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A few pieces of cut grilled rack of lamb on a wooden cutting board showing off the rosy interior color of the grilled lamb meat.

Grilled Rack of Lamb

MexicanBeef Taco Rice Skillet in a cast iron pan with a spoon scooping to see the insides with ground beef and rice.

Taco Rice Skillet

Popcorn cascading out of a brown paper bag after being cooked in the microwave.

Paper Bag Microwave Popcorn

Three gray bowls with one in more center full of freshly popped popcorn that was made on the stovetop.

Making Popcorn on the Stove

i’m lauren

Welcome to my food blog, The Schmidty Wife. I’m all about making Real Fresh Food for Real Fun Families. Here you can find delicious recipes to bring the family together at the table. My recipes are for any home cook, they focus on real ingredients that people are familiar with. From crockpot meals, to easy chicken recipes, fun pizzas, and drinks everyone will find something to love!

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A few pieces of cut grilled rack of lamb on a wooden cutting board showing off the rosy interior color of the grilled lamb meat.

Grilled Rack of Lamb

A white plate with a square cut piece of orange spiced easy carrot cake with orange flecks and raisins, topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Orange Spiced Carrot Cake

A skillet filled with cheesy brussel sprouts au gratin with a wood spoon scooping some up.

Brussel Sprouts Au Gratin

A linen lined basket filled with a bunch of golden brown soft dinner rolls.

Homemade Dinner Rolls

A bun filled with ground turkey sloppy joes on a plate.

Easy Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes

A Cuban sandwich sliced in half and stacked on top of one another showing the ingredients on the inside.

Homemade Cuban Sandwich

A tuna salad sandwich with cranberries cut in half with lettuce, showing the insides of the tuna sandwich.

Tuna Salad with Cranberries

grilled chicken sandwich board filled with a variety of sauce, garnishes, buns, and grilled chicken

EPIC Grilled Chicken Sandwich Board

Overhead view of a white plate with a large piece of salmon topped with olive tapenade and feta cheese.

Easy Baked Salmon with Olive Tapenade

A platter filled with arugula and topped with roasted beets, walnuts, and feta.

Arugula and Golden Beet Salad

Close up of the corner of sheet pan shrimp and veggies with colorful vegetables and plump juicy shrimp.

Sheet Pan Shrimp and Veggies

White bowl filled with bowtie pasta and broccoli and garnished with parmesan cheese.

Bowties and Broccoli

make meals fun!

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Sheet tray full of red and white parfait popsicles and ice cubes surrounded bu sliced strawberries, bananas, and bits of granola.

Parfait Breakfast Popsicles

Large wooden platter filled with many California rolls next to some chopstick, soy sauce, and pink sushi ginger.

Homemade California Roll

A cooked and cut pizza showing of how to make home pizza on a wooden pizza peel surrounded by ingredients.

How to Make the BEST Homemade Pizza

grilled chicken sandwich board filled with a variety of sauce, garnishes, buns, and grilled chicken

EPIC Grilled Chicken Sandwich Board

healthy best chocolate hummus in a white bowl sprinkled with chocolate shavings and slices of strawberries

Easy & Healthy Chocolate Hummus

syrup being poured onto a tall stack of pancakes made from scratch

Pancakes From Scratch

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