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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Some folks might shy away from visiting New York City in January, when temperatures turn frigid. I love it, though, because it offers the opportunity to stay at some of the city’s landmark hotels for a fraction of the price of busier times of year. Case in point: Room rates under $200 at the W Times Square were just too good to pass up during a recent stopover in the city....

Jump to Recipe Wondering what to serve with spaghetti - one of the most versatile and well-loved dishes of families everywhere?! I’ve gathered a few of my favorite recipes to serve alongside spaghetti if you’re looking for ways to take your weekday dinner up a notch! A list of tasty sides that will perfectly compliment your spaghetti dinner! Like risotto and gnocchi, a great spaghetti is one of those beloved classic Italian dishes that should always be in a cook’s back pocket....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.As Delta has done in past years, it has activated the Elevate Your Status program as the conclusion of 2019 draws near. In order to achieve elite status that’ll run through 2020, you need to meet Delta’s thresholds for Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs), Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs – U.S.-based members only) and/or Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) before the clock strikes midnight on Dec....

This liturgical work composed by Renaissance composer, Palestrina, is is an extremely melodic and fluid choral work composed in the late 1500s with a libretto written nearly 500 years before that. Because of its content, the work is often performed during Advent and Epiphany, when the Catholic church ponders and meditates on the mysteries of Blessed Mary and her virgin birth. Latin Lyrics Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeliPorta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,Surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti,Natura mirante, tuum sanctum GenitoremVirgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab oreSumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere....

Jump to Recipe The holidays are here and we’re counting down with our 25 Days of Christmas Cookies to get your holiday baking season started right! From classic favorites to popular cookies and cookies that are just incredibly fun - there’s something for everyone! It’s the most wonderful time of the year - and this cookie countdown is here to keep you happily baking! All of the best tried and true cookie recipes that you can bake up to wow family and friends this holiday season!...

[tpg_rating tpg-rating-score=“57” ground-experience=“5” cabin-seat=“15” amens-ife=“2” food-bev=“15” service=“20” pros=“Clean and new Airbus plane; cheaper fares than the competition.” cons=“No amenities to speak of.” /]Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Love them or hate them, ultra low-cost carriers have revolutionized the airline industry by slashing fares and pioneering the build-your-own-experience approach when it comes to booking flights. They’ve made air travel an attainable reality for a much larger portion of the general public, and have even pressured legacy airline giants to introduce discounted basic economy fares in order to remain competitive....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.American Express has gone to great lengths in recent years to ensure its customers are playing by the rules and only earning points through legitimate means, and even clawing back points from customers it suspects has abused the system.Want more credit card news and advice from TPG? Sign up for our daily newsletter!For a while now, all Amex credit cards have included the following language in the terms and conditions surrounding the welcome bonus:“If we in our sole discretion determine that you have engaged in abuse, misuse, or gaming in connection with the welcome offer in any way or that you intend to do so… we may not credit the Bonus Points to your account....

Jump to Recipe Delightfully tangy baked BBQ chicken drumsticks combine crispy baked chicken legs with a smoky barbecue sauce that’s cooked to perfection! This easy dinner is a family favorite go-to for nights that you can’t fire up the grill! Incredibly easy barbecue chicken legs are a family favorite dinner for any night of the week! Enjoy all the flavor of the grill with half the effort with these delightfully sticky baked BBQ chicken drumsticks!...

Jump to Recipe There are so many cake types (all varieties) that have many differences as well as plenty of similarities! How do you know which cake to choose for your next special occasion? Look no further, because I have gathered all of the information you need on choosing the perfect cake! Best Cake Types (All Varieties) A cake is one of the best ways to celebrate life! From birthdays to weddings and every event in between, a cake is often the dessert of choice....

As you might’ve noticed, your ear’s shaped a little like a conch shell, especially when it comes to the rounds of cartilage toward the middle. That’s what gets the jewelry when you have a conch piercing. Most people have both inner and outer conch areas, and both can be pierced. Know the Risks of Conch Piercing Conch piercings give you a stylish, funky look, especially if your hair is short or you wear it up or back....

Discounted premium economy fares are available on multiple airlines to destinations across Europe, including Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark. You can enjoy spacious seats, free checked luggage and an amenity kit, among other perks, while flying this elevated economy class.Long-haul premium economy flights from the U.S. to Europe usually start around $1,500 round-trip and this deal features flights as low as $822.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Update: It appears that Alitalia and Delta are matching this fare per Flyertalk.Emirates has announced another fare sale today much like the one earlier this month, where people can book two roundtrip economy tickets from New York (JFK) to Milan for $1,380 total, and $3,800 total for business class. That equates to just $1,900 per person for business class to Europe – not a bad deal!...

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.If you’re still looking for a Valentine’s Day gift for a special someone — or a Single’s Appreciation Day gift for yourself — Delta’s running a flash sale on award flights through midnight on Feb....

A flat color is an area of color painted in a uniform or identical tone and hue, but getting acrylic paints to dry completely flat and streak-free can be challenging for beginner painters. Fortunately, there are a number of techniques to help painters flatten their images, providing crisp backgrounds and splashes of color in paintings. Flat colors can be quite important for layering paint on the canvas, which provides depth and complexity to paintings; by painting large swaths of identical hues and tones and covering those in further layers of flat colors, artists can create uniformity across images while also adding details—for instance, a woman’s dress could be painted in a flat blue but filled with darker navy hues to account for shadows....

This is an absolutely fantastic time to book your winter escape to Florida. There are great fares to be had from dozens of U.S. cities to Key West so you can leave your cold-weather gear behind, put on your swimsuit and enjoy a cold beverage on the beach.Our friends at Thrifty Traveler let us know about the great prices you can find for travel to Ernest Hemingway’s beloved tropical getaway on American, Delta and United....

When groups of people gather together to set out a-caroling around Christmas time, the most joyful carol they could possibly take along (next to, maybe, “Jingle Bells”) is “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” It’s all right there in the title. A more direct approach to the spreading of merriment cannot be found across the canon of Christmas folk songs. But where did this very simple song come from? Why is it so infectious?...

In the olden days, vending machines in airports dispensed exactly what you’d expect. If you were looking for soft drinks, water, chips and candy, airports had machines that were ready to serve you, and you could use coins or dollar bills to pay for it.In 2006, Zoom Systems installed vending machines at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) that sold Apple products. From there, vending machines in terminals started selling everything from headphones to cosmetics....

My glazed honey ham recipe is the perfect Christmas, Easter, or Thanksgiving main course for a fabulous family meal that everyone will love! This delicious ham is glazed with rich butter, sweet brown sugar, sticky honey, and studded with cloves to create an amazing main dish! Easy Honey Glazed Ham Succulent, juicy glazed honey ham is so wonderful to make for a holiday buffet! It’s tender, savory, and glazed with a mixture of butter, honey, and brown sugar that really takes it over the top!...

Jump to RecipeThis easy to make Ham Chowder is a delicious way to use up any ham leftovers you may have! If you want to take this tasty soup to the next level, save that ham bone for starting this cheesy ham and potato soup! My creamy ham chowder is a soup that the whole family loves! I have a ton of leftover ham recipes that I love to make, and will be adding to the blog soon!...

If you think a recession might usher in a wave of hotel bargains, don’t check out the Hilton reservations system over the next year or so.Hilton early Wednesday morning reported a $346 million profit for the third quarter. However, there was a recurring theme on an investor call later in the day: Will this be as good as it gets in terms of profitability? There is debate on whether a recession is just around the corner, after all....