Detroit Lager Arroz con Pollo

 Arroz con pollo, or “rice with chicken,” is a classic dish of Spain and Latin America.  There are many different ways to prepare it, unique to various countries.  What follows is a basic arroz con pollo recipe inspired by a dish from Sm…

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Crazy & Fabulous – What Does Halloween and Branding Have in Common?

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It’s that time of the year. People start brainstorming all sorts of crazy ideas for Halloween costumes. Picture a ladybug costume with polka dots and an antennae headband. For a six-year-old, a ladybug costume is absolutely cute, but for a twenty-six-year old? It’s either plain or uncreative. I’m sure there are other purposes than simply [...]

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Winning Wednesday: Great Fashion Giveaways!

Winning a giveaway is fantastic for two reasons: 1.) You have a new item to add to your wardrobe for free. What could be more frugal than that!? 2.) You are (most likely) introduced to a new company/store/brand/what-have-you. This is a great way to try…

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Wordless Wednesday #207 – Summing up the fall soccer season…

This year we had all 3 girls playing AYSO soccer, in 3 different age divisions, playing in 3 different locations every week. Overall we had beautiful weather this fall with only one game called on account of bad weather (hail in this case). Here’s a quick summary… Some Saturdays were cold: Some were windy: But [...]

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Announcing Brand Camp – Detroit Personal Branding 2.0 Conference Workshops

Today we are announcing the Brand Camp ’11 – Detroit Personal Branding 2.0 Conference Workshops. Hajj Flemings Disrupting the Business World with your Personal Brand With close to billion brand stories being told in all the major social net…

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How I Spent My Summer (Vacation)

I did some pretty fun stuff this summer.  Because I did so much, and because my Fall is always complete chaos I am just now finding the time to write about it all. Back in May I attended my first ever blogging conference- Gleek Retreat which …

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Skinnygirl’s Bethenny Frankel sets sights on beauty biz

She made headlines as an outspoken, savvy single on The Real Housewives of New York City. Suddenly Bethenny Frankel’s snappy one-liners were old news once the entrepreneur created her own line of Skinnygirl Cocktails, starting with the success of her…

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Substitute Your Look: Animal Print in Red

OK, so I have to say that I am normally not a huge fan of the color red, but this dress had me hooked the second I saw it. Perhaps it is the style? Perhaps it is the animal print? Whatever it is, I LOVE IT.But.$95? Not exactly fashion frugality there. …

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What is the Gospel?

Our church is currently in a study based on Tim Keller’s book, The Gospel in Life.  This leads to the question, “What is the Gospel?”  The truth is the Gospel is larger than most Christians realize.  The word “gospel” of course means “good news,” but what exactly is the good news that Jesus proclaimed?  Most [...]

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A Paper Hug!

I ordered some books for Andrew and Michael to read while Ryan is away. The one that we loved the most is called A Paper Hug by Stephanie Skolmoski. I couldn’t get through it without crying, but it did prompt us to make this craft…and send it to Ry…

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