Show your thanks with personal place cards

Transcript: I’m not always a big person to do place cards and formal dinner, but at Thanksgiving I love to do this. I just buy a package of thank you notes, pretty inexpensive and write my guests names on the front. Then I put this as their place card and I put a pen at…

How to get an accurate turkey temperature

Transcript: So how do you know when the turkey is done? Here’s a tip, you need to buy an Insta Thermometer, they cost $3-$4 at the grocery store, are really easy to use. You put it into the center of the meat, don’t go all way to the bottom and not to the edge, just…

Making a pumpkin centerpiece

Transcript: Let’s make a really quick arrangement with either things we have or things we can get very simply, any grocery store or even just your local drug store. I got this wagon at a drug store, local. I got some raffia in the bottom and I am going to layer these cute pumpkins, kind…

Label your serving dishes in advance

Transcript: One thing I always do when I entertain, and I can’t really entertain without doing this first, is I pull out the serving dishes that I am going to use for the dinner or lunch or brunch and write my menu on these sticky notes and put it in the bottom of each serving…

Transforming your grocery store bouquet into a lovely arrangement

Transcript: When someone hands you a grocery store bouquet, what are you going to do with it? How are you going to make it look pretty? You don’t have a whole lot of time because your guests are all here and you are cooking. I am going to show you two really quick tips.

How to set a buffet table

Transcript: So I have set my table and I need to decide, am I going to bring the food out to the table and pass it around family style or am I going to do a buffet on the island? I think because the table looks so pretty and we have some kids coming and…

Baking multiple dishes at once

Transcript: You will notice the Dream Dinners Holiday Feast Timeline has you baking two things in your oven at once. We are assuming you don’t have two ovens, most people don’t have two ovens, but let me show you a tip on how to cook two things at once and get them to cook evenly.

How to Toast a Perfect Tortilla

A lot of Dream Dinners use tortillas. Some of us put them in the oven but we are not always sure how long it will take and putting them in the microwave is where they can get chewy and rubbery. We are going to show you a really easy way to toast them!