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These homemade hash browns are easy-to-make, super tasty, and can be cooked until soft and tender, or nice and crispy! Pair them with any of your favorite breakfast items for a complete and well-rounded meal. This classic potato side dish is just as easy to make from scratch as any store-bought hash browns! Homemade Hash Browns Recipe Those fantastic breakfasts that I used to enjoy at my Grandma’s beautiful family home were frequently served with these homemade hash browns....

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.Delta appears to have brought back its SkyMiles sale to Asia, Thrifty Traveler has found. Flights from across the US to Beijing (PEK), Shanghai (PVG), Seoul (ICN) and Tokyo (NRT/HND) are available from as little as 30,000 miles round-trip....

These peanut butter bear claw blossoms are a fun, cute, and delicious treat to make with the family during the holiday season! Chewy peanut butter cookies are topped with adorable bear paws made out of chocolate. Though they make wonderful holiday cookies, these tasty cookies will be a huge hit on any occasion! Easy Bear Paw Print Blossoms If you are like me, then you love baking all of the treats during the holiday season!...

“Loft angle” - which most golfers shorten to just “loft” - is an important measurement (in degrees) applied to the clubheads of all golf clubs. Technically, loft angle is the angle formed by a line that runs down the center of shaft and a line running down the face of the club. Not-so-technically, you can think of loft in these ways: Loft is how much the face of a club is angled upward;Or loft is how much the top of the clubface is angled back from the shaft....

Jump to Recipe Foil Packet Baked Red Potatoes With Bacon recipe is such an easy way to make potatoes! You are sure to love this. The best part of it all - other than the absolutely delicious potato side dish - is that you don’t have to dirty any dishes and the cleanup is a snap! Easy Foil Packet Potatoes Cooking up potatoes in foil packets has moved on to be more than just a campfire treat when enjoying the outdoors!...

When Alaska Airlines joined American’s Oneworld alliance last month, we learned of the two airlines’ plans for reciprocal elite benefits, including lounge access, seat assignments and complimentary upgrades.For one, Alaska Airlines MVP Gold 75K members who qualify for status valid through 2022 will receive a Global Upgrade Certificate, which can be used to confirm an upgrade to business or first class on long-haul American Airlines flights.While we aren’t expecting that particular perk to be available until later this year, American Airlines is extending an incredibly generous benefit to top-tier Alaska elites now....

Jump to Recipe Decadent desserts and simple treats are just minutes away when you know how to melt chocolate chips with any of these methods! Once melted, you can dip, drizzle, whip, and spread to make any number of fantastic desserts! Perfectly Melted Chocolate Chips At times, you may find yourself in the mood for a sweet treat or looking to add some richness and flavor to your favorite desserts. In these cases, there is no better ingredient than simple chocolate chips!...

Maybe your long-awaited epic cruise vacation got canceled in 2020. Perhaps two years cooped up in your house has you yearning for “revenge travel” or simply ready to spend the cash on a bucket list cruise. Is 2022 the year your dream cruise becomes reality?That will depend on your destination. Cruising restarted in earnest for Americans in spring 2021 with a handful of ships sailing to only a few destinations. A year later, the major lines have all or nearly all of their ships back in service and a full roster of itineraries available....

Most people who’ve ever bowled know that there are 10 frames in a game of bowling. Add to that bowling’s perfect score—300—and it stands to reason that 10 strikes in a row is a perfect 300. But if you do the math, you’ll realize that this isn’t actually the case. You Need Two More Shots The tenth frame consists of at least two and possibly three shots. A strike counts as 10 plus the sum of the next two shots....

As one of Marriott’s high-end brands, JW Marriott stays are usually on the expensive side. Past TPG reviews of JW Marriott properties have cost $325 per night in Shanghai, China, $334 per night in Venice, Italy, $184 per night in Washington, DC, when booked during a Cyber Monday sale and $1,300 per night in Cannes, France, during the Cannes Film Festival. Even in countries where the US dollar is strong, you’ll generally pay $160 or more per night....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Last week when I was in Mauritius, I heard about a good deal on a first class fare from Hong Kong to many cities in the US. When I priced it out for my dates HKG-JFK it came to $3,757.90, which to me is not an insignificant amount of money. I thought about it because the miles earned don’t really help me towards elite status since I’m a Delta flyer, but I’ve always heard great things about Cathay Pacific First Class, so I decided to go for it....

With the Walmart app, customers can use their smartphones to shop at the store. Users link a credit card or bank account to the app. Then, at checkout, they can just scan the phone to pay rather than needing to have their wallets handy. The process is secured through a passcode, or, for some phones, through fingerprints. As long as the phone can use apps and has a camera, the Walmart app will work....

Jump to Recipe This flavorful, fruity pink vodka margarita - aka pink vodkarita - is truly an all-around crowd-pleaser for any gathering! It also happens to be a personal favorite that I need absolutely no excuse to enjoy! 🙂 Deliciously fruity pink vodka margaritas are a tasty cocktail to serve for any occasion! This easy, flavorful pink cocktail is sure to be a new favorite! If you love all sorts of margaritas, you’ll want to be sure to give this tasty pink vodka margarita a try!...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, and, well, there isn’t any upside to call out here — it’s just your run-of-the-mill, no-notice loyalty program devaluation. And, with a glut of points impacting airlines and hotel chains around the world, there will likely be more to come.Southwest Airlines, home of the beloved Companion Pass, just erased some of the goodwill it’s built up among loyalists throughout the pandemic. The value of Rapid Rewards points dropped overnight....

Much to my surprise, a published account of a bad FedEx shipping experience and a managerial view of that customer service failure struck a nerve and elicited a strong and swift response from FedEx (FDX) employees, executives, and fans. While the passionate demonstration of loyalty on all sides of the FedEx delivery equation to a random customer service complaint was reassuring, the additional information revealed about the inner workings of the FedEx system was not so reassuring....

Jump to Recipe The amazing, classic Tarte aux Fraises (French Strawberry Tart) combines tender shortcrust pastry with rich crème pâtissière and the freshest strawberries. All together it makes for a wholly impressive dessert that everyone will ooh-and-ah over (between mouthfuls, of course)! French Strawberry Tart Recipe I adore a dessert that looks almost too pretty to eat. Naturally, no matter how gorgeous my Tarte aux Fraises (French Strawberry Tart) comes out, somehow, I manage to finish off a slice or two....

Since France most recently updated its entry protocols for incoming travelers, including Americans, on Feb. 12, we took last week off from answering more France-related questions and instead focused on the love of dogs, which you can read about here.But when the majority of questions in my inbox are about one thing and one thing only, your wish is my command — yet another weekly column devoted to navigating travel to France at the moment....

Choosing the very best turmeric substitute is easy to do with my comprehensive list for all of your substitution needs! Whether you want to mimic the coloring, taste, or get the best of both in your recipe I have exactly what you need and how to use it! The 14 Best Turmeric Alternatives to Use For Your Every Cooking Need Whether you’ve run out of turmeric or don’t usually keep it in your spice cabinet, here’s an amazing list of what else you can use!...

Jump to Recipe It’s so easy to cook your Waffle Fries In An Air Fryer to golden perfection, you’ll never go back to deep frying! You won’t want to throw them in the oven again either! This is a fast and practically effortless way to enjoy your waffle fries without using any oil! Waffle fries are cooked to perfection with ease in your basket or convection style air fryer! Air Fried Golden Waffle Cut Fries For The Perfect Snack....

An eyelet is a hole that is punched into the shoe’s upper that allows shoelaces to be threaded through. Eyelets are commonly reinforced with a metal or plastic grommet that covers the holes and prevents fraying. They also provide a smooth surface through which shoelaces are easily fed and are essentially responsible for keeping the shoes together and on the foot. In their simplest form, eyelets are holes. Whether or not they are reinforced with a plastic or metal grommet depends on the style of the shoe....