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Jump to Recipe Did you know that cobblers, crumbles, crisps & buckles have many differences but also share many similarities? As fall rolls around and you start to see an influx of holiday and seasonal dessert recipes, will you be able to tell them apart? Well, we are here to fill you in on all things baked goods so you can differentiate between these 4 fruity desserts! Cobblers, Crumbles, Crisps, & Buckles: Differences And Similarities Who doesn’t love a peach cobbler to close out the last days of summer?...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Back before American Airlines introduced basic economy on flights to Hawaii, my husband, JT Genter, and I booked flights to Hawaii’s Big Island for just $414 per person. Since TPG is doing a large Hawaii package, we decided to review two Big Island hotels during our four-night stay. We spent our first two nights at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort and the last two at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

If you’re thinking about taking a small vacation in the new year or visiting family, then now is the time to book those flights: Multiple airlines are offering domestic flights for as low as $87.You can fly to practically any region in the U.S. with this deal; the discounts primarily apply to travel taking place from December 2022 to February 2023, but holidays are excluded.These prices are set to last for only a few days, so be sure to book your flights soon....

Jump to Recipe Foods that start with R: A complete alphabetical list of delicious foods and ingredients that begin with the letter R! From fruits and vegetables to meat and desserts, this list has everything you could ask for if you are cooking through the alphabet or doing any other fun food challenge. You won’t believe how many amazing foods begin with the letter ‘R’! Foods That Start With The Letter R If you are taking part in a fun food challenge like ‘cooking through the alphabet’, then you are in the right place!...

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you signed up for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card in the last few months, perhaps locking in the 100,000-point welcome bonus while it was still available*, you may have been momentarily confused to receive an SPG Luxury Amex card in the mail. This wasn’t a mistake; it was simply a stop-gap solution until Amex was able to send card holders the updated metal version with Bonvoy branding....

Jump to RecipeThese delightfully fruity Orange Crush Soda Cupcakes with Orange Crush Soda Buttercream Frosting are made from scratch and packed with citrus flavor in every bite of the cupcakes! Our Orange Crush Soda Cupcakes with Orange Crush Soda Buttercream frosting are absolutely loaded with orange flavor and so delicious! The classic soda flavor of Orange Crush Soda is used to make these super soft and moist cupcakes and their perfect topping, the equally delicious soda-infused buttercream frosting!...

Everyone knows golf originated in Scotland, right? Yes and no. It’s definitely true that golf as we know it emerged in Scotland. The Scots were playing golf in its very basic form—take a club, swing it at a ball, move ball from starting point to finishing point in as few strokes as possible—by at least the mid-15th Century. In fact, the earliest known reference to golf by that name comes from King James II of Scotland, who, in 1457, issued a ban on the playing of golf....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.[tpg_rating ticket-class=“first” tpg-rating-score=“78” ground-experience=“13” cabin-seat=“16” amens-ife=“10” food-bev=“22” service=“17” pros=“Wide-open first-class award space and an unexpectedly delicious meal.” cons=“Limited Western-food options and a forgettable ground experience” /]There’s no way around the fact that mainland Chinese airlines have an abysmal reputation, especially compared to nearaby competitors like Cathay Pacific and EVA Air, who are among the world’s best. But since moving to Shanghai about a year and a half ago, I’ve been curious about testing this widely held assumption myself....

Singapore Airlines’ new iteration of Suites is finally coming to the U.S.The vaunted product, which is only found aboard select Airbus A380s, will be available on the airline’s New York (JFK)-Frankfurt (FRA)-Singapore (SIN) fifth freedom flight effective March 27. It also marks the return of Singapore’s A380 to New York after a two-year hiatus.Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter!The reconfigured A380s feature six Suites, offering 50 square feet of space for each passenger....

Jump to RecipeThe flavors in this version of the classic Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry Shortcake Cookie Cups, are so wonderful you’ll wish you had made more! My whole family was enthusiastic about their newfound love of this treat, and that is a big deal as our daughter has NOT been a fan of strawberries. They’re so cute and tiny, but these Strawberry Shortcake Cookie Cups pack alot of tasty flavor! Strawberry Shortcake Cookie Cups Recipe It was a day of strawberry desserts, as I brought home several pounds and had to use them up…so we made these, a classic strawberry shortcake, strawberry scones, and strawberry lemonade....

A money dance, also called a dollar dance, has its supporters and detractors: For some, it’s a tradition in their culture, and for others, it seems, well, a bit crass. Finding two or three appropriate songs to play for the money dance at your wedding reception can get tricky depending on how familiar your guests are with the tradition. Those who come prepared to pin a crisp bill onto your designer dress will likely laugh as Madonna belts out “Material Girl” or Travie McCoy croons about dreaming of becoming a “Billionaire....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Final day to apply for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard with a 70,000-mile sign-up bonus. Apply now.I interrupt the kick-off to your family’s summer fun, end-of-the-school-year madness or whatever else you have going on to say this is your last chance to pick up a huge sign-up bonus on one of my absolute favorite credit cards....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I had big travel plans for 2020. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and explore parts of the world I’ve never been to before. At the top of the list were Ethiopia and Tanzania.Of course, the pandemic derailed those plans and many others. And, living in the midst of it has been exhausting, even though my life is considerably more stationary than it ever has been....

Grand-mère is the formal French term for grandmother. It can be spelled with or without the hyphen. Grand-maman is slightly less formal, and there are several informal terms, including gra-mere, mémère, mémé and mamé. Mamie is also used by modern French families. Occasionally mémère is used as a pejorative to indicate that a person is old-fashioned or slow, much as Americans may say that someone “drives like a grandma.” The French term for great-grandmother is arrière-grand-mère, although of course great-grandmothers may be given various nicknames as well....

A controlled separation is a new approach to dealing with marital problems that has grown in popularity over the last few years. The ultimate goal of controlled separation is to save the marriage by working with a counselor to put together a separation agreement with specific guidelines. Controlled separation allows couples who are experiencing marital problems to live separately and, at the same time negotiate and work toward finding solutions to the marital problems....

There is no one best type of martial art. Rather, each type or style possesses its own unique strengths and weaknesses. The best martial art for you depends on what you want to learn or accomplish. That said, you should consider a number of factors when deciding which martial art suits you best. Physical Condition Some martial arts types, such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, require a high level of physical fitness....

Budget carriers typically don’t get much love – and sometimes for a good reason.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.America’s ultra-low-cost carriers have had a bad reputation for years, and you will unmistakably find a different passenger experience than on full-service airlines. Budget carriers such as Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines and Allegiant Air have made considerable inroads in the U.S. commercial aviation market by offering passengers extremely low prices and charging an extra fee for just about … everything....

In the early days, pundits theorized that the coronavirus pandemic would mark the end of many things: New York City, buffets and business travel.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.As we now see, none of those things turned out to be true in the long term. Still, the travel industry has changed – as has traveler behavior.Over the past year and a half, I’ve noticed two major trends that point to how the pandemic has forced consumers to rethink how they vacation – which also debunk some commonly held beliefs people have about travel during the pandemic....

When you ask someone to think about quintessential American towns for summer vacations, you’ll likely hear a list of East Coast classics.But unless you’re a die-hard Midwesterner, you may not know about a small island between the Lower and Upper peninsulas of Michigan called Mackinac Island.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.(Photo by Nick Ellis/The Points Guy)While it may not have the name recognition of Nantucket, Newport or Martha’s Vineyard, Mackinac is a treasured getaway for travelers in the Midwest – and especially people from the state of Michigan....