Party Planning Checklist:

 One week or more in advance
 

Determine how many people you will be serving
Choose the date and place of your event
Choose your menu.
For ideas and menu choices, visit www.dreamdinners.com
Do all ahead of time prep work (marinades, sauces, desserts, etc)
Purchase paper goods and beverages (see quantity tips below)

Paper Product calculations are [...]

I absolutely LOVE Halloween!  I love dressing up, I love decorating, I love parties, I love candy, I love scary movies.  My husband and I have been throwing a Halloween Bash every year since we got married.  Saturday was our fourth party and I would venture to say the best yet (so all of you [...]

Happy Birthday to Orem Dream Dinners

On Saturday I was able to put my years of catering training to use again.  My husband, Ryan, and I are friends with the Leavitt Family and so they asked us to cater for a dinner party they had at their house for the Leavitt Institute.  We served two of my favorite Dream Dinners: Chicken [...]

We had a great time with Terri and her family & friends on Wenesday night.  Terri has been coming to Dream Dinners for about a year now and she loves how it has helped simplify her life.  She hosted a party in our store on July 8 where all of her family and friends could [...]

We had our MenuLaunch Party Last Night.  It was so much fun.  We tasted 8 different dinners. 
Apricot Glazed Pork Chops with Corn Cakes
Diablo Chicken with Spanish Rice
Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms & Mashed Potatoes
All American Beef Kabobs with Garlic Rice
Grill House Steaks
Lemon Chicken Piccata
Canadian Bacon Stuffed French Bread
Chicken with Honey Garlic & Orange
We set up a [...]

We had our MenuLaunch Party Last Night.  It was so much fun.  We tasted 8 different dinners. 
Blackened Grilled Steak with BBQ Glaze
Stir Fry Cashew Chicken with Chow Mein Noodles
TexMex BBQ Pork Wraps
Buffalo Ranch Chicken
Cornflake Crusted Chicken
Savory Grilled Pork Chops with Sweet Potato Fries
Grilled Chicken with Sesame Honey Butter
Cheese Lover’s Manicotti
Everyone that came got to vote [...]

I reaffirmed my faith in “Mise en place” and always making sure everything is ready before I start.