Why I’m Obsessed with Dream Dinners Plainville

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When I look back at my childhood I can’t help but wonder how my parents worked 40 hours a week, made it to every school event they could and still managed to get dinner on the table in a timely manner seven nights a week. I’m a stay at home mom and we’re lucky if we have 4 ‘real’ meals a week. Clearly, my parents have some magic powers that didn’t make it to me. Thanks, guys.

We’ve tried the other at home meal kits but none were a good fit for our family. I had resolved to scour Pinterest or making the same meals every week. Then my fellow mamas here at PMB introduced me to a hidden gem: Dream Dinners Plainville, my busy mama heart was happy.

Dream Dinners is an in-store meal prep service that provides you with all the supplies and ingredients to make the meals you select ahead of time. Every month they put out their calendar and you’re able to pick your meal selections and choose the serving sizes that work for your family. Cooking with others is always fun, but cooking with others when you don’t have to chop, dice, prep or clean-up is even better.

Dream Dinners Plainville Providence Moms BlogLast month I was lucky enough to get to go to Dream Dinners and try it out first hand. I let my husband choose what meals he wanted, and off I went to my ‘moms night out.’ When you arrive at Dream Dinners, their awesome staff welcomes you like an old friend. They explain how the evening works, show you around the kitchen and get you set up in your first station. The recipes are clear and easy to follow; they even color code the measuring spoons to make it foolproof!

My first recipe was Mini Chicken Pot Pies, and they could not have been simpler to assemble. Your station has everything ready to go; the chicken is cooked and chopped, the veggies are cleaned and diced, and the base sauce is ready to measure. A scoop of chicken, a scoop of veggies and voila! First bag done. Next, you measure your sauce, add some seasoning to your second bag, and you’re good to go. They even have puff pastry sheets cut into the perfect size and bag it up for you. It all gets put into a big ziplock with the cooking directions placed right inside. This whole meal took less than 10 minutes to put together. Let me repeat that: it took less than 10 minutes. That’s less time than it takes to wrestle my toddler into her car seat every day.

Dream Dinners Plainville Providence Moms BlogStart to finish, it took me maybe 45 minutes to prep 5 meals. When I was done they were all neatly placed in my cooler ready to head home. I couldn’t make 5 meals at home on a normal day. To make them in less than an hour is a triumph. After you make your dinners you also have the options to pick out some yummy sides and/or dessert to make your night even easier. They even have giant cookies that you can just break off to bake 4 at a time. Game changer.

 The dinners came home and got packed away in the freezer to await their debut on my kitchen table. This would be the true test: they look delicious to the adults, but were they kid approved?  My oldest, my resident food critic, requested the mini meatloaves first. She also decided she was making them herself, and now I’m really in love with this meal prep thing. Dinner was a stress-free undertaking for the first time in probably ever;  the kids inhaled the food,  we had multiple servings and other than the pan I cooked them in I had no cleanup. Needless to say, I’m hooked.

Dream Dinners Plainville Providence Moms BlogThe other meals were wonderful, kid approved, and so easy to put together.  It’s a great option for busy families like mine to prep some food and have meals stocked in the freezer ready to go.

Do yourself a favor: go check out Dream Dinners Plainville. They have their March and April menus up so you can pick from their great selection and make a menu that works for your house. Chances are you’ll be glad you did.

Dream Dinners Plainville Providence Moms Blog

Dream Dinners is an innovative concept in meal preparation that eliminates stress by taking away that nagging question of – what am I going to make for dinner tonight? It removes all menu planning, shopping, prep-work and clean-up by moving the meal assembly process out of people’s kitchens and into specially equipped stores.

Dream Dinners’ guests preview a changing monthly menu online at dreamdinners.com and select their dinners from a menu featuring up to 17 items, such as Steak Gorgonzola, Penne with Chicken and Peanut Sauce and Firehouse Three Cheese Pasta with Meatballs. The guest can elect to assemble 3-serving or 6-serving dinners, in any combination that works best for their families. 

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