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Southwest Vegetarian Brown Rice Salad – Instant Pot Brown Rice
If you are looking for a cold salad with lots of fiber and veggies for your family this Southwest Vegetarian Brown Rice Salad will soon become a family favorite. Quick and Easy to assemble and keeps cold in the fridge. Make the brown rice in the Instant Pot and you have the filling healthy rice…
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Easy Brown Sugar Pineapple CrockPot Spiral Ham
Easy Brown Sugar Pineapple CrockPot Ham recipe cooks all by itself for a perfect big holiday dinner we love this recipe for Thanksgiving, Christmas Dinner, and Easter dinner. It is so easy because once you have the spiral cut ham and the brown sugar glaze all in the CrockPot it is the easy way to…
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Libby’s Classic Pumpkin Pie Grandma’s Easy Recipe
There’s nothing quite like the warm memories of grandma’s famous pumpkin pie, for dessert for the holidays. Homemade pumpkin pie is a delicious traditional holiday pie that brings back the memories of Christmas and Thanksgiving. You are going to love this easy pumpkin pie recipe that brings together the nostalgia of homemade pumpkin pie with the convenience of…
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Cozy Fall Bucket List β Plus Winter, Spring & Summer Lists
Cozy Fall Bucket List Fun for the Whole Family Fall is the perfect time to slow down and soak up the little things. Whether itβs wrapping up in cozy sweaters, sipping hot apple cider, or taking a scenic drive through fall foliage, thereβs something magical about this season. I know how hard it is to…
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Saltine Cracker Turkey Stuffing Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
Saltine cracker dressing recipe is a retro, mid-modern, in-the-bird stuffing made with a cracker mixture. This Thanksgiving side dish is a family recipe, a delicious, moist, savory stuffing, which is a holiday tradition in our family for generations. Β The cracker dressing recipe is stuffed into the turkey cavity, and any extra is put in a…
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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.























