Best Places for Thanksgiving and Holiday Meals in Lincoln, nebraska

It can be very difficult planning your holidays. You may want to just sit back and relax, but when you have a house full of people coming to visit, it can leave you wanting a holiday from your holidays. While I can't help you get the football game turned off during the meal, I can provide you with some help cooking the meal. That way you have more time to spend with your guests, catching up on old times.

Dinner Date follows the model of kitchens that are springing up all over the nation. They prepare the ingredients, you assemble them, and then you take it home to cook. The clean-up is minimal with this type of meal preparation, and you can assemble a meal for as many guests as you need within a few hours. Furthermore, if you don't have time to assemble the meals, Dinner Date will assemble them for you for a small additional fee. They also offer delivery. Check with them for their holiday menu. They are located at 5550 South 59th Street, and their phone number is 402-423-1411. Their last session before Thanksgiving Day is on November 21st at 5:30pm. Check with them about holiday menus and assembly and delivery past this date.

The Clever Cook is another prep and cook type kitchen. For the holidays, they are offering free assembly of the meals and free pumpkin pies with the purchase of a twelve meal session. While they do not have a holiday menu per se, their Pork Tenderloin Waldorf would make an excellent offering at the holiday meal. The Clever Cook is located at 2100 Fletcher Avenue, and their phone number is 402-742-0079. The last session they offer before Thanksgiving is their November 20th at 5:30pm. You must sign up in advance. Call them to see whether they assemble and deliver your meals past this date.

Honeybaked Ham is most well-known for their ham, as their name suggests, but they are also the place of choice for many people looking for an already prepared turkey for their Thanksgiving Day meal. Honeybaked Ham offers several choices for their holiday meals. You can get not only ham, or turkey, but also choices where the main dish is beef or other forms of pork. For side dishes, they offer different side dish packages. There are selections such as broccoli rice casserole, cornbread dressing, cinnamon apples, and garlic mashed potatoes. Try one or order several side dish selections for a wider variety. Their desserts offer three types of cheesecake, nine types of cake, and various other sweets. Their Lincoln store is located at 4107 Pioneer Woods Dr, and their phone number is 402-484-5522. Call their store to find out about holiday hours and to order.

Try these three places for that perfect holiday meal. They exist to help busy people relax and enjoy their time with family and friends. Although some people may feel guilty that they didn't hand prepare every step of the meal, being able to actually enjoy your holidays and your time with your guests will make you realize that it's alright to let others do the hard work of preparing a large meal for you.