Make ahead meals can really make life easier for busy families.   Whether you make recipes and store them in the fridge overnight, or the freezer for a weeks or even months, it is a good idea to have dinners on hand for busy times. We’re all busy.  Whether it is work and errands,  husband [...]

  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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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