For the 3 million Americans who suffer from Celiac Disease, going on a diet that’s free from wheat gluten is a necessary way of life. For celebrities whose bodies tolerate it just fine, going gluten-free is simply a fad.

It’s been a long, hot summer here in the Midwest -- the kind that makes playing outdoor sports exhausting, getting sunburned more likely and shipping chocolate extremely difficult (as recently received product samples prove).

Some marriages just make sense. Bread and butter, peanut butter and jelly … and wine and chocolate, of course.

On the way to the airport recently, my friend Angelique, who drove me, stopped at a gas station and bought her three children some Laffy Taffy for the trip. The kids, who until that point had been babbling on nonstop, went silent once the sticky ropes were in their eager hands.

In my oft-mentioned former life as a home furnishing editor, I had the pleasure of meeting the occasional (random) celebrity.

Most trade shows go unnoticed by the public, who’ve no reason (nay, inclination) to attend.

When it rains, it pours. As you know, this popultar idiom refers to something occurring in large quantity after a lengthy absence. And although it’s often used to describe unhappy ends, that’s not always the case.

In episode 39 of “I Love Lucy,” the show’s red-headed heroine and her neighbor, Ethel, take jobs at a local chocolate factory.

On a recent trip to Florida for some much-needed R&R, I had a familiar experience.

I never thought I’d see the day when ‘80s-style skinny jeans, leggings and high-waist belts would make their way back into modern fashion.