Dream Dinners5 min read

I’m always writing about going out to dinner so I thought I would actually go out on a limb and write about eating at home! I’m trying out some new ways to make life easier in this department and thinking maybe one of them might be up your alley. This one will make you look like a chef every night, because you really do the work (though very little…but they don’t need to know).

Dream Dinners––with three locations in Cincinnati––is the most fun way to make dinners. You can go in, put together 12 meals (either 3 serving portions or 6 serving portions) and be out of there in about 60-90 minutes, depending on whether you’re there to hang with friends or bust a move.

So here is how it works:

You go online, make a reservation and pick the meals you want to make.

You literally walk in with an empty cooler and go to your individual cubby that has a list of the meals you previously picked. This little cubby is for all of your personal stuff.

You slap on an apron and go from station to station where every ingredient is available with the appropriate measuring utensil. There’s a recipe telling you what/how much to put in and is color-coded with the measuring spoons and cups. (literally they dumb it down so you can’t possibly screw up). Everything is put in zip lock bags so they then can be either frozen for about 3-4 months or cooked that night.

Then you leave with a cooler full of meals! Oh and they help you wheel it to your car and put it in.

As you are going through and adding ingredients you can eliminate things that your family may not like for example if it tells you to add onions and you don’t like them you just leave them out. Everything is included even tortillas if it is a Mexican dish so you don’t have 30 of them for a family of 2, and you don’t have to buy a jar of some random spice for just ¼ teaspoon.

This place is such great spot for couples to do together or if you have teens that want to get involved in the dinner making you can bring them along or you can do it with friends or just by yourself. It really makes getting dinner on the table a no-brainer. Take a meal out of the freezer, pop it in the fridge and, by the time you go to make it, it should be thawed and ready. It takes around 30 minutes to get the meal on the table.

This is just a great way to make your family a substantial meal with great taste…and you did it all! Even after a busy day at work or whatever, you’ll end the day knowing you fed your family a good home-cooked meal.

When I was in Dream Dinners making my meals, I asked a few people why they use DD. One was a grandma that was going to take care of grandkids while the parents were out of town. Another was going to a lake house for a week. She said it’s the best because the meals are crowd pleasers and everyone can go out on the boat and nobody has to stay back to get dinner ready. There were also young newlyweds…she travels for a living, so they come and make the meals so he has dinners while she’s gone, and he doesn’t make bad choices eating out!

I am telling you, this is worth a try and if this sounds like something you might like they are offering a special night at the Anderson location. You can choose 3 serving meals for $34.99 on Monday September 11th at 7:30! Click Dream Dinners password is “taste”.

The Chicken Parmesan that I made the other night was a hit at my house. If my youngest eats it that is a big deal!! It’s like the old Life cereal commercial…we all watch and wait and then scream “He likes it! He likes it!”

Things to know:

• Click Dream Dinners above to sign up the the meal deal for Monday Sept. 11th at the Anderson location.

• Locations: Anderson Towne Center – 7500 Beechmont Ave.

Harrison – 6507 Harrison Ave.

Blue Ash – 9715 Kenwood Rd.

•No prep and no clean up

• This plan averages out to be $5 a serving for either the 3 or 6 serving meals. The average customer spends under $200 per month! That should be enough to convince you.

• You can share some of your meals for a family member or a friend having surgery or a thoughtful delivery to a friend who has had a loss in their family. Once less thing to worry about is making dinner.

• No grocery shopping!!!! Helllloooo, that is the best.

• They sell really good sides and desserts and breakfast items to add to your order on the way out.

• Look at the menu ………. It has anything from fish, pork chops, steak and all different ethnic flavors.

Tell them Hey Michelle sent you! :)