So, I used to be going to do one other Mini Meal Prep Session yesterday. I solely had an hour, however I had deliberate to make selfmade granola bars, marinated hen, and mac & cheese with browned floor beef.
Since we liked the Selfmade Granola Bars I made not too long ago, I received the elements so I may lastly strive my sister’s granola bar recipe that has been on the weblog for years and so lots of you might have instructed me you’ve liked a lot.

There have been a variety of various things taking place at our home once I was attempting to prepare dinner and once I boiled the liquid elements on the range, I unintentionally allow them to boil for too lengthy — which meant that it was too thick and dry to moisten the dry elements and make them into granola bars.
No drawback, I assumed, I’ll simply whip up some extra liquid elements into syrup. But it surely nonetheless wasn’t working and the clock was ticking and we wanted to be out the door for dinner with our Neighborhood Group.

So I simply determined to press them into the pans and see if they’d occur to harden up sufficient whereas we have been gone. Nope… they wouldn’t maintain collectively virtually in any respect, so I scrapped plan A and went to plan B: turning the granola bar combination into granola!
I dumped it onto to 2 pans, unfold it out, and baked it at 375 levels for round 25 minutes. And would you realize it? It labored and the top consequence was a scrumptious granola that Jesse was excited to make use of to high his yogurt and fruit with!

The humorous that is that I had simply been considering I needed to make selfmade granola quickly, because it’s been awhile since I’ve made it. Properly, now I’ve made it!
However I nonetheless can’t formally say I’ve tried my sister’s granola bar recipe. Hoping to truly make that occur quickly!
Psst! Need some freezer cooking inspiration?
My longtime web good friend, Kelly, from The Household Freezer, is internet hosting a FREE Excessive Price range Freezer Cooking class subsequent week and you’ll not wish to miss it. (Sure, that’s proper! The entire recipes she’s making are round $1.50 per serving!! And all the recipes will be made in 5 minutes!! She’ll be demonstrating all of it reside!)
The category can be held reside on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT/10 a.m. PT) (Can’t make it reside? Nonetheless go join as a result of Kelly can be sending a recording of the category as soon as it’s completed!)
In case you are in search of some inspiration and concepts to save lots of money and time within the kitchen, come be part of us for this free class. It is going to be so enjoyable and interactive!
What’s Kelly making through the class?
- Cranberry Pork Loin
- Salsa Verde Hen
- Straightforward Tomato Soup
- Taco Chili with Cornbread Topping
- Hen Teriyaki and Broccoli
- Honey Mustard Glazed Pork and Pineapple
- Floor Beef and Veggie Skillet
- Hen or Spinach Enchiladas
- Tacky Pepperoni Pasta
- One-Pot Floor Beef Taco Pasta
- Sausage and Egg Quiche
- No-Bake Crispy Rice Granola Bars (I can assure you hers will end up higher than mine!! :))
The perfect half? All of the recipes are:
- Fast and straightforward to make! Not one of the recipes require any cooking earlier than freezing, so Kelly can be making them in lower than an hour (5 min/meal!)
- Price range-friendly! Kelly appeared up the worth of all of the elements at ALDI and they’re going to value lower than $100! (About $1.50 per serving!)
- Wholesome and scrumptious! Good for choosy eaters!
What are you ready for? Go join right here!
Bonus! After the category, you’ll additionally get a obtain with all the recipes and a buying record — without cost!