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Simple Sweet Moist Cornbread -Traditional Recipe or Quick Mix
If crisp fall air and beautifully changing colored leaves remind you of savory bubbling chili on the stove, fall chili reminds me of my Grandmother Mable Landfear’s cornbread. Her traditional recipe from the early 1900s is easy, most, and simple to mix together. When you have a house full of little ones, our favorite box…
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Easy Homemade American Apple Pie
Making a homemade fresh apple is an easy family dessert that will make your family smile whenever they smell the delicious fragrance coming from the oven. Easy to make for any family dinner and you control in sugar and ingredients. While apple pie is a basic dessert no one will complain for any holiday if…
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Best Butter Roasted Pumpkin Seeds: with Easy No Oil Option
Roasting pumpkin seeds is a tradition your kids will look forward to every fall. Savory, salty, buttery, with that crunch. You will find it hard to stop eating them. Buy an extra pumpkin this fall just for the seeds. You will love this simple recipe. Check out the no-oil option too. Celebrate pumpkin season to the fullest with…
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Easy Buckeye Cookies – Chocolate covered Peanut Butter Balls
Buckeye cookies are chocolate covered smooth and creamy super easy peanut butter balls. They are a no bake cookie that is so easy to make with just a few ingredients. The hardest part of making Buckeyes is waiting for the peanut butter balls to refrigerate so they can be dipped in delicious dark chocolate. Why…
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Easy Blueberry Pie with Fresh U-Pick Blueberries
My favorite summer time pie is Blueberry Pie. Nothing beats taking the family to a U-Pick farm, picking fresh blueberries, and making your own blueberry pie from scratch. No matter how a blueberry pie looks your family will love it. Mine is a little rustic but so delicious. So if you are not a regular…
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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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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.
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.