Dashing Dishes

Hi everyone, sorry for the lack of blogs but I've been under the weather the past few days and got lazy. hehe. Anyway, I'm feeling much better but still lacking any creativity. :s
So, instead of my normal 'Friday Funny', I'm going to give you some info on Dashing Dishes as I have my second session tonight and I LOVE it! I keep recommending it so I hope people have the same great experience I do. :)

http://www.dashingdishes.com/regina/

If you go to the link above, you will have access to much of the information I'm about to share. Plus, I can give you the inside scoop since I've gone once before. I may not be a pro but I hope to offer some insight. :)
First of all, I should say that this is a company that sets up 'shop' at various locations so that people can go and create at least 8 yummy meals in just one night. The whole idea is that they prep EVERYTHING for you, and I mean EVERYTHING from the peppers being pre-chopped to the meat being pre-cut. *Just an FYI before I forget...there is NO cooking in these sessions. It's all about preparation and I think it's awesome! In approximately two hours, I can prep anywhere between 8 to 12 entrees or more if I want to. Each entree can be split into two servings which comes in handy for single people or couples without children. I would say that all dishes can feed at least 4 people, some would definitely feed more and most importantly, the dishes we have tried have been delicious! Are some better than others, yes, but were any inedible? No. I found them all enjoyable. On the cooking directions, they even suggest side dishes that would go well with the entree. I find most of the dishes I had from the first session went well with salad, rice, crusty bread. YUM!

When you get there, they will give you the meat for your meal and send you to an open prep station. At the station, you will add the ingredients they provide and list. What I love about this is that you can add more of what you like and less of what you don't like. Once your done, you seal the ziplock bag, attach the cooking directions and throw it in your cooler. When you get home, you freeze everything. Then, on the night before you're wanting to enjoy the meal, you take it out and put it in the fridge for thawing and then follow the cooking instructions the following night. These instructions applied to all of the dishes I had in my first session but I'm sure cooking instructions do vary so be sure to follow them for the BEST. MEAL. EVER!!! lol.

I just enjoy it so much because for Keith and I, we're looking at anywhere from 16 to 20 meals for the cost of $175 and I don't have to do any prep aside from the side dish. LOVE IT! Now, $175 might be steep for some people and I completely understand. But just think, if you have company over throughout the year, think of how handy this would come in. Especially if you host dinners on a regular basis. You're looking at about $21 per entree to feed four or more people plus some side dishes which might take you up to about $30 to $35. Not too shabby in my opinion. If you were to go out and buy every single thing you might need to make a nice dinner to sit down to, I'm sure it would cost much more than. But anyway, just a thought I had to share.lol. Me and my opinions. hehe.

So yeah, check out the link as they give allot of information and there's a number you can call if you have any additional inquiries. Although, just a heads up, the March menu doesn't appeal to me all that much but they change the menu each month. So, if one month doesn't look appetizing, stay tuned to see what's next to come. :)

And, as always, if you have some questions, feel free to ask me and I hope I'll have an answer for you. :)

Cheers and HAPPY TGIF! :)