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Soft Gingerbread Cutout Cookies – Gingerbread Men
The holiday season is the perfect time to bake soft gingerbread cookies with your family. These classic gingerbread cutout cookies are warm, cozy, and fun to make together. Whether you are cutting gingerbread men, gingerbread people, or festive shapes like a Christmas tree, this is one of the best gingerbread cookies to add to your…
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Harvest Pancake Muffins or Puffins
Easy Pancake Muffins are a convenient and fun way to have pancakes at any time. If you love pancakes and you are short on time and have a little one that loves the taste of pancakes you will love this quick and easy Harvest Pancake Muffin or as we call them Puffins. My little ones…
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Cranberry Fluff
Cranberry Fluff is a perfect recipe for a side dish or dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It has the sweet taste of all the Cool Whip Fluff recipes with a little tartness of the cranberries. Add a cubed apple for a little crunch. You can use sugar-free instant Vanilla pudding, add the cranberries, pineapple, pecans,…
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Easy Homemade Apple Pie Recipe (Classic American Pie)
This easy homemade apple pie starts with six fresh apples, a little cinnamon and nutmeg, and a flaky double crust. The filling mixes up in one bowl, so you can have it in the oven in about 20 minutes. It is the classic American apple pie my family asks for at Thanksgiving, at Christmas, and…
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Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe (Only 5 Ingredients)
Ninja Creami vanilla ice cream is the best classic homemade vanilla ice cream you can make right at home, and you only need 5 simple pantry ingredients to make it happen. Using your Ninja Creami ice cream maker, you are in complete control of every ingredient that goes into your family’s treat. My dad loved…
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OH HI! Iβm Susan!
OH HI! I’M SUSAN! I’m so happy you’re here!
I am a wife, mother, grandmother, and believer, and I have been cooking for my family for more years than I can count. Here at Crafting a Family Dinner, I share simple, healthy recipes that bring everyone to the table without wearing you out to get them there.
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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.
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.























