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One of the main differences in our house over this past year is the change we’ve made in our breakfast routines. None of us have touched a box of cereal in months, and no one is missing it!
Thanks to our 17 laying chickens and ducks filling our kitchen with fresh eggs daily, along with the fact that we have nowhere to rush off to in the morning (leaving us with extra time to cook), we’ve been making hot breakfasts every morning. French toast with homemade buttermilk syrup, omelettes with cheese and chives and topped with hot sauce, a bowl of oatmeal filled with a chopped apple and some raisins….the possibilities for breakfast are endless!
Whether it’s a quick egg on a piece of toast or something a little more elaborate, like these carrot cake waffles, we’re loving eating a hearty, warm meal every morning.
Although I love a good, loaded carrot cake, my teens tend to like a waffle with a smoother texture. One of my favorite tips (for this recipe as well as ANY recipe that calls for chopped nuts) – throw your nuts in the blender and chop them up FINE. That way, you get the flavor of the nuts without the chunks of nuts. I also use pecans and walnuts nearly interchangeably, so whichever you have on hand should work.
Another “suggestion” from the kids….the raisins are optional. Ha! Or you can leave them out of the waffles and just sprinkle them on top.
These waffles are absolutely delicious topped with some vanilla ice cream, but not everyone is going to want ice cream with breakfast. I love to top my waffles with my homemade syrup (recipe coming soon!) and some whipped cream (which seems to be tolerated better than ice cream with breakfast foods…hmm!), but I’ve been eager to try some type of cream cheese glaze, since I often eat my carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. I’ll let you guys know if I end up trying it out…and I hope you’ll do the same.
Ok, who’s ready for the recipe?
Ingredients
Directions
1. Using a stand or handheld mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, adding in sugar towards the end.
2. Combine remaining ingredients (including egg yolks) in a separate bowl and stir together, making sure to not over-stir. Fold in the whipped egg whites, until just incorporated.
3. Cook in waffle iron according to waffle iron instructions.
4. Top, as desired, with whipped cream, nuts, fruit, berries, syrup, etc. Or all of the above! Or go all out and top with ice cream. You really can’t go wrong.
This recipe makes 6-8 waffles, depending on the size of your waffle iron.
If you make these carrot cake waffles, let me know how you like them!
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]]>It’s the time of year when gardens are bursting with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers (and lots of other garden vegetables)! We probably have upwards of 100 tomatoes on the vines in the backyard right now, and my mouth waters just thinking about eating all of those vine-ripened tomatoes. I look forward to this time of year all year long.
Cucumber Tomato Salad is one of my favorite classic garden salad varieties, and this one is made even better with a simple vinaigrette dressing. This recipe is a perfect side-salad size to serve with dinner, but can easily be doubled if you’d like to make a larger salad. I’ve also had very good luck eating this salad the next day. Unlike leafy salads, this stores very well in the fridge!
Do you have a vegetable garden? What are your favorite garden veggies to grow?
1. Slice cucumbers and cut into quarters. A lot of people prefer to peel the cucumbers first, but this recipe works perfectly fine if you want to leave the peel on.
2. Cut tomatoes into bite sized pieces.
3. Peel onion and cut in half. Set one half aside.
4. Slice the onion half and and cut each slice in half, breaking apart all slices.
5. Add cucumbers, tomatoes and onion to a bowl. Pour in wet ingredients and spices. Toss well.
6. Alternatively, you can prepare the vinaigrette dressing first by mixing wet ingredients and spices, then pouring over cucumber mixture.
7. Chill for an hour, then serve.
You can add more or less of the cucumbers, tomatoes, or onions according to your taste. This salad is very versatile and always a hit!
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]]>The holidays may be over, but I am still enjoying the classic scents and flavors of the winter. In fact, I have a pot of orange, lime, cranberry, and cinnamon stick potpourri simmering on top of my wood stove as we speak.
I had this recipe post all set to share before Christmas, but I’ve been having some pretty major website issues. My site was finally successfully migrated to a new host, and for the first time in months I can upload photos to my site, log in without using a backdoor trick I figured out….it’s a happy day!
Ok, now on to that recipe I wanted to share with you guys over a month ago! Luckily, delicious breakfast recipes don’t have a “season,” right?
2 cups fresh cranberries
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar, divided
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp kosher salt, divided
4 tbsp butter, melted
2 cup whole milk
3 large eggs, slightly beaten
zest from 1 large orange
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Loaf of day-old Challah bread, cubed
1. Spray a 7inch springform pan with nonstick baking spray
2. Cover the bottom with parchment paper
3. Using a medium sauce pan, bring cranberries, orange juice, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
4. Cook until the berries have popped and thickened slightly about 5 minutes. Remove from heat
5. Pour the cranberries into the springform pan
6. In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter and 1/2 cup sugar.
7. Add milk, beaten eggs, orange zest, vanilla, and salt. Mix in cubed bread.
8. Let rest until the bread absorbs the milk, stirring occasionally.
9. Spread bread mixture on top of cranberry sauce in pan.
10. Pour 1 cup water into the pressure cooker pot and place the trivet in the bottom.
11. Cover springform pan with foil and place on top of the trivet.
12. Lock the lid in place. Select High Pressure and set the timer for 25 minutes. When beep sounds, turn off pressure cooker, and do a quick pressure release to release the pressure.
13. When valve drops carefully remove lid.
14. Remove dish from and place onto the counter to cool completely.
15. Top with whipped cream and serve warm. Enjoy!
1. Spray a 7-inch springform pan with nonstick baking spray.
2. Cover the bottom with parchment paper.
3. Using a medium sauce pan, bring cranberries, orange juice, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
4. Cook until the berries have popped and thickened slightly about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
5. Pour the cranberries into the springform pan.
6. In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter and 1/2 cup sugar.
7. Add milk, beaten eggs, orange zest, vanilla, and salt. Mix in cubed bread.
8. Let rest until the bread absorbs the milk, stirring occasionally.
9. Spread bread mixture on top of cranberry sauce in pan.
10. Pour 1 cup water into the pressure cooker pot and place the trivet in the bottom.
11. Cover springform pan with foil and place on top of the trivet.
12. Lock the lid in place. Select High Pressure and set the timer for 25 minutes. When beep sounds, turn off pressure cooker, and do a quick pressure release to release the pressure.
13. When valve drops, carefully remove lid.
14. Remove dish from pressure cooker and place on a hot pad on the counter to cool.
15. Top with whipped cream and serve warm. Enjoy!
© 2020 – 2021, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
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This post has been sponsored by The Coca-Cola® Company and SheSpeaks.
Are you ready for football season? Do you love hosting or attending football parties with your friends and family? Mixed nuts were always served for get-togethers at our house when I was growing up. Nuts are a delicious, filling snack and a big hit with guests and especially for game day parties.
As I was thinking of a recipe to make for our upcoming fall football get-together, I couldn’t think of anything better than sweet and spicy mixed nuts. They’re delicious to eat, easy to make, and they store easily (so that I can make them ahead of time and save my sanity on game day!).
I love that this recipe has just the right amount of sweetness, thanks to Coca-Cola® and a touch of honey, paired with the perfect amount of cayenne pepper to spice things up. Don’t be intimidated by the pepper, though! These nuts are still mild enough for the kids (and those with sensitive taste buds) to enjoy while they cheer on their favorite team!
The great thing about this recipe is that it not only uses Coca-Cola® as one of the star ingredients, but it pairs perfectly with a glass of ice-cold Coca-Cola®. I picked up cases of Coca-Cola® Mini Cans at Sam’s Club during my most recent trip there…because I can never have too much Coca-Cola® at my house, especially when I know lots of people are going to be coming over.
I let Sam’s Club take the stress out of preparing for my game day parties. I’m totally hooked on Scan & Go. I scan items with my phone (via the app) as I shop throughout the store. When I’m done shopping, I can pay on my app and skip the check out lines completely. It saves me a ton of time! You can also use Club Pickup. Just order online and Sam’s Club will have your items ready for you in-store, where available. This is a great option when purchasing a variety of Coca-Cola® beverages.
Quick tip: I used a Coca-Cola® Mini Can in this recipe. Each mini can has about 1 cup of Coca-Cola®. I happily drank the second half of the can while I was preparing the recipe. However, you could easily double the recipe and use the entire mini can. If you double the recipe, I recommend splitting the nuts between two cookie sheets so that the nuts bake evenly.
Ok, enough of my chattering. Let’s get to this yummy recipe!
Ingredients:
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
2. Toss the nuts together in a medium mixing bowl; set aside.
3. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook Coke, honey, and butter, stirring frequently, until liquid is slightly reduced and starts to thicken (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in spices.
4. Pour hot glaze over the mixed nuts and stir to coat evenly. Gently pour the nut mixture onto the parchment paper and spread evenly over the cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 10-15 minutes, stirring once during cooking. Keep an eye on the nuts during the last few minutes to ensure that they don’t burn. Remove nuts to a bowl or a cool plate immediately before they harden on the cookie sheet.
6. Let nuts cool completely. Store in a closed container.
PS – While the nuts are cooking, prepare a feast for your olfactory senses. Your house is going to smell amazing!
What are some of your favorite game day recipes? Do you love preparing main dishes, appetizers, or sweets? Personally, I love football parties that have them all. Variety is good!
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]]>The kids are finally out of school for the summer and I’m shocked at how fast the time is already flying by. It’s HOT around here, and the boys seem to want to spend their days in one of two places: the pool or the couch playing video games. Sigh.
The 4th of July will be here before we know it, and I can’t wait for the backyard BBQs and our traditional picnic on the grass while we wait for the county fireworks to start. These firecracker popcorn balls (with a fun surprise inside!) are such a fun and tasty treat to take to any Independence Day celebration or get-together this year.
And best part of all, they’re a fun and easy kitchen project that the kids can help with (believe me, they’ll love drizzling the blue and red melted candy coating over the popcorn balls and sprinkling them with red and blue sprinkles…almost as much as they’ll enjoy biting into the popcorn balls and discovering the Pop Rocks inside!
Side note: my kids LOVE Pop Rocks. We go to this local ice cream place and for years the only ice cream any of them would get was vanilla mixed with Pop Rocks. I guess there’s something fun about having your tongue fizzle while you eat, right?
Here’s how easy these popcorn balls are to make! Where would you like to take these treats?

1 bag popped popcorn
1 bag marshmallows (10 oz)
Red wafer melts (6 oz)
Blue wafer melts (6 oz)
2 packs blue Pop Rocks
2 packs red Pop Rocks
Red & Blue Sprinkles
1. Melt marshmallows on low heat
2. Mix melted marshmallow with popcorn
3. After cooling a minute, use greased hands to shape gooey popcorn into balls, leaving a hollow pocket inside the ball
4. Fill pocket with 1 tsp Pop Rocks and close hole all the way with more popcorn
5. Melt wafer melts as directed on package
6. Use a fork or a piping bag to spread melted wafers over balls and add sprinkles, if desired
7. Let cool completely before enjoying
Here’s a printable recipe for you. Just click on the image below (don’t right click, because that will save the smaller photo file and won’t print as well). Enjoy!
These Firecracker Popcorn Balls are easy to make and so much fun to eat. They're a red white and blue sweet treat with an exciting surprise waiting on the inside of each popcorn ball!
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]]>One of my family’s Spring Break traditions is to spend lots of time together in the kitchen. Spring Break for my kids starts tomorrow (we have a late one this year!) so I’m just barely starting to think about all of our spring traditions.
We love to hard boil and dye eggs, make batches and batches of sugar cookies and bowls full of homemade frosting in a rainbow of pastel colors and then decorate them (and eat them for days!).
It’s all about the Easter food!
This year I’m in mourning because our kitchen is STILL only half-functional, and it’s going to be a bigger challenge to make dyed Easter eggs, sugar cookies, or other treats. I’m so excited for the weekend when we’ll be getting together with our friends for a big Easter dinner (and I can use their kitchen to cook all day!).
If you’re luckier than I am this week and have a full-functioning kitchen, these cake ball eggs are not only super cute and festive, but they are beyond delicious, too! Use funfetti cake mix for a fun look inside your cake ball eggs, and mix up the flavors and use yellow cake mix with strawberry frosting. The great thing about this recipe is that there’s so much room for variations in color and flavor!
Here’s what you need to start:
Crumble cupcakes into a large bowl and stir in frosting until completely combined.
Form mixture into 12 egg shapes with your hands and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes to set.
While cake ball eggs are chilling, grab your fondant. Set aside a small amount of uncolored fondant for the polka dots at the end.
Work pink GEL food coloring into larger portion of fondant until the desired color is consistent throughout. Separate fondant into 3 equal-sized pieces, set 2 aside and work with one piece at a time.
Roll one section of fondant flat (about 1/8-inch thickness).
Cut rolled out fondant into 4 sections with a sharp knife.
Remove eggs from the freezer and wrap one egg in one of the sections of fondant you just cut.
Repeat until all eggs are covered in fondant. Do not try to work the egg too much, just get it covered–the more you handle the fondant, the more sticky it will get.
Place eggs into the freezer for another 10 minutes to set. Remove eggs from freezer and make tiny circles with the white fondant you set aside earlier; mash those tiny circles randomly onto the outside of the eggs.
Chill your Easter egg cake balls until ready to serve.
These Easter egg cake balls are fun to make and delicious to eat. They're the perfect easy Easter recipe that everyone in the family will enjoy.
1. Crumble cupcakes into a large bowl.
2. Mix cupcake crumbles with frosting until completely combined.
3. With your hands, form mixture into 12 egg shapes and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper.
4. Place in the freezer for around 10 minutes to set.
5. Set aside a small amount of fondant for use at the end.
6. Work pink GEL food coloring into larger portion of fondant until the desired color is consistent throughout. I like to knead the fondant by hand. It's messy but it works great!
7. Separate fondant into 3 equal-sized pieces, set 2 aside and work with one piece at a time.
8. Roll the ¼ section of fondant flat (about ⅛-inch thickness).
9. Cut into 4 sections with a sharp knife.
10. Remove eggs from the freezer and wrap one egg in one of the quarter sections of fondant you just cut.
11. Repeat until all eggs are covered in fondant. Do not try to work the egg too much, just get it covered--the more you handle the fondant, the more sticky it will get.
12. Place eggs into the freezer for 10 minutes to set.
13. Remove eggs from freezer and make tiny circles with the white fondant you set aside earlier.
14. Mash those tiny circles randomly onto the outside of the eggs.
15. Place eggs back into the freezer until ready to serve. Serve cold.
© 2019, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
]]>Hi guys!
I’m so excited about this week’s feature. We’ve gathered a delicious 6-course Easter dinner, with appetizers to desserts, from recipes that you guys have shared.
I’m sad to announce that the Delicious Dishes party will be put on hold for now. I do plan on coming up with something new to feature here each week – maybe a weekly meal plan? I’d love to hear what YOU would like to see! I blog a lot less than I used to, but I want to keep it up and add more value to it this year.
Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!
Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.
Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>
Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Each week we feature our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.
#1: Drumstick Quinoa Sheet Pan Supper from Mommy Evolution
#2: Reuben Tortilla Pinwheels from Home Cooking Memories
#3: Sassy Southern Quiche from The Painted Apron
Here are the recipes that we pulled together for a delicious Easter dinner…
Mary featured an hors d’oeuvre: Spinach Artichoke Jalapeno Bake from The Bewitchin Kitchen
Keri Lyn featured an appetizer: Reuben Tortilla Pinwheels from Home Cooking Memories
Emily featured a salad: Bunny Salad AKA White Rabbit Salad from This Mama Loves
Lois featured a soup: Creamy Leek Potato Soup from Home Cooking Memories
Brett featured a main dish: Maple Glazed Ham with Pomegranate Pineapple Reduction from This Mama Loves
I featured a dessert: Million Dollar Pie from Flour on My Face
Follow us along on our Pinterest board. Get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.
Now let’s get this party started!
© 2019, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
]]>While our kitchen has been in a never-ending construction state for the last couple of months, we’ve been making more crock pot recipes (plus, slow cooker meals are exactly what the middle of the winter calls for). I’ve always hated cleaning the crock pot, and our #1 problem with cooking lately is our difficulty in cleaning dishes with no kitchen sink…but I discovered the amazingness of slow cooker LINERS (yes, that is an Amazon affiliate link in case you want to be like me and avoid washing the crock pot).
I don’t think I’ll ever go back to cooking in a “naked” crock pot!
Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:
Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.
Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>
Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.
We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!
#1: 25 Air Fryer Recipes from Mommy Hates Cooking
#2: Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots from Cincy Shopper
#3 Perfect Pecan Praline Recipe from Frog Prince Paperie
These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…
I loved Slow Cooker Root Beer Barbecue Pulled Pork from Ann’s Entitled Life
Lois loved Crock Pot Pulled Pork Tacos from Suburban Simplicity
Brett loved Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup from Cincy Shopper
Keri Lyn loved Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Recipe from Flour on My Face
Emily loved Crock Pot Pepperoni Pizza Meatball Subs from Flour on My Face
Mary loved Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken from The Kittchen
Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.
Now let’s get this party started!
© 2019, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
]]>I’m sorry I’m so late getting this post up for you guys this week! WordPress decided to stop working for me, but after many frustrating tries, I finally found a solution. Hallelujah! We’re back in business!
This week, we’ve decided to feature some of the tasty breakfast recipes that our readers have shared on the party recently. These certainly have my mouth watering! I’m not a big fan of cooking in the morning (I like quick and easy when I’m starting my day) but I LOVE breakfast foods and enjoy making breakfast-for-dinner. It’s one of our favorite family traditions.
Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:
Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.
Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>
Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.
We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!
#1: Tater Tot Casserole Freezer Meal from Suburban Simplicity
#2: Orange Strawberry Yogurt Dessert Bowls from Flipped Out Food
#3: Instant Pot Mexican Street Corn from Sparkles to Sprinkles
These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…
I loved French Crepes Pancake Recipe from Bird’s Party
Lois loved Cinnamon Cream and Banana Overnight Oats from Busy Being Jennifer
Brett loved Homemade No Bake Granola Bars from Adventures of a DIY Mom
Keri Lyn loved Easy Yogurt Parfaits from Uncommon Designs
Emily loved Chocolate Cherry French Toast Casserole from Looney for Food
Mary loved Strawberry Sweet Rolls from 5 Minutes for Mom
Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.
Now let’s get this party started!
© 2019, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
]]>We’ve had a brief spring “preview” here in Maryland, and I’m eager and excited for the weather to warm up more permanently.
But more than anything else, I’m eager for our house renovations to be done so that I can get back to cooking regularly. I’m hoping that this long break from cooking and doing dishes will make me appreciate the ability to cook even more!
This week, my fellow Delicious Dishes hostesses and I decided to feature recipes using ground beef. Ground beef is one of the easiest and most versatile starting points for dinner, and I almost always have some ground beef on hand. What about you?
Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:
Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.
Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>
Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.
We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!
#1: Chocolate Chip Bars from a Cake Mix from Walking on Sunshine Recipes
#2: Retro Salmon Patties from Miz Helen’s Country Cottage
#3: Easy and Delicious Fish Tacos from Joyful Homemaking
These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…
I loved Taco Stuffed Avocados from Crystal and Comp
Lois loved Cowboy Burger Recipe from Mommy Evolution
Brett loved Homemade Sloppy Joes from Cincy Shopper
Keri Lyn loved Beef and Spinach Pasta from Joyful Homemaking
Most Clicks:
Emily loved Slow Cooker Taco Soup from Mommy Hates Cooking
Mary loved Gluten Free Sweet and Tangy Meatballs from Mommy Hates Cooking
Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.
Now let’s get this party started!
© 2019, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
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