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  • All Recipes
  • Weeknight Dinners
    • 30 Minutes or Less
    • Skillet
    • Casserole
    • Sheet Pan
    • Main Dish
    • Crockpot
  • Browse By Type
    • Pasta
    • Mexican
    • Asian
    • Fun Foods
    • Leftovers
    • Tacos

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BEST KITCHEN GIFTS

AEROPRESS Coffee and Espresso Maker - Quickly Makes Delicious Coffee Without Bitterness - 1 to 3 Cups Per Pressing

My hands down favorite way to make a cup of coffee, i seriously could not live without this thing.

Aervana Original: 1 Touch Luxury Wine Aerator

Perhaps the best way to enjoy a glass of wine ever. This aerator is not only easy to use but fun to use. Everyone who comes over to our house who uses it always adds it to their shopping list!

Sushi Making Kit, Including 2 Sushi Rolling Mats, 5 Pairs of Chopsticks, 1 Paddle, 1 Spreader

For the adventerous foodie in your life! This is a fun one that will benefit the whole family as everyone learns how to rool your own sushi!

Thermapen® Mk4

Photo Credit: www.thermoworks.com

Got a meat lover? Meat Smoker? You need a good meat thermometer and thermoworks is hands down the best one I have ever used!

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

Not just a cookbook but learn about the elements of good cooking!

#1 Custom Cutting Boards, Trays, Beer Flights, Gifts & More

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All the shapes here! Seriously! I got myself a flamingo because I am obbsessed with bird decor... but anything from dogs to state shapes to beer flight boards.

KITCHEN MUST HAVES

Lodge 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet. Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet with Red Silicone Hot Handle Holder.

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A pan that will truly last forever, cast iron pans might seem intimidating at first but are a true work horse in the kitchen. Perfect for meals either in the stove top or in the oven. I use mine for making the perfect steaks, amazing chicken, frittatas, and even bread!

Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker's Quarter Sheet, 2-Pack

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The life blood of my kitchen, I use my sheet pans for everything. For quick dinners, to baking cookies, to entertaining with my sheet pan snack platters. Seriously no kitchen should be without them and these Nordic Ware pans are fantastic quality.

The Pioneer Woman 5-Quart Cast Iron Dutch Oven

Photo Credit: www.amazon.com

After I got a dutch oven a few years back I couldn't even imagine how I went so long without having one. This pot seamless goes from your stovetop to oven. You can use it for everything form boiling water for pasta, to making soups, to slow roasting a pot roast.

Reusable Silicone Baking Cups

Photo Credit: www.amazon.com

So many reasons to love these silicone baking cups! First, reusable which is so great for the environment and for you because, hello you will never run out! I love using these because nothing sticks to them and they are so easy to clean!

Hamilton Beach Programmable Slow Cooker

Photo Credit: www.amazon.com

A must in every busy family's kitchen. Perfect for dump & go dinners, soups, and roasts.

Hamilton Beach Food Processor

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Awesome for everything from hummus, to cauliflower rice, to making homemade peanut butter.

Anolon 3-Piece Japanese Stainless Steel Chef Knife Set

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Every home cook should have a good set of knifes, a good set will help you be more efficient in the kitchen. This set contains a chef's knife, utility knife, and parring knife, which besides a serrated knife is really all you need!

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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latest recipes

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

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