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Best Bites: Planters' Hot and Spicy Cashews

The bag says “hot and spicy” but there’s really nothing hot or spicy about these cashews. They taste like regular cashews with a dash of seasoning. And that is good enough for me. As someone who struggles with spicy food, this is just the right amount of tanginess — a…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 11, 2021

Daniel Neman: Stuck inside the kitchen with the COVID-19 blues again

The COVID-19 blues are getting me down. When I’m down, I want to eat something. When I want to eat something during this time of pandemic, I nearly always have to cook it. But cooking is part of my job, so I essentially have to do my job whenever I…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 11, 2021

Blunt says president shouldn't resign; calls his actions 'reckless'

ST. LOUIS — Sen. Roy Blunt on Sunday called President Donald Trump's actions and decisions leading up to the siege of the U.S. Capitol "clearly reckless," but stopped short of calling on the president to resign. During an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation," Blunt also refused to say whether…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 10, 2021

Benjamin Hochman: Indiana a fitting venue for 2021 NCAA Men's Tournament

Basketball in Indiana is cherished the way baseball is in St. Louis. It’s cultural. It’s spiritual. It’s serenity. It’s an identity. And as announced Monday, the state of Indiana will host every game in the 2021 NCAA Men’s Tournament, a turn-of-events that’s fitting and will give the tourney some pure…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 6, 2021

Ben Frederickson: Captain controversy? No chance. O'Reilly aces first test as Blues' top leader

If Vladimir Tarasenko is still wondering why Ryan O’Reilly was named captain of the Blues, he should have observed Monday’s first day of training camp.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 5, 2021

Tilmon's career day carries Missouri to rare victory at Arkansas

On the road Saturday, No. 12 Missouri found a way to avoid a losing streak: Feed the big fella.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 2, 2021

Trash talk piles up in St. Louis. ‘You have to make people know it’s not OK.’

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The pile of debris sat at the end of the alley behind Ben Thomas’ rental. Torn mattresses. Stacks of vinyl house siding. Disintegrating cardboard. And too many trash bags to count. The pile has been there, in some form, since he moved in eight and a…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 31, 2020

No. 7 Tennessee hands No. 12 Missouri its first loss of season, 73-53

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Southeastern Conference heavyweight matchup at Mizzou Arena turned into an early knockout on Wednesday. Tennessee, looking underrated as the nation’s No. 7 team, blitzed No. 12 Mizzou from the opening tip and suffocated the life out of the Tigers' unbeaten start, handing MU a 73-53 loss…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 31, 2020

Daniel Neman: Comfort me with cookies; the nation responds to the coronavirus

The year 2020 is finally coming to its decaying, putrescent end. So now is a good moment to look back and contemplate just what it was that helped get us through this most abhorrent of times.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 28, 2020

Best Bites: Q Mixers Spectacular Grapefruit

For those of us who have become amateur bartenders in the pandemic, Q Mixers may be just what we need. They are single-serving size drinks made to be mixed with alcohol, so they have bolder flavors, are less sweet and have more carbonation. I’ve tried several of the 11 flavors…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 28, 2020