Author Archives: Emily Blakely

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FREE Scones for Mother’s Day Brunch!

You know we do dinner, but did you know we also have fantastic brunch options?  Our Ready Made Case is filled with delicious AM items like our Spinach and Feta Egg Bake or Crème Brulee French Toast!  They’re simple to cook and sure to please Mom on her special day.  
Now […]

We (heart) teachers

Teachers do so much for our children and our communities.  We love our educators and support our local schools in several different ways, all year round.  If you’re a teacher, PTA member, or you just want to learn about ways to help out your local school, take a look below!

Special discounts for educators
Email educators.mdva@letsdish.net and […]

Teacher of the Year Awards - Call for Nominees

We’re looking for 5 outstanding teachers.  Teachers who go above and beyond for our kids.  Teachers who could use some recognitions.  And teachers who would enjoy a FREE session at Let’s Dish! (heck, who wouldn’t?!)
Teachers are dedicated every day to shaping the lives and futures of our children. With all that hard work, it’s […]

Q: What’s To Eat, Baltimore? A: Let’s Dish!

We were delighted to see that What’s to Eat, Baltimore, a super-popular blog on topics close to our heart, features a review of Let’s Dish! in today’s post.
W.T.E.B. demonstrates superb taste with their astute review of our Garlic Herb Salmon:
“It was heavenly, the flavored butter just marinated itself all over the salmon, and came out […]

Walk-in Wednesdays now available!

We have gotten thousands of customer suggestions and requests over the last few years, and none as often as the request to be able to walk in and dish at Let’s Dish! store without an appointment. We’ve heard your feedback and are excited to launch Walk-In Wednesdays!
Now on Wednesdays, you can walk into any of […]

Bring your kids with you to dish this summer!

School’s out, now what?
That’s the question on many parents’ lips this time of year. Camp, the pool, vacations, etc., are all fantastic ways to spend your summer. But what about those times when the kids are out of camp and tired of the pool or god forbid it’s raining? Why […]

FREE Dinner for New Moms! Mothers Day 2008

Note: this is our post from 2008.  Check thedishblog.com in early May, 2009 for this year’s new version of our “Salute to New Moms” promo!
FREE Dishes for New Moms
Being a new mom is the hardest and most rewarding job we’ll ever have. Well, it just got a little easier… and more rewarding! […]

The Difference a Dish Can Make

Last week, we shared with you how important community involvement is to Let’s Dish! in our post, “Supporting our Community: One Dish at a Time,” as well as how you can request support for your own personal causes with our newly-expanded Fundraising Program.
We also gave you some insight into our current partnership with Johns […]

Plan a “Party of Five” and dessert’s on us!

I think it goes without saying that I love Let’s Dish!, and that I dish every month and can’t imagine my life without meals (and desserts) in my freezer. I’m young, married and super busy, so it’s a no-brainer.
However, my friends haven’t managed to get into the same groove. A majority of them are single, […]

Supporting Our Community: One Dish at a Time

Community involvement has always been a key focus of the Let’s Dish! organization in the mid-Atlantic.
Throughout the years, we’ve been involved with several charities, non-profit organizations and community groups, and we’ve helped them to raise awareness about their cause, raise funds for their purposes and bring community members together.
Though the full list would be […]

Fresh Ideas from Let’s Dish!

April is here - the unofficial start of spring for many of us - and we’re bursting with fresh new ideas from Let’s Dish!.
Over the next month or so, we’ll share with you a bunch of new ideas on how to make your life, and your dishing experience, even better. Stay tuned for […]

Sort through clutter with “SOS” in mind.

Staying on the topic of whether or not you should throw things away, do you ever just look around your house and have the epiphany that you just have a LOT of stuff? This always happens when I’m spending a Sunday afternoon cleaning the house, and I realize that I have tons of stuff that […]

Use an envelope to give loose contact information the slip!

Take a look at this very handy tip from professional organizer Monica Conners.  This is a great suggestion for organizing new contact information (and keeping your desk post-it note free).
Everyone has little slips of paper with phone number and addresses on them, and they sometimes get lost. You can tape an envelope in the back […]

Take small steps towards giant goals (even giant closets).

It’s the weekend, so we thought you might like a few extra tips and hopefully a lot of extra motivation!
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If you’re like me, you’ve made plenty of resolutions this year - so many so that it’s turned into an overwhelming to-do list! And so many of my resolutions seem great in theory, but I actually […]