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Easy Peppermint Bark with Hershey’s Mint Chocolate Candy Canes
Rich dark chocolate peppermint bark topped with creamy white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed Hershey’s chocolate mint candy canes. An easy classic peppermint bark recipe with delicious dark chocolate. The addition of the mint chocolate candy canes makes this recipe irresistible. Peppermint bark is a traditional Christmas Candy. You can find it in every store…

Printable Christmas Planner: Organize Your Christmas Entertaining
this … New at Crafting A Family is my new Printable Christmas Planner to help you organize your Christmas entertaining. As is the case with Thanksgiving, the key to having an enjoyable Christmas for the host is a well-thought plan. In our house the past few Christmass, our family swells from 3 at home to…

Simple Fun DIY Christmas Ornament Button Craft for all Ages
Start your Christmas crafting this year with a cute fun, super simple button Christmas ornament. Button crafts are a DIY project that is for all ages. Little Kiddos can pick out the colors or just play with the buttons. Your teens or tweens will surprise you on the beautiful designs. These cute ornaments are perfect…

Christmas Time Blocking How I Stay Organized
Time Blocking! Friends If you have read any of my printable posts you know that I am obsessed with Time Blocking. Christmas is right around the corner and I needed a new printable image for my Christmas Time Blocking so I can show you how I stay organized for Christmas. To get your Free copy,…

DIY Cricut Vinyl Christmas Pillow
this … Make a simple heat transfer vinyl Christmas Pillow with a Cricut Explore or Silhouette Cameo cutting machine and your iron. Using a simple cut file and your imagination you can decorate your living room with your personal creativity. I was able to make an expensive looking through pillow out of a sale pillow at the…
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Welcome to my kitchen
Welcome to my kitchen. I love to cook & feed my family. However, I do not like to spend so much time in the kitchen that it takes away quality time with my husband and kids.
I want to help you feed your family healthy homemade dinners, desserts, and snacks that help them grow without you spending hours standing over the stove.
At Crafting A Family Dinner you will find all your favorite traditional recipes and a lot of new ones with healthy ingredients and methods that cut cooking time using modern appliances.