Need a smaller meal to cook at home? Here are 34 easy meals for two that are sure to help you out in the kitchen! Who doesn’t love a night in? Like a fun date night with Easy Meals for Two? Healthy meals for two are a great way to show your love to yourContinue Reading

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Jamaica Retreat Recap – get ready for tons of pictures from my trip to Jamaica last October for the Eat, Love, Sandals Food Blogger Retreat!  Last October I was given the opportunity to go to Jamaica, without my husband or kids, to meet up with some of the most amazing food bloggers for a retreat.Continue Reading

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Last weekend, I shopped at ALDI grocery stores for the first time but for sure not my last! Let me tell you why YOU need to shop at ALDI if you don’t already. Here are my top 5 reasons plus a $25 gift card giveaway for ALDI stores! (this is a sponsored conversation provided byContinue Reading

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The Top 10 Things I’m Loving – a {new} little monthly recap highlighting my favorite things during the month! Oh man. This feels like a first date to me. I’m all nervous to share this post with you today! I’m usually all about food here on YHE, but I’ve been thinking a lot about switchingContinue Reading

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These Hawaiian Meatballs are made with a ground beef mixture that includes graham cracker crumbs, then cooked with an easy tangy sweet and sour sauce, pineapple tidbits and green peppers. 30 minute or less meal! Now that daylight savings time has ended, it’s dark at 4:30pm. What in the world am I supposed to doContinue Reading

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I’m in Provo, Utah right now celebrating my mom’s graduation from BYU! This is the first time I’ve been with my five siblings – without spouses – in about 20 years! My family is pretty spread out. I have a sister here in Utah, a brother in Texas, a brother moving to Nevada, I’m inContinue Reading

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Guess what I did this weekend?! I spent 3 nights away with my hubby and NO kids!!! My mom flew over from Arizona and watched all 4 of my boys so that we could have a little break. My husband rented a nice room at the Temecula Creek Inn in to celebrate my Birthday, Valentine’s DayContinue Reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day!  My oldest didn’t make valentine’s for his class this year and I had to talk my 8 year old into making some for his class. They aren’t having classroom parties or anything! What’s up with that?! I guess the older you are, the less cool it is. 😉 I’m excited to start some fun Valentine’s DayContinue Reading

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I love chinese take-out but I always feel so guilty after eating it because it usually contains lots of calories. Many of my favorite dishes have fried pieces of chicken in a sodium-filled sauce.  So today I wanted to share a yummy recipe for baked sweet and sour chicken that tastes absolutely amazing. The chicken isContinue Reading

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It’s almost Valentine’s Day!! What better way to celebrate the big day than a yummy ice cream float? Well, maybe an ice cream float that’s PINK!! Isn’t it cute?! It’s just like a root beer float except you use cherry flavored soda instead of root beer. I used Diet Cherry 7-Up and some light vanilla bean ice cream and thenContinue Reading

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I’m a sucker for casseroles. I love comfort food. The bad thing about them is they’re usually filled with cream soups and calories. Boo! This recipe is a lighter version of a pasta casserole. It’s one of those recipes you can really play around with. Next time I make it, I’m going to try adding inContinue Reading

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There’s something so comforting about coming home to the smell of beef stew in the crock pot! Last week it rained almost every single day. I grew up in the desert of Mesa, Arizona so rain is actually something I enjoy. I HATE going out in it and getting wet but I LOVE staying indoors,Continue Reading

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Let me introduce you to my new favorite dessert: Skinny Chocolate Cake in a Mug!!!!  Pretty sure it doesn’t get better than a three ingredient, rich, decadent, fluffy chocolate cake that takes only ONE minute to cook in the MICROWAVE and has less than 1 gram of fat and is under 150 calories!!!  My boys are absolutelyContinue Reading

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This weekend, my two older boys had baseball tryouts. They had to catch grounders and pop flys then hit some balls. It’s just for our city league but boy, was I nervous for them! I watched from the stands and whenever one of them was up, I could feel the butterflies in my stomach for them. I guess I just want them to succeedContinue Reading

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Okay, I know most people are doing some kind of healthier diet, but I HAD to share these brownies with you even though they’re most definitely not diet food. They are SO GOOD. And super easy to whip up. All you do is make up a brownie box mix and when it’s fresh from theContinue Reading

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Happy New Year! What better way to celebrate 2013 than with a beautiful blog makeover?! Do you like the new look? I’m thrilled with it!!! My huge thanks to Kassie Garlock from Designs by Kassie for making my blog look like a million bucks! I highly recommend Kassie if you’re looking for any design work. Check outContinue Reading

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