Category: New Years

Help Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

December 25, 2021
Business & EconomyBusiness ColumnistsFamily & EducationLife & TraditionmoneyNew Yearspersonal financeresolutions
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Dear Dave, I thought I was going to get control of my money and make a lot of other positive changes in my life this year, but very few of the things I wanted to accomplish happened. I started strong, and began with serious intentions, but somewhere along the way I lost focus. Can you…

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Galette des Rois: A French Cake Fit for Royalty

January 1, 2021
cakedessertFood & DiningFrenchLife & TraditionNew YearsRecipes
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Before wrapping up the holidays, there is one final occasion the French take to eat and rejoice: the Fête des Rois, or “Feast of the Kings.” Held on Jan. 6, the 12th day of Christmas, this celebration involves eating a galette des rois, or king cake—two circles of buttery puff pastry filled with sweet, creamy…

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New Year, Same Chili: A Comforting Family Tradition

December 28, 2020
chilifamily traditionsFood & DiningLife & TraditionNew YearsRecipesWinter
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Growing up, it was never an option for my siblings and me to miss New Year’s at home—nor did we want to. My parents, who have a house on a ski resort, loved to invite friends up to spend the holiday with us. We’d spend the afternoon on the slopes, soaking up the fresh air…

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Say No to a Very Dark Winter: Finding Light in the New Year

December 27, 2020
Arts & CultureNew YearsTraditional Culture
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Here I am writing about the new year two weeks in advance of the holiday, and as is the case with everyone else, each day brings a barrage of news about the pandemic, the presidential elections, and all sorts of other crazy stories ranging from Hunter Biden’s laptop to robots delivering food in Moscow. Usually…

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