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November 2009
Introducing Dinners for Life! November is American Diabetes Month* and in honor of this important month where the entire nation is being made aware of the serious impact this disease has on the quality of life for millions of people, Dream Dinners is formally announcing a new product offering, Dinners for Life.
 Dinners for Life is a product offering and program specifically designed to help those with diabetes. The statistics about diabetes are staggering. 24 million children and adults live with the disease and 57 million more Americans are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes*. Studies show that by simply making a habit of eating at home, persons at risk or who already have diabetes stand a better chance of effectively controlling or improving their health. This why we created Dinners for Life. No longer do those with diabetes have to eat separate tasteless dinners - real food, real flavor, improving health, one forkful at a time.
Over 50 of our Dream Dinners stores across the nation are already certified Dinners for Life retailers with many more preparing to offer this program in early 2010. If you know someone who needs this, please tell them about Dinners for Life and visit  DinnersforLife.com to learn more.
*American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org
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Holiday Roasted Turkey & Family Favorite Side Dishes
 We're always looking for ways to make improvements, so when creating our holiday menu we asked ourselves, "How can we make our holiday dinner offering easier for our guests, more reliable and more flexible?" We believe we found the answer in our Holiday Roasted Turkey and our new mix of Family Favorite Side Dishes.
Holiday Roasted Turkey
This spectacular, simple-to-prepare turkey will raise your dinner to an entirely new level of distinction. The bone has been removed, so it's easy to carve, and by keeping the skin intact, it remains juicy and flavorful. Better yet, easy to prepare and serve doesn't mean you skimp on quantity. This cut of turkey is the equivalent of a 16 to 20lb whole turkey!
 Click here to learn more.
Family Favorite Side Dishes
Save time and money by preparing your holiday side dishes at Dream Dinners. Your family will think you spent days in the kitchen, when in fact it only took a short visit to one of our stores! You'll have your choice of three from a selection of five different side dishes, allowing you to personalize according to what you need. The portion sizes are much more generous, so you can easily feed a crowd, or plan for leftovers. Want all five? No problem. Each of our side dishes will be available for sale individually.
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Holiday Prime Rib
 An entertainers dream - a simple to prepare prime rib! This tender 3 lb. boneless, aged prime rib roast comes out perfect every time, and is ready in under an hour. This dinner is also an excellent value when compared to similar cuts from a premium retailer. They can't help you prepare it to perfection, but we can. We provide the horseradish sauce, you provide the presentation. One order yields 6, 1/2 lb servings.
This roast is available in larger cuts, serving 12 to 18 people. To reserve a larger roast contact your store.
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Holiday Rice Salad
Entertaining? This recipe feeds a crowd!
(Serves 25)
Ingredients:
3 cups wild rice
6 cups brown rice
4 large Braeburn Apples cut in 1 inch chunks
2 large red bell peppers
2 cups dried cranberries
2 cups pecan pieces
1 cup chopped red onion
¾ cup Balsamic Vinegar
1 cup olive oil
5 tsp Kosher Salt
3 tsp black pepper
2 Tbl lemon zest
3 Tbl lemon juice
Directions:
- Bring wild rice to boil with 3 cups water, cover and simmer 45 min.
- Bring brown rice and 12 cups water to boil, cover and simmer 30 min.
- Chill uncovered in refrigerator 1 hour.
- While rice is cooking and chilling, chop apples and vegetables.
- Whisk last 6 ingredients, set a side.
- Toss rice with fruit, vegetables and pecans.
- Toss with 1/2 of the whisked dressing.
- Just before serving drizzle with remaining dressing.
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Follow Dream Dinners
Want to be updated on new program offerings, contests, offers, recipes and more? Become a fan, follow and suscribe to Dream Dinners and keep up to date with what's going on!
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Have you heard about our newest referral programs, Invite a Friend and Taste of Dream Dinners. Visit our Reward and Referral Programs page to learn more about how you can save on your future orders.
 Taste of Dream Dinners
Taste of Dream Dinners is a great way to introduce your friends and family to Dream Dinners while earning credit toward future purchases. You host a Taste of Dream Dinners party at a local store, and for every new guest who places an order, we reward you with $10 in referral credit. Plus, your guests qualify for 5% off their first order.* We provide everything you need to host a great party - invitations, food, drink and the venue. All you need are the friends.
 Call your local store to schedule your party today!
Click here for Taste of Dream Dinners program details.
Invite a Friend
Have you ever wanted to share the benefits of Dream Dinners with a friend? You are already experiencing the time-savings, convenience and value, now you want your friends to experience this too. It's actually very easy; all you have to do is send them an invitation. And, for every new guest you refer to Dream Dinners, we will reward you with up to $10 in referral credit toward future orders. Busy schedule? Then Invite a Friend is the best program for you.
Start sharing the convenience and value of Dream Dinners and earn referral credits today!
Place an order or call your store for more information.
Click here for Invite a Friend program details.
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Recipe Contest Winners will be Announced Soon
We're in the process of selecting and testing recipe contest entries and the most difficult part is choosing just one for each category! The process includes narrowing down the selections by availability of ingredients, flavor profile and adherence to the contest rules. (You all did a fantastic job, by the way.) Then we have to prepare, taste; prepare and freeze, then taste again. As you can tell there is a lot of cooking and eating involved. (And, we love every minute of it!)
Will be able to announce the winners during the month of December, so check back again in December.
 Visit our Contests & Offers page
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Join the Dream Dinners Conversation
Would you like to find out how Dream Dinners co-founder, Stephanie Allen makes the most of her Dream Dinners? Now you can read Stephanie's own "Chef Touched Tips", and share your own.
Visit http://www.cheftouchedtips.com for side dish ideas, suggestions on entertaining, ways to use your Dream Dinners and helpful hints. Be sure to post your comments and ideas too!
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P.O. Box 889 Snohomish, Washington 98291 - 425.397.3511
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