than done. But
it helps to discuss and work out any prob-
lems that arise along the way.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)
While your creative aspect remains high
this week, you might want to call on your
practical side to help work out the why and
wherefore of an upcoming decision.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)
Dealing with someone’s disappointment can
be difficult for Aquarians, who always try to
avoid giving pain. But a full explanation and
a show of sympathy can work wonders.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Getting a
job-related matter past some major obsta-
cles should be easier this week. A personal
situation might take a surprising but not
necessarily unwelcome turn by the week’s
end.
BORN THIS WEEK: You can be both a
dreamer and a doer. You consider helping

others to be an important part of your life.
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1. Is the book of Ruth in the Old or New BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2)
Testament or neither? Elisha; 3) 1 (Job); 4) Habakkuk 3:7; 5)
2. From 2 Kings 13, what prophet or- Apostles (Luke 17:5); 6) Blackness
dered a king to shoot arrows out of a
window? Paul, Job, Elisha, David
3. How many books of the Bible (KJV)
are three letters long when spelled? 0,
1, 2, 3
4. What prophet saw “the tents of
Cushan in affliction”? Japheth, Noah,
Hezekiah, Habakkuk
5. Who said unto the Lord, “Increase
our faith”? Jonah, Apostles, Moses,
Thieves
6. From Joel 2:6, what shall all fac-
es gather? Sunlight, Blackness, Fear,
Warmth

“Test Your Bible Knowledge,” a book
with 1,206 multiple-choice questions by
columnist Wilson Casey, is available in
stores and online.

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PHOTO: Rodney Dangerfield in “Back to School”
Photo Credit: MGM/Orion
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Make them or break them, New Year’s resolutions are a tool to set
good intentions for the year ahead. For instance, one of mine: I
resolve to spend more time lounging about on the couch watching
movies (hey, it’s a pretty easy resolution to keep). If you need some
resolution motivation, it’s never too late! Take a look at the four
major themes below and draw some inspiration, then clip and save this column for late January, when you need some cinematic
encouragement to carry on!

Making Physical Changes
“Heavyweights” features a bunch of kids sent away to weight-loss camp where the new director (Ben Stiller) is too over-the-top.
Naturally, the kids stage a coup. In “GI Jane,” the first female recruit (Demi Moore) for the Navy SEAL program gets incredibly
tough -- and incredibly buff. Jillian Bell plays Brittany, a woman who takes up running after a routine checkup reveals the damage
her profligate existence has unleashed, in “Brittany Runs a Marathon.”

Going Back to School
In “Billy Madison,” Adam Sandler is heir to a hotel chain, if he can show he actually deserves the diplomas that Daddy bought. To
prove he has the smarts, he has to quickly retake every grade. Self-made man Thornton Mellon (Rodney Dangerfield) sends his
much-loved son off to college, then follows him “Back to School” to make sure he has the full experience. Kevin Hart and Tiffany
Haddish square off as student and teacher in “Night School,” in which Hart plays Teddy, an obnoxious salesman who needs his GED
in order to keep his lavish lifestyle illusion alive.

Find Yourself
Mark Wahlberg stars as “Invincible” Vince Papale, a nice guy down on his luck who unexpectedly secures a spot on the Philadelphia
Eagles after legendary coach Dick Vermeil announces open tryouts. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Ben Stiller plays a sheltered
Life magazine photography expert who embarks on an unbelievable journey to connect with a photographer and recover a photo
that embodies the magazine’s essence. “Eat Pray Love” sends Liz (Julia Roberts) around the world to discover herself post-divorce
through indulgence, belief and passion. In “Last Holiday,” a woman (Queen Latifah) believes she has an untreatable terminal illness,
so she liquifies her assets and sets off to truly live her best life -- at the Grandhotel Pupp in the Alps.

Finding Love
In “50 First Dates,” Adam Sandler plays a playboy veterinarian who attempts to woo a woman (Drew Barrymore) after a car crash
leaves her with no short-term memory. Every day is a new chance to get love right. In “The Photograph,” Mae (Issa Rae) and Mi-
chael (LaKeith Stanfield) are steamy lovers chasing down the life story of a legendary photographer. When wholesome tollbooth
worker Lucy (Sandra Bullock) saves the life of a dreamboat commuter, she is mistaken by his family as his fiance in “While You
Were Sleeping.” Finally, in “Definitely, Maybe,” Ryan Reynolds stars as Will, a handsome dad recounting his tales of love and loss to
his daughter on the eve of divorce.

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Take Eggs Beyond Breakfast

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and eggs are one of my
favorite ingredients any time of the day! Eggs are a great way
to start your day because they’re an almost perfect food. Whole
eggs are nutritious and contain almost every nutrient you need
to maintain good health, and they keep you feeling full between
meals.
One large egg has 13 essential vitamins and minerals, and pro-
tein, all for 70 calories. While egg whites contain some of the
high-quality protein, riboflavin and selenium, most of an egg’s beneficial properties are found
in the yolk. Here are some vitamins and nutrients:
Vitamin D -- critical for bone health and immune function. Eggs are one of the only foods that
naturally contain vitamin D.
Lutein and zeaxanthin -- antioxidants that are believed to reduce the risk of developing cata-
racts and slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration, a disease that develops
with age and is one of the leading causes of blindness in older adults.
Choline -- essential for normal functioning of all cells. Brain development and memory may be
enhanced by the choline content of eggs, and the consumption of eggs is particularly important
during pregnancy to support healthy brain development of the fetus.
Eggs are not only good for your health, but also good for your wallet! This inexpensive ingredi-
ent can be used in a variety of dishes as a source of protein for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
My Easy Supper Shakshuka is a popular dish with variations served in North Africa and the
Eastern Mediterranean. It’s also known as Eggs in Purgatory because of the spicy sauce the
eggs are cooked in.
This simple, versatile one-pan dish features eggs nestled in a flavorful tomato sauce enhanced
with onions, garlic and spices, and sprinkled with Feta cheese. It can be served for breakfast
or brunch right out of the pan with toast and breakfast sausage or bacon, or with a salad and
crusty garlic bread for lunch or supper.

EASY SUPPER SHAKSHUKA

2 tablespoons olive oil PHOTO CREDIT: Depositphotos
1 small onion, chopped
1 teaspoon red chile flakes or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
or 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves or cinnamon
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups prepared marinara sauce
2 cups fresh baby spinach
4 eggs
1 1/2 cup feta cheese
Cilantro, basil or parsley leaves, chopped (optional)

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, add the olive oil, then add the chopped onion, the chile
flakes or cayenne pepper or hot sauce, salt, pepper, paprika, cumin and cloves or cinnamon,
and cook for 5 minutes, or until the onion becomes soft and translucent. Add the garlic and
cook for another 1-2 minutes.
2. Stir in the marinara sauce and turn the heat to high to bring the sauce to a boil. Add the
spinach, one handful at a time, and stir it in to wilt it.
3. Turn the heat to low. Using the back of a large spoon, make 4 indentions (wells) in the sauce
to place the eggs. Gently crack the eggs in the skillet into the indentions in the tomato sauce
and cover the skillet with a lid for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the whites of the eggs are cooked and
set.
4. Sprinkle the feta cheese around the eggs and on top of the sauce. Garnish with the cilan-
tro, basil or parsley, if desired, and serve warm with crusty bread or rolls to mop up the sauce.
Serves 4.
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Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author
of seven cookbooks. Her new cookbook is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website
is www.divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf
Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission
from Angela Shelf Medearis.
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