Dream Dinners Turkey Cooking Instructions
These recommended directions work for our Dream Dinners french cut, boneless 6-8 lb turkey, a store-bought 16 lb turkey or 6 -8 lb turkey breast.
The best way to thaw a frozen turkey is in the unopened wrapper on a tray in the refrigerator. It takes 4 hours per pound to thaw a turkey (24 hours for every 5 pounds). Your Dream Dinners turkey may weigh between 6-8 pounds. Never thaw a turkey at room temperature. If short on time, you may thaw the turkey in cold water in the original wrapping, cover completely with cold water, making sure the water is changed every 30 minutes to keep the turkey surface cold.
A note about cooking instructions:
The recommended cooking time for the turkey could take as long as 4 ½ hours. However, oven temperature calibration varies between models or may be slightly different in older ovens. These factors, as well as variation in the weight of the turkey may result in a shorter or longer cooking time. Read more…
Party Planning Solutions – Father’s Day
Father’s day is June 17th this year and the perfect Father’s day dinner is ready for you to make at Dream Dinners! Dads like to BBQ and you can have it all ready for them.
From our May menu you could serve: Gorgonzola Cheese Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries and Smoky Bacon Wrapped Turkey Medallions. From our June menu we have Italian Pomodoro Burgers and Sweet Cider BBQ Choice Cut Chicken. Pair them for larger groups.
Just add your own tossed green salad and cut up some watermelon… You’re done!
Order your Father’s Day Dream Dinners today. Just visit dreamdinners.com and find a store near you. Dinner items are available on the 2012 May and June Menus.
Spring Salads
Spring is here and what is better for lunch than a delicious salad? You don’t have to go out to lunch to find one as delicious and original as these. Here are a few suggestions on how to turn a few of our May dinners into a lunch your co-workers will be asking about.
Pacific Rim Glazed Steak with Wonton Crisps
Salad
This recipe would be a great make ahead wonderful Mother’s day steak salad lunch/dinner, cook the steaks and then refrigerate them a day ahead. On a bed of salad greens, serve the steaks sliced thinly against the grain, and serve the Wonton Crisps on the side of the salad like croutons. Read more…
Party Planning Solutions – Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is May 13 this year and you know she doesn’t want to do all the cooking and the lines at restaurants are long! It’s easy to create a fancy Asian theme dinner at Dream Dinners. Mess up our kitchen instead and leave yours clean for a great Mother’s Day.
Thinking about having 10 – 12 guests? Order the Pacific Rim Glazed Steaks with Wonton Crisps, Asian Barbecue Ribs and Sesame Honey Butter Choice Cut Chicken; they all cook on the BBQ, leaving the mess outside! Slice some cantaloupe and make this delicious Asian cucumber salad recipe. IT’S EASY! Happy Mother’s Day to you.
Asian Cucumber Salad Read more…
Family Fiesta Fun
Plan a fun, family fiesta easily this May with a few Dream Dinners menu items. Your party menu can include our Arroz Con Pollo and Rio Grande Chicken Fajitas. Just add salad, salsa, sour cream, avocado and tortilla chips for a winning combination. Need a little more? Invite the neighbors and add Dream Dinners Steak Salsa Verde to the menu!
A little music and your favorite party drinks can turn a regular meal into a special dinner. Plus you can Read more…
Simple Spring Suppers
These dinnertime solutions provide an easy alternative to fast food for busy nights at home or on the go.
Busy Night Out
Pesto Chicken Stuffed French Bread makes for a great dinner on the go. Slice the stuffed french bread before you bake it, then re-wrap tightly in foil either as a whole or the individual slices. Bake as directed. Keep it wrapped in the foil and pack some red and green grapes and you can have a home cooked dinner anywhere! Read more…
Leftovers – Sandwiches and Salads…
Here are a few delicious twists for a lunchtime sandwich or salad. Featured dinners from this month’s menu: Steak with Garlic and Herb Butter, Chateau Chicken with Almond Butter Sauce, Market Salmon with Corn Medley and Orange Asian Chicken.
Steak with Garlic and Herb Butter
Sandwich
These steaks make a great steak sandwich. Grill the steaks, slice them against the grain and use the herb butter on a Chef Touched Rustic Country Roll. Layer with steak slices and a thick tomato slice.
Chateau Chicken with Almond Butter Sauce
Salad Read more…
Friday Night is Pizza Night
Family Pizza Fun Night! Deep dish Chicago; thin crust New York; stone baked; meat lovers, vegetarian, cheese only – Pizza tailor made by you, for you. Making Dream Dinners pizza at home may seem daunting, but it’s actually just simple fun the whole family can participate in.
The following are a few tips for making this the most of your Dream Dinners Family Pizza Night:
Step 1. Make sure to thaw the dough in the refrigerator. About an hour before you are ready to make your pizza, Read more…
The Green Grape Easter Salad
Easter is right around the corner!
In addition to serving your traditional ham for Easter you can add to or replace the ham with our Chateau Chicken with Almond Butter Sauce. Perfectly served with roasted Spring time asparagus, traditional hot cross buns and our family tradition “The Green Grape Easter Salad”. My kids would not recognize Easter dinner or brunch without this salad, the Read more…
No “Pink Slime” at Dream Dinners!
Recently, a 2012 ABC News investigative report brought a beef trimming process back into the public eye. Technically this beef trimming process is called Lean Finely Textured Beef or Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings. This beef trimming process has been dubiously referred to as “Pink Slime”. Other programs like Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in 2001 have sought to bring this process to light over the years. If you are not familiar, here is the link to the ABC News report and process:
Be assured that our beef provider does not use “pink slime” in our ground beef. Here is the official response from our beef manufacturers: Read more…
