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FREE Delivery for New Moms!

Let’s Dish! bibLet’s face it - when you are a new mom, the first three months are bliss and a blur, full of sweet cuddles and sleep deprivation. That special time with your new baby is wonderful - but, unbelievably, the rest of the world keeps on moving and expects you to keep up! You’ve got a house to keep in order, a family to feed and take care of (especially if there are other kids), shopping and errands to do, outside responsibilities to fulfill (which may include a job!) and - oh, yes - that sweet new baby to tend to every minute of the day - whew! This hazy period of my life solidified my overarching philosophy on motherhood (sorry, Nietzsche!) : “That which does not kill you makes you a better mom!”

So, new Moms, would you like some help with dinner? Or, how about with three months of dinner? Here’s a special offer from Let’s Dish! just for you.

FREE Delivery from Let’s Dish! for new moms
Let’s Dish!
has a special delivery for new mothers: FREE DishDelivery for three months after your baby is born! That’s right, with our “You Deliver, DishDelivers! offer, we’ll waive all delivery fees on 8-meal DishDelivery orders placed within the first three months after you have a baby. You can select your meals from our monthly menu and order from all Let’s Dish! locations in Maryland and Northern Virginia - then, the meals are delivered right to your door.*

Eight (or more) easy and delicious meals without leaving the house - now that’s a new mom’s dream come true! Here’s how to qualify for our “You Deliver, DishDelivers” offer:

  • Simply email newmoms@letsdish.net to set up your own unique promotional code that will waive the delivery fee.
  • New moms must provide proof of baby’s birth date (via email or brought into your nearest Let’s Dish! store) to qualify for the promotion.
  • This offer is valid for 90 days from your baby’s date of birth. (So, don’t delay in emailing us - it is three months from your baby’s birthdate, not three months from when you contact us. So, ask your friends, family and “baby daddy” to remind you - it’s worth the effort!)
  • This offer applies to 8-meal DishDelivery sessions only and is a savings of $25 on every order!

We know our healthy, delicious meals are a help during challenging times - and let’s face it, new moms need all the help they can get!

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Corcoran FamilyAs a co-owner of Let’s Dish! and mother of two, I hope all you new moms in the mid-Atlantic can take advantage of this special offer. Speaking from experience, I barely remember stumbling through those first months - and we had not yet opened our Let’s Dish! stores so I was in the same boat as everyone else! I’d try to look and act like a coherent, put-together woman instead of the exhausted, two-under-two-mom I was. And, when my second decided she wouldn’t sleep through the night until she was eight-months old, to say I missed sleep is a massive understatement. Hibernating bears would have nothing on me if I could have found a dark room and a “Do Not Disturb” sign. Here’s a pic of me on *the day* I would have contacted Let’s Dish! for my much-needed You Deliver, DishDelivers offer! :-)

Wishing you a doorstep full of DishDelivery and as many hours of sleep as you can get - and look forward to dishing with for you soon!

Alexa’s Signature

RECOMMENDED LINKS:
> Kid-Friendly Let’s Dish! Meals featured on WUSA9
> See the Let’s Dish! Menus and Sign up for DishDelivery today!
> Wow the crowds at home and on vacation
>
DishDelivery to the Summer Vacation Rescue!

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*Offer not valid on in-store or Dish-n-Dash sessions. Offer valid for exactly 90 days from baby’s birth date. No exceptions or extensions will be made. You Deliver, DishDelivers promotion launches June 3rd, 2008. Babies born more than 90 days prior to June 3rd are not eligible. Offer cannot be applied to previously-booked sessions or combined with other offers. Delivery fee covers cost of delivery within the Mid-Atlantic covered zones covered by DishDelivery only. Visit letsdish.com for details on eligible delivery areas.

Kid-Friendly Let’s Dish! Meals featured on WUSA9

WUSA9 Kid-Friendly MealsWant to keep your kids happy, healthy and full for less than $4 a serving? WUSA9 in Washington DC shares how you can do just that with a little help from Let’s Dish!. Today, reporter Lesli Foster features our store as the one-stop shop for kid-friendly meals for you and your family.
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Many thanks to customer Karen Mahne and her son who came to pick up dinner at Let’s Dish! in Rockville, MD, and shared how much her family loves Let’s Dish!. Our own Elizabeth Marcotte gave the viewers a sneak peek at some of our most popular recipes on our monthly menus, including our top-rated Chili-Lime Chicken with Black Bean Salsa! And, Jeremy Kugel brought in his son, Leo, confessing his love of Let’s Dish! Teriyaki Sliders. Watching just a few minutes on WUSA9 can truly help you keep the kids happy when dinner rolls around!
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Plus, don’t miss our offer of FREE DishDelivery for WUSA9 viewers!
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Visit the Let’s Dish! feature on WUSA9’s website to see our kid-friendly recipes (gasp - yes, we shared recipes!), then scroll down to the bottom of the page for the exclusive WUSA9 coupon code for FREE DishDelivery throughout the mid-Atlantic!

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If you’re experiencing trouble with the video above or do not see the video player, you can visit this story on WUSA9 by clicking here or pasting the link below in your browser:
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> See the Let’s Dish! Summer Menus and Sign up today!
> Wow the crowds at home and on vacation
>
DishDelivery to the Summer Vacation Rescue!
> Let’s stop calling our kids picky eaters

Wow the crowds at home and on vacation!

Chili-Lime Chicken with Black Bean SalsaAs we head into summer, Let’s Dish! offers a delicious menu of meals perfect for the pool, beach or backyard BBQ. Each month, you’ll find great family meals that are perfect for taking on vacation or grilling up with friends and family at home.

No time to come in and prepare your meals? No worries! With Dish-n-Dash and our new DishDelivery option, it’s still super easy to solve your dinner needs. We’ll make your Let’s Dish! meals from scratch, you just pick them up or tell us where you want them delivered. We deliver all over the metro area, and also to many regional vacation spots (Rehoboth Beach, Williamsburg and the Jersey Shore, just to name a few). So you can spend your summer at the beach or ballpark, not in the kitchen.

But, don’t take our word for it. Sue M., of Clarksville, MD, shared her recent “Wow” experience with Let’s Dish!:

Caribbean SalmonDish ExclamationWow. Thank you. I have been too busy to dish in quite some time and tried Dish-n-Dash this week. BRILLIANT! You prepared yummy food on time and exactly as expected. My kids loved the Caribbean Salmon — which was remarkable since they like “plain” food. The spice was not hot. Thank you for the tasty variety in our often dull weeknight dinners. We’ll be back to “pack” for vacation!

Best regards,
Sue M.

Mojito Shrimp with Cilantro RiceWhen we contacted Sue to ask if we could share her email, she told us Let’s Dish! continued to impress the crowds - this time in Ocean City:

Friday I wowed two other moms as we unpacked for the long weekend in Ocean City. By the time the cars were unpacked, with kids excitedly bouncing off of the walls, we had a big batch of mojito shrimp and cilantro rice to greet us. (We matched it with the lettuce salad we rescued from the fridge on the way out the door.) There may have even been applause… no one had to trek back out for groceries!!! We drank a cold one to you!

Thanks, Sue! Here’s to looking forward to a “Wow” of a summer with yummy meals and incredible convenience!

Alexa’s Signature

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RELATED POSTS:
> DishDelivery to the Summer Vacation Rescue!
> Learn More about Dish-n-Dash and DishDelivery

> See the Let’s Dish! Summer Menus and Sign up today!

Finding the Best Way to Cook All Those Vegetables

As summer approaches, you find more and more fantastic produce in the grocery store, including vegetables that will pair perfectly with meals on the Let’s Dish! menu. But, what’s the best way to prepare vegetables to get the best flavor and retain all the important vitamins and nutrients?

We recommend this New York Times Health article by Tara Parker-Pope that answers that very question:

link-post-icon.gifFinding The Best Way to Cook All Those Vegetables
By Tara Parker-Pope (New York Times, published May 20, 2008)

Enjoy!

Alexa’s Signature

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Offer Extended: Earn $5 OFF as a Let’s Dish! Fan on Facebook

The Dish On…So many of you said you didn’t know all the perks of being a Let’s Dish! fan on Facebook until our recent post, “You’ve got a Friend (on Facebook),” that we decided to EXTEND our Facebook Fan offer to all Food for Thought readers. 

Become a fan on Let’s Dish! on Facebook through MONDAY, May 19th, and you can automatically earn 500 DishPoints - worth $5 OFF any future Let’s Dish! session.  With our new DishRewards program, you can earn unlimited savings so why not start with one click worth five dollars?!  We’ll add 500 DishPoints to your DishRewards account JUST for clicking on the “become a fan” link on our Facebook Click here to become a Let’s Dish! “fan” on Facebook!Click here to become a Let’s Dish! “fan” on Facebook!page. 

Click here to become a Let’s Dish! “fan” on Facebook!So take advantage of this extra time and become a Let’s Dish! fan on Facebook today!*

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p.s.  You can spread the word to your friends - use the “Email This” or “Share This” tools on the blog to let them know with just a few clicks!

RELATED LINKS:
> You’ve got a Friend (on Facebook)
> DishRewards = Unlimited Savings. Find out more!
> Become a Let’s Dish! Fan on Facebook (and learn more about what Facebook is…)

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*Offer: 500 DishPoints (worth $5 OFF any future Let’s Dish! session) will be added to your DishRewards account when you become a “fan” on the Let’s Dish! Facebook Page
through MONDAY, May 19, 2008. This means you must link your Facebook profile to the Let’s Dish! Fan Page (to go to fan page, click links above or search for “Let’s Dish” on Facebook) and have an active Let’s Dish! Account on www.letsdish.com. Don’t have a Let’s Dish! Account? Create one now. Participating locations are: Baltimore, Bel Air, Columbia, Gaithersburg and Rockville, MD, and Alexandria, Ashburn, Fairfax and Leesburg, VA. See full terms and conditions for the DishRewards program here.