Looking for the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift?

Dream Dinners Gift CardGiving the gift of less stress is super easy with a Dream Dinners Gift Card! Waiting until the last minute, just send an easy, instant eGift card.

Mom’s never tried us? Check out the $74.95 Introductory Offer! Dream Dinners is perfect for any mom who needs more hours in the day and new ideas for family dinnertimes.

Perfect dinners for Mother’s Day may include some classic favorites like:

  • French Tarragon Chicken with Redskin Potatoes. Comfort food that is super easy to fix.
  • Glazed Turkey Medallions with Garlic Asparagus Spears. Give your mom a four-star restaurant experience right from home.

 

May is National BBQ Month

Grill House Steaks

Grill House Steaks

Summer is around the corner which means it’s time to fire up the barbecue! Several items on the May menu are perfect for the grill!

  • Sonoma Grill Steaks. Kid friendly for family dinners and has been a long time customer favorite.
  • Gorgonzola Cheese Burgers. Great for the backyard grill, party or picnic by the beach. These are perfect for a cabin getaway too. And, they are now served with Parmesan Garlic Steak Fries! Continue reading

April is Stress Awareness Month

You may have heard of national cancer awareness, heart health awareness, or a myriad of months dedicated to helping draw attention to a public health concern. Stress Awareness Month is no different. It is a national effort aimed at informing people about the dangers of stress, successful coping strategies, and harmful misconceptions that are prevalent in our society.

For a snapshot, go to the official website at http://stressawarenessmonth.com. Check out the free downloadable short guides on how to manage stress.

For dinner hour stress, that’s something we can help with! Each month, our team works hard to bring you real solutions, no matter if you have a picky little eater, a big athlete in the family or a simple shortage of time and new ideas. Continue reading

Start a Family Game Night

family-scrabble-boardFamily game night is a great way to connect. Playing games as a family teaches kids teamwork, honesty and patience. Here are a couple of ways you can spend the evening together.

Unplugged Game Night
First, turn off the TV, cell phones, tablets and devices. If it is dinner time, try playing games with conversation starters. Get the kids using their imaginations, think through their answers and learn something about each other. This April, we are giving away a set of 6 conversation starter napkins with our Family Pizza Night dinner.

After dinner, pull out a board game. Scrabble, Monopoly and Clue are a few classics that have encouraged many generations to use brain power in the name of fun and all 3 come in a variety of themes to choose from. Continue reading

Recipes for Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs

Dream Dinners has been noted as a great idea for busy moms in Real Simple magazine, and they know that you are likely going to need some ideas on what to do with all those hard boiled eggs after the your big Easter Egg hunt.

Well, from awesome deviled egg recipes, to the unusual breakfast style pizza on a muffin, this list of ten ideas delivers healthy ideas so that nothing goes to waste. Now that’s egg-xtra efficient!

View the recipes on realsimple.com >

 

Easy Easter Egg Decorating Ideas

Easter EggsEgg-ceptionally simple and inexpensive to do! We’ve found the coolest egg designs sure to make your centerpiece or Easter Egg Hunt look great.

Thread Wrapped Easter Egg by Martha Stewart
Takes a super simple, contemporary approach that leaves you thinking, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Just a little thread brings an organic décor to your egg. Get the directions >

Eggheads from Mummyknowsbest.com
This project will need a little more time, but the supplies you can find around the house and most yards. Continue reading

St. Patrick’s Day Family Fun

Here are four ideas for a four leaf clover kind of St. Patrick’s Day that could make your kids friends green with envy.

Cattleman's PieFirst: Dinner.
A great idea from the February menu if you bought it, is the Cattleman’s Pie which is really like a Shepherd’s Pie and would make a hearty dinner for all your leprechan’s in the family.

Second: Dinnertime conversation.
Get super fun with a little help from a book we found on Amazon that is sure to get chuckles at the table all week long. This little inexpensive book is called St. Patrick’s Coffee Table Quotes and is only 7.99. Continue reading

Women’s Living the Dream Ride

living-the-dream-rideLike to Cycle? Ride the Women’s Living the Dream Ride Mother’s Day Weekend! This is an awesome way to spend part of your Mother’s Day weekend – on the road with the wind whipping thru your hair as you wind thru flat, beautiful country roads in the only women’s cycling event to provide this kind of bling at the finish line. The prize for you doing your personal best is… well from a store known to supply the best wrapped in Tiffany blue boxes.

Choose the 18, 24, 36, or 62 mile routes in this road tour where the celebration of all things girls love starts Friday night at the Wine, Sip, Shop, Hop Pre-party. Packet pick-up will be held with this sunset wine tasting featuring Washington State’s local wineries as you hop between Norman Rockwell style antique shops and bakeries in the historic town of Snohomish.

Good luck and we hope to see you on the road with us May 12th! Registration ends April 10th. For more information and to register to ride visit livingthedreamride.org now.


Win a free entry!
Visit the Women’s Living the Dream Ride Facebook page between March 1st and 25, 2013, Continue reading

Spitfire Beef Roast In The Crock Pot

Spitfire Beef RoastIf you would like to cook your Spitfire Beef Roast from frozen using your crock pot .. it’s as easy as 1-2-3!

  1. Add beef roast with marinade and enough water to have 1″ of liquid in the crock pot.
  2. Blend horseradish mixture and rub evenly over top of roast.
  3. Cook on low for 8-10 hours (internal temp. 145°F). Let rest 15-20 minutes before slicing (cover with foil to keep warm).

Heat and serve with mashed potatoes provided. Enjoy!