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Graduation Taco Bar: Feed a Crowd Without the Stress
A graduation taco bar is one of the best graduation party food ideas for feeding a crowd without breaking the bank or spending your whole week in the kitchen. Tacos work for every single person at the table, picky eaters and all. They are perfect for a graduation open house, a backyard party, or a…
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Easy 3 Ingredient Pineapple Ice Cream
When you need an easy to make simple ingredient dessert for the family or a dinner party Easy 3 Ingredient Pineapple Ice Cream is the perfect recipe. With a food processor or blender, it comes together quickly with simple delicious pineapple. It is so close to Dole Whip you get at Disney. The recipe does…
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Easy Homemade Pie Crust in a Mini Food Processor
I have made our familyβs traditional pie crust recipe for years. It is one of the best, but it takes some time and a lot of hand power with a pastry cutter to work the butter into the flour. It is delicious every time, and if youβre a traditionalist, give the family recipe a try. I have…
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5 Steps to Prepare Your Raised Bed Vegetable Garden for Spring Plantings
Planting a raised bed does not have to be confusing or complicated. There are basically 5 steps to preparing the soil after you have the raised bed built. Clearing out any old rocks and debris, weed whacking all weeds to the ground, hand turning the soil, rototilling the soil, and raking smooth. 5 Steps to…
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Homemade Southern Pimento Cheese Recipe
Homemade Southern Pimento Cheese is one of those recipes that takes me right back to my mom’s kitchen in the 1960s. Growing up, this was her go-to for home parties and church functions. She would spread it on soft bread, cut the sandwiches into little triangles, and they were always the first thing to vanish…
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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.























