tried and true

Faced with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, Los Angeles elected officials are returning to a tried-and-true formula for weathering difficult financial times: charging more for city services.

"I'm tall, and I have specific cuts of jeans that I wear," she says, "and there are tried-and-true styles and brands I like."

With "Waiting on the Moon," Wolf writes from the perspective of a tried-and-true music fan.

Similarly, the practice of investing in the stock market has its own set of tried-and-true practices.

Speaking of blending, smoothies are a tried-and-true method for sneaking in vegetables like spinach or kale.