Varieties “I consider Lambrusco the mysterious cousin to classic white sparkling wines, like Prosecco,” says Christopher Hoel, the founder of Harper’s Club and expert wine curator for Wine Insiders and Martha Stewart Wine Co. “You can find Lambrusco varieties with a range of sweetness, but I like to keep it dry.” Also, he notes that Lambruscos are meant to be consumed young, so pay close attention to the year on your bottle to ensure freshness....

1 cup fresh lemon juice (from 6 lemons) 1 ½ cups Louisiana-style hot sauce (such as Frank’s Red Hot or Crystal), divided ½ cup garlic powder ½ cup onion powder ½ cup kosher salt ¼ cup ground cumin ¼ cup granulated sugar 6 chicken drumsticks 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs 1 cup whole buttermilk For the breading: 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup fine yellow cornmeal 2 tablespoons baking powder 4 to 6 cups vegetable or corn oil

For the fourth installment of our “Taxes in Ten” series, we talked with Gretchen (not her real name), who hit a bump in the road when she filed separately from her husband at the time and continued contributing to a Roth IRA. Gretchen and her now ex-husband decided to file separately because he was enrolled in a loan forgiveness program that had an income-based repayment plan. If they had filed jointly, both of their incomes would have been taken into consideration when calculating the monthly payment for that plan....

If the word “resolution” sounds intimidating, think of it as an intention instead, suggests Brittany Castro, a certified financial planner at Mint. “With intentions, the idea is to be clear about your vision and what you want for yourself in the new year in all areas of your life,” says Castro. “It becomes more about creating lifestyle changes versus feeling pressure to be perfect and restricting yourself to achieve your resolutions....