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Healthy Dinner Meal Plan for January

Healthy Dinner Meal Plan for January

January 1, 2023 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Do you wish you had time to create a healthy dinner menu plan for your family? I have joined up with several food bloggers to create a Meal Plan with 31 easy, healthy, and quick dinner recipes. We have compiled 31 healthy dinner recipes that are easy to make and come together quickly. We have also gathered aRead More

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Frugal Christmas Decorating Ideas

November 27, 2022 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

These frugal Christmas decorating ideas will allow you to decorate your home for the holidays without blowing your budget. Christmas is just around the corner and if you are like me, having your home decorated for the holidays is part of the fun. However, this has been a tough economic year for many of us.Read More

Tips For Creating a Book Advent Calendar

November 26, 2022 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Book advent calendars are becoming cooler than elf on the shelf across social media. If you decide to do your first book advent calendar this year you may be wondering how to do it the easiest way possible. The truth is a book advent calendar is easier than you think. What is a book AdventRead More

7 Ways To Save On Christmas Dinner

November 24, 2022 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

If saving money throughout the holidays is important to you, then here are 7 Ways To Save On Christmas Dinner that you will appreciate. When cutting back on extra holiday expenses, you don’t want to sacrifice flavor or food quality. With these tips, you won’t have to! You’ll be able to host your family andRead More

pumpkin pie spiced sweet potatoes in a casserole dish

Pumpkin Pie Spiced Sweet Potatoes

October 30, 2022 by Alea Milham 4 Comments

This pumpkin pie spiced sweet potatoes recipe makes a delicious side dish. I love sweet potatoes, but I don’t like Candied Yams with Marshmallows. At all! So I buy fresh sweet potatoes instead and make a sweet potato dish from scratch. This recipe for pumpkin pie spiced sweet potatoes is very easy to assemble. IRead More

12 ways to raise grateful children. Use these tips to teach your kids to have an attitude of gratitude for everyone and everything they have.

12 Ways to Raise Grateful Kids

October 29, 2022 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

As we approach Thanksgiving, it is fitting that we focus on ways to raise grateful kids. Teaching your kids to be grateful can be a very challenging task. Since our lives are centered on our kids,  it is very easy for them to become selfish. With the Holiday season upon us, use these 12 tipsRead More

Pumpkin Zucchini Muffins

September 26, 2022 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

This pumpkin zucchini muffins recipe combines the flavors of two of our favorite muffin recipes! Fall means pumpkin everything, but as a gardener, it also means we are overrun with zucchini. It is easy to find ways to use pumpkins but after a summer of me serving zucchini and squash as a side dish, itRead More

Pumpkin Pie Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

September 22, 2022 by Alea Milham 12 Comments

This Pumpkin Pie Spiced Pumpkin Seeds recipe is a delicious twist on roasted pumpkin seeds! Make sure you save your pumpkin seeds when you carve pumpkins or make homemade pumpkin puree this fall. Pumpkin seeds are not only edible, but they are also delicious. You can even eat them raw if you like, but my favoriteRead More

mojito melon salsa recipe made with cantaloupe and watermelon with a mint and lime dressing

Mojito Watermelon Salsa

June 2, 2022 by Alea Milham 5 Comments

For a recent barbecue, I made this Mojito Watermelon Salsa using watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, grapes, cucumbers, and green onions. Then I stirred in some lime, honey, and mint to achieve the mojito flavor. I love melons! I could, and have, eaten a whole cantaloupe for lunch and then had watermelon for dessert. So when itRead More

Tasty Jalapeno Popper Potato Salad Recipe

Jalapeno Popper Potato Salad Recipe

May 28, 2022 by Alea Milham 12 Comments

This Jalapeno Popper Potato Salad recipe is a delicious twist on traditional potato salad recipes. It combines the flavors of jalapeno poppers (cream cheese, jalapenos, bacon, and cheese) with a potato salad. Warm or chilled, this Jalapeno Popper Potato Salad is the perfect side dish for your next barbecue or potluck! Do you know howRead More

Loaded coleslaw recipe with bacon, apple, and almond slivers

Coleslaw with Apple and Bacon

May 27, 2022 by Alea Milham 3 Comments

This coleslaw recipe with apple and bacon has two types of slaw: traditional cabbage slaw and broccoli slaw. It is also loaded with bacon, apple, onion, and almond slivers. This apple coleslaw recipe is topped with a delicious balsamic coleslaw dressing. Need an easy salad for your next party or barbecue? This easy coleslaw recipeRead More

Tips for cleaning lunch boxes, snack gear, and back packs

End of School Year Cleaning Checklist

May 19, 2022 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Now that school is out, you probably have lots of papers, clothes, and lunch containers to deal with. Don’t put it off until fall! Use this  End of the School Year Cleaning Checklist to help you tackle the chaos. This month we will turn our focus on getting ready for an amazing summer with the kids.Read More

Easy Summer Cleaning Tips

Easy Summer Cleaning Tips

May 19, 2022 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Use these easy summer cleaning tips to help you spend less time maintaining your home and more time enjoying time with your kids. This year you can follow these easy summer cleaning tips to stay on top of chores without spending all day every day picking up after kids. With more children at home duringRead More

Vanilla Bundt Cake with Mixed Berry Glaze

April 21, 2022 by Alea Milham 8 Comments

This vanilla bundt cake recipe is topped with a mixed berry glaze, but you can top it with your favorite glaze. A few days ago, I stopped in at Save Mart to pick up a few things. While I was there we found Driscoll’s Berries on sale, so I picked some up. Before I leftRead More

Mimosa Fruit Salad in wine glass

Mimosa Fruit Salad

April 14, 2022 by Alea Milham 5 Comments

This mimosa fruit salad recipe uses champagne and orange juice in the dressing to drizzle over the fruit. I love the idea of a weekend brunch much more than I like the idea of getting up on the weekend to create one. This fruit salad makes a festive addition to any brunch and my guestsRead More

Nutty Broccoli Salad

March 25, 2022 by Alea Milham 17 Comments

This Nutty Broccoli Salad Recipe combines sweet and savory flavors to create a delicious side dish! Last week I had to harvest 7 broccoli crowns that were getting burnt in the sun. I have been using it as a side dish, adding it to salads, and making stir-frys. I needed a new way to serveRead More

Hummingbird Cake Recipe

Hummingbird Cake

March 21, 2022 by Alea Milham 7 Comments

This homemade hummingbird cake recipe has a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Do you have friends who are recipe sharers? I am blessed to have several in my life. My dear friend Mari brought me a recipe for Hummingbird Cake back from one of her vacations to Georgia. I was first intrigued by the name becauseRead More

a bowl of split pea soup that was made in an Instant Pot

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup

March 20, 2022 by Alea Milham 5 Comments

This Instant Pot Split Pea Soup recipe allows you to enjoy a bowl of comforting soup in a fraction of the time of traditional methods. My husband loves my Crock Pot Split Pea Soup, but a slow cooker recipe requires that I remember to start dinner rather early in the day…and I am a bitRead More

printable st. patrick's day goodie bag toppers

Leprechaun Loot Bags with Printable Topper

February 27, 2022 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

These Leprechaun Loot Bags filled with gold foil coin chocolate candy and topped with a St. Patrick’s Day themed baggy toppers are perfect for school parties! Confession: I am not crazy about the use of leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold in St. Patrick’s Day celebrations as they are not really tied to the holiday.  However, I realizeRead More

Want more bees in your garden? Here are Tips for Attracting Bees to Your Garden including planting early blooming bee-friendly plants near your garden.

Tips for Attracting Bees to Your Garden

January 26, 2022 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Here are some tips for attracting bees to your garden. Last year as I was perusing the blogosphere looking at gardens, I repeatedly read of gardeners complaining about the lack of bees in their garden. Their plants were healthy and flowering, but they were not producing fruit. I thought I would share some of theRead More

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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