CookWare
Baking
Bread
Cakes
Chocolate
Cookies
Desserts
General
Muffins
Pastry
Pies
Pizza
Meals
Appetizers
Breakfast
Brunch
Soups & Stews
Sweets
Outdoor Cooking
Barbecuing & Grilling
Camping & Hiking
General
Picnics
Tailgating
Special Diet
Diabetic & Sugar-Free
Dietary
Healthy
Kosher
Low Cholesterol
Low Fat
Low Salt
Vegetarian
Special Occasions
Brunch & Tea
Christmas & Hanukkah
General
Gourmet
Holidays
Party Planning
Seasonal
Tablesetting
Vegetarian
Fruit
General
Health
Potatoes
Salads
Vegan
Vegetables
International Cooking
African
Asian
Canadian
Caribbean & West Indian
Chinese
Indian
Japanese
Pacific Rim
Thai
Vietnamese
Wok Cookery
Latin American
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Native American
INFORMATION
Payment Methods
Shipping
Safe Shopping
Contact Us
Links
In association with
 
   

Learn to COOK - Dream Dinners: Turn Dinnertime into Family Time with 100 Assemble-and-Freeze Meals

Dream Dinners: Turn Dinnertime into Family Time with 100 Assemble-and-Freeze Meals
List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $13.57
Your Save: $ 6.38 ( 32% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: William Morrow Cookbooks
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 3.0/5Average rating of 3.0/5Average rating of 3.0/5Average rating of 3.0/5Average rating of 3.0/5

Buy it now at abc-fishing.com!

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.6153
EAN: 9780060784225
ISBN: 0060784229
Label: William Morrow Cookbooks
Manufacturer: William Morrow Cookbooks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2006-09-01
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Release Date: 2006-08-29
Studio: William Morrow Cookbooks

Related Items

Editorial Reviews:

"What's for dinner?"

If the sound of those three words sends you reeling or, worse, straight to the nearest fast-food chain or take-out joint, then relax. Dream Dinners will change all that forever.

With their new cookbook, Stephanie Allen and Tina Kuna, founders of Dream Dinners, bring the successful philosophy behind their hundreds of assemble-and-freeze-meal stores across America into home kitchens. Dream Dinners offers up one hundred recipes for flavorful meals made with easy-to-find ingredients.

The premise is simple: Scoop or pour ingredients into baking pans or plastic bags, then store the uncooked dishes in the freezer. Later in the week or month, when dinnertime rolls around, just pop one of the frozen meals into the oven. Each recipe is provided two ways: One, prepare just one meal for the night, or two, prepare enough for three meals and freeze the other two. Dinner after sports practice, music lessons, and play rehearsals has never been easier!

In addition to recipes for hearty, family-pleasing classics such as Baked Pesto Ravioli with Chicken, Beef and Zucchini Casserole, and Cider-Braised Pork Loin Chops, Stephanie and Tina give a wealth of time-saving shopping tips and cooking pointers. More than for convenience, eating dinner together provides benefits for the whole family. Study after study shows that mealtime matters. Families who dine together form stronger bonds, and kids get better grades and develop lifelong healthful eating habits. Dream Dinners makes it easy for families to gather around the dinner table and share the ups and downs of the day.

With Dream Dinners, you will spend less time stressing in the kitchen and more time connecting with family and friends.




Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
Summary: Save your money!
Comment: Thankfully I was able to check this book out from the library and therefore did not waste any money. If you are tempted to buy this book I would strongly encourage you to visit your library first as well! I was interested in this book because I would like to have dinners in the freezer for busy weeknights and last-minute guests, the title and cover are very appealing and reads "Turn Dinnertime into Family Time with 100 Assemble-and-Freeze Meals" - sounds great, right? Well, after reading the book I did not write down even one recipe to try... I have to say I did glean some ideas from the book that I will try with recipes I already have, such as freezing muffin batter... The few recipes in the book that sounded like something my family might actually eat, I already have great recipes for and will make and freeze using my recipes and not the ones from the book. Many of the recipes are not appealing to my family (myself, husband, 12 year old son, 10 year old son). A sample of the recipe names which make me want to *not* own this book include: "Greatest Grub Ever Crab Chili", "Dill Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta", "Sake and Soy Marinated Salmon", "Stuffed French Bread" (you stuff it with chicken sausage and other items which do not sound appealing to me), "Chicken Cordon Bleu", "Caribbean Blackened Turkey", "Reuben Casserole" (I don't know of any kids who eat sauerkraut), "Sloppy Joes" (sounds normal - but it's not), "Smoked Turkey and Red Grape Salad". Again, if you are at all considering purchasing this book, do yourself (and your family) a favor and preview it first! As for me, it's back to the library to check out similar books that are hopefully better suited to my family's taste buds.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
Summary: wasnt sure at first.. but its ok
Comment: When I first received this cookbook first thing I noticed was how unprofessional it appeared. The pages are all different lengths and made from a cheap feeling paper, BUT I think the content is great.. Easy to follow instructions and some really good dinners! I have liked every dish that I have made so far.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5
Summary: Would have returned if I could have
Comment: I was really excited when I got the book, as I love the idea behind Dream Dinners. I have been to the store a couple of times and was ready to create some of the things I had there. Unfortunately none of the items that are in the store are in the book. The recipes that are in the book are not even close to being as good as the ones in the store either. The directions are not all that clear, there are no pictures, and as for reheating, I am not sure if the authors even tried to reheat the items as they all seem wrong when I do them. I would not recommend this book, there are several others out there that are better than this. If it hadn't been a gift I would have returned it. Dream Dinners could, and should have done a much better job than this.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5
Summary: too many mistakes
Comment: I wouldn't re-make 90% of the meals I've made from these recipes, and I've tried a bunch of them. My family isn't picky, so they eat it, but none of us love the food. It is convenient to be able to make two extra meals to freeze when making dinner, but it isn't worth it when we aren't looking forward to pulling them out of the freezer. Also, I was surprised to see just how many mistakes there were in the recipes. It's a nice idea, but it's just not worth the money. I'll be trying another freezer cookbook.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
Summary: A complete rip-off
Comment: I was a frequent Dream Dinners customer before we moved to a new area without a Dream Dinners franchise. The book info states it contains "Dream Dinners favorites", and everyone in the family eagerly looked forward to its arrival. What a disappointment. None of the more popular Dream Dinners recipes were in the book. Only one recipe that we have made at Dream Dinners over the years was in the book. The recipes contained within are stereotypical of any junior league cookbook most of us have lying around the house. The directions are vague. I would return it but it is not worth the return shipping cost to do so, so I will probably donate it to one of my college bounds kids. As a (former) Dream Dinners customer, this book is a huge disappointment, did not live up to what was promised and I feel completely ripped off.


Buy it now at abc-fishing.com!

Cooking with ...
Cheese & Dairy
Fruits
Herbs, Spices & Condiments
Wild Game Cooking
Meats
Poultry
Seafood
Pasta
Rice & Grains
Sauces, Salsa & Garnishes
Drinks & Beverages
Bartending
Beer
Coffee & Tea
General
Juice
Smoothies
Spirits
Wine
Cooking in Europe
Eastern European
English & Welsh
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Mediterranean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Scandinavian
Scottish
Spanish
Turkish
Cooking in USA
African American
Amish & Mennonite
Barbecue
Cajun & Creole
California
General
Hawaii
Middle Atlantic
Midwest
New England
Northwest
Soul Food
South
Southwest
West
More Cooking...


Get Chitika eMiniMalls
© 2006 Learn to Cook
Design by Learn to Cook   Powered by ASM2