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Back to School 🍎 | Desserts | Fall 🍁 | Recipes | Snacks
15 After School Snacks For Kids
When the kids get home from school tired and hungry, it’s the perfect time to offer easy after-school snacks for kids that are both healthy and kid-approved. These quick snacks for kids are simple to make, full of flavor, and packed with goodness to keep them going. You’ll love knowing exactly what’s in them, and…
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Easy Overnight Breakfast Casserole
What makes a breakfast casserole easy? You make it the night before put it in the fridge & bake it when you get up. An egg bake casserole is a dump & mix recipe. Ready for Thanksgiving or Christmas morning and tastes even better the next day. So super simple, just pop the casserole in the…
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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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Vegetable Barley Soup Stove Top Recipe
Simple delicious loaded with veggies, vegan Vegetable Barley Soup Recipe made on the Stove Top. The perfect comfort food when the cool crisp air of fall reminds you of the old fashioned soups your grandmother use to make. Full of nutrition and super easy to make. A perfect dinner recipe that is easy to reheat….
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Dutch Apple Crumble Pie
Dutch Apple Crumble Pie is a deliciously sweet apple pie filling in a flaky pie crust with tons of buttery cinnamon crumble topping. Bake it up and enjoy the warm, sweet fragrances of apple pie! The Pie That Changed Our Holiday Tradition I have always made a traditional two crust apple pie for the holidays;…
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OH HI! I’m 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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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.