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Valerie Hoff DeCarlo

Valerie has been an Anchor and Reporter at WXIA-TV in Atlanta for 14 years. She currently anchors 11 Alive Weekend Morning News and the popular Ways to Save segment, which helps viewers live well on less money. Topics include groceries, fashion, vacations, and personal finance. She is married to Derrick DeCarlo and the mom of 8 year old Nicholas and 6 year old James (Jhenya) who was adopted from Siberia in 2009. Valerie started her blog in June 2013 to write about frugal lifestyle tips, family and battling breast cancer.

Editor’s Note: This is one in a continuing series about Valerie Hoff’s battle with breast cancer. We are proud and honored that she is sharing her story with Midlife Boulevard. Lucky me!  I was allowed to leave after one night in the hospital. (No offense to the awesome team of nurses and doctors who are helping me …

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The key to making this One Pot Chicken and Kale dish in 15 or 20 minutes is to cut the chicken into bite sized pieces before cooking.   It makes a huge difference in the timing! You can also save time by using garlic powder instead of fresh garlic.  It really doesn’t seem to make …

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Dinner in 15 Minutes! This Mediterranean Shrimp recipe makes a deliciously light and healthy weeknight dinner. Try it – your family is sure to love it!   I’ve been making variations on this Mediterranean Shrimp dish for years.  Like many of my recipes, when my family loves it I tell them, “Well, good luck getting the …

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