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Christmas is almost HERE!!!!  Ahhh!!! I’m so excited!  Ask anyone in the family and they’ll tell you I’m the Christmas freak in the family.  I just go nuts this time of year.  The problem with going nuts is you want to buy a ton of presents, unfortunately my wallet doesn’t like that one bit!  Thankfully I’ve been using the Walmart Family Mobile plan now for about a month.  You may remember me talking about it here.  I’m saving a ton of money so I can buy presents for everyone in our family without feeling guilty.

Walmart Family Mobile offers great low price plans.  There is a phone and a plan out there for everyone!  Check out these affordable plans below & also check out the online account management and information here.

There are so many different options to choose from with Walmart Family Mobile. 

I’ve been 100% satisfied with the Walmart Family Mobile plan, especially how affordable it is.  I can’t believe how much I was over paying before.  My bill this month was $26.11.  That’s about 1/3 of my current bill.  I still get all the features I had like talk, texting, pictures, and video capability……so I can send the Grandparents who live out of state videos like this during the Christmas season 🙂  So glad we found WalMart Family Mobile and it would make a great gift if you have someone in your family needing an affordable cell phone plan.

“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Jif. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.” Cooking for a 3-year-old is crazy sometimes.  I probably make PB&J for him a couple of times a week.  He loves it and it’s a great source of protein for him.  Right now, Jif is running their Most Creative Sandwich Contest – challenging families across the country to create an original sandwich recipe that includes two tablespoons of your favorite Jif products! Parents with children ages 6-12 can submit their original sandwich for a chance to win a $25,000 college fund and a trip to New York City! Check out this picture from a finalist last year, it’s a Nutty BBQ Chicken Quesadilla.  Drooooooool. Head over and enter now before the contest ends on 11/8, be sure to read the entry rules first too! 

 This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Wolf Brand Chili.

Nights are crazy at our house.  I don’t know about all of you, but my most dreaded question at the end of the day is “What’s for dinner?”  Just brainstorming what to come up with gives me a headache.  But, you know what…it doesn’t have to be that hard.  One of my favorite and easiest things to make for dinner is frito chili pie.  Everyone loves it and it’s hearty and filling.  Wolf Brand Chili heard their consumers loud and clear when they said they were craving a chili with a little more substance, so now Wolf Brand Chili is thicker and heartier than ever. Just the way we like it!  Wolf Brand Chili is bringing their famous chili to the Texas State Fair in Dallas!  We were at the Texas state fair in Dallas last weekend and let me tell ya there are a lot of Texas chili goers out there.

Wolf Brand Chili puts a true taste of Texas in every can. A Texas ranch cook and Lyman T. Davis developed the original Wolf Brand Chili recipe in 1895, and for over 100 years the Wolf Brand’s unique blend of seasonings and good hearty beef has delivered authentic chili taste. Wolf Brand Chili has always been great, and now it’s thicker and heartier, just the way Texans like it. Our frito chili pie toppings include:  cheese, fritos, sour cream, and topped with crisp green onions.  YUM.

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Wolf Brand Chili is now thicker and heartier than ever, just the way that Texans like it! The new, thicker and heartier recipe can also be found every day on the shelves of your local grocery store. 

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One of my favorite soup recipes for the winter season is Spicy Sausage and Kale soup.  It’s warm, hearty, and a little bit spicy.  Last week I headed to my local Tom Thumb store and picked up some sausage links, kale, and onion, potatoes, and some other key ingredients for my soup.  Safeway stores has amazing deals with their buy 3 Save 3 on tons of products you know and love!

Ingredients

• 1 pound hot Italian sausage links (I use Hillshire Farm® Lit’l Smokies® Cocktail Links because they save time)
• 4 large russet potatoes, peeled, cut in half lengthwise, then sliced 1/4-inch thick (I microwave until 1/2 cooked to save time)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 (14.5-ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 quart water
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Salt and pepper
• 2 cups chopped fresh kale or Swiss chard
• 1 cup heavy cream (or half/half to cut calories!)

Instructions

Start by sauteing onions in olive oil with garlic.

Cut up sausage links into bite size pieces.  I use turkey because they are less fat, and they still have a great smoky flavor in the soup.
Add kale.  It will reduce a LOT while cooking….so don’t be afraid by the enormous amount of green 🙂 While the onions, sausage, water, & chicken broth are cooking down I cut up the potatoes and cooked half way in the microwave to save cooking time.  Then add the potatoes to the soup mixture with the heavy cream.  Let simmer on low for another 15 minutes.  I season with salt and pepper add some parmesan to taste.  It’s so good!  It’s a quick, easy, filling recipe I don’t mind cooking after I get off work and can easily be prepared ahead.  It also keeps really well in the fridge.
Sign up for the Just for U” program to save $3 when you buy 3 Hillshire Farm products. You have to be signed up to get the 3 for 3 deals.  I love this recipe for cold winter nights.  You can check out more options for delicious recipes for ANY meal on the Hillshire Farm website as well.  Check out more recipe ideas and share your own on Facebook and Twitter.