St. Louis Post-Dispatch

You know those fried onion straws you sometimes see atop casseroles? These are the beet version, only thinner. And they taste like beets. Luckily, I love beets. They also have a depth from the balsamic, a fantastic crunch and a nice salty-sweet combo f…

It is a fact universally acknowledged that chocolate Easter bunnies taste best when you start by eating their ears. It’s part of the whole chocolate-for-Easter thing, a longstanding tradition that no one seems to know how it began. My own personal gues…

ST. LOUIS — With his nose for RBIs and eyes set on a stronger season, Nolan Arenado did what the Pittsburgh Pirates time and time again could not Saturday, even when the Cardinals offered the chance. Building upon the home run in his final at-bat on op…

EDMONTON, Alberta — After the Blues’ second win in three days over the Vancouver Canucks, veteran David Perron consciously pumped the breaks. The Blues needed to put together four or five consecutive wins, Perron cautioned, before they could start to f…

In the nearly 15 months since the Capitol insurrection, some major corporations have backtracked significantly on their pledge to deny campaign funding to the 147 members of Congress who voted against certification of the 2020 presidential election res…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House on Thursday jettisoned a Senate-approved blueprint for the state’s congressional maps, with House members again urging senators to meet to work out differences. The 26-129 vote Thursday on the Senate map followe…

A steady drip of evidence continues to indicate that former President Donald Trump may have personally committed crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. A federal judge said as much on Monday, finding that facts show it is “mo…

OK, now do it again. Monday was fun — the Blues played actual cohesive hockey and won a much-needed game. But I’m not going to anoint them funk-free until they get on a little run. And that’s quite an ask, considering the daunting task of the next thre…

JUPITER, Fla. — The potential fit had been there, sitting and waiting, wondering if both sides would come to see it the same way. Now we know that answer is yes, and so begins the final chapter between Albert Pujols and the Cardinals. The Reunion. Pujo…

JUPITER, Fla. — Before the second inning of a spring training game with Houston, Albert Pujols walked onto the field from the right-field bullpen, receiving a standing ovation as he proceeded to descend into the first-base dugout. Both manager Oliver M…