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How to store and use up leftovers - tips to prevent food waste

How to Store and Use Up Leftovers

March 28, 2018 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Here are tips on how to store leftovers and ways to encourage your family to eat up leftovers. Creating a homemade meal is a great way to save money while providing healthy food for your family. The one thing that comes with every home-cooked dinner that must be dealt with is leftovers. How you decide to dealRead More

Recipes to use up leftover ham, including frittatas, fried rice, muffins, and casseroles.

10 Leftover Ham Recipes + 5 Ways to Use a Ham Bone

March 26, 2018 by Alea Milham 8 Comments

While ham is a popular holiday dish, with a little planning it can also help you save time and money on meals throughout the week. On busy weeks, I will bake a ham on the weekend, then serve leftover ham recipes on the weeknights. What to Do with Leftover Ham Besides the occasional Sunday dinner,Read More

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Vegetable Container Gardening

March 23, 2018 by Alea Milham 8 Comments

These tips on vegetable container gardening include container sizes and planting recommendations for common vegetables. Almost all vegetables can be grown in containers and vegetable container gardening can yield a ton of veggies to boot! One of the best parts of vegetable container gardening is that if a plant isn’t doing so hot in aRead More

6 Storage Ideas Using Repurposed Items

March 22, 2018 by Alea Milham 3 Comments

These clever storage ideas using repurposed items will help you get organized without spending a lot of money on storage containers. Even though the weather is still cold, it’s never too early to start thinking about spring cleaning. Don’t fall prey to buying all kinds of organizing tools and storage containers when you likely haveRead More

How to Substitute Maple Syrup for Sugar and 15 Recipes Using Maple Syrup

March 21, 2018 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Maple syrup can be used to sweetened anything you would normally sweeten with sugar. Here is how to substitute maple syrup for sugar in recipes, as well as 15 recipes using maple syrup. While I realize that maple syrup is a spring food since the trees are usually tapped in the spring. The long shelfRead More

How to Make Meringue Pie Topping

How to Make a Meringue Pie Topping

March 20, 2018 by Alea Milham 12 Comments

Here is how to make a meringue pie topping that doesn’t fall or bead for your next pie.   I have read about many different ways to make meringue topping for pies. and I have tried several different ways to make meringue toppings, with mixed results.  I wanted to share the easiest way I haveRead More

20 Gluten-Free Easter Dessert Recipes- This list of gluten-free recipes is just what you need to serve delicious Easter desserts with no guilt or worries.

20 Gluten-Free Easter Dessert Recipes

March 20, 2018 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Are you trying to find gluten-free Easter desserts to serve at your gathering? Below you will find a list of 20 gluten-free Easter dessert recipes to choose from. Gluten Free Easter desserts are some of my all-time favorite to make!  Tons of delicious things like peanut butter, chocolate, coconut, and fresh berries make my mouth water.Read More

How to make your own bed frame - 5 DIY bed frame ideas

How to Make Your Own Bed Frame

March 14, 2018 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Bed frames can be expensive. If you are on a tight budget try one of these ideas to learn how to make your own bed frame. You’ve got that spark of inspiration for a DIY project. You’re ready to push your skills and work up a sweat. What about making an awesome bed frame andRead More

The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen are buying guides of produce that have the highest levels of pesticides and the lowest levels of contamination.

The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

March 12, 2018 by Alea Milham 6 Comments

This printable list of the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen will make shopping for produce easier. Feeding your family healthy foods is an important job in any parent’s daily schedule. A large part of keeping our family healthy is providing them a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. However, we all are trying to balanceRead More

cleaning windows and storm gutters on a spring day

April Cleaning Checklist

March 9, 2018 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

This April cleaning checklist will help you get ready for Easter, tax season, and warm weather! April showers bring May flowers; April also happens to bring tax season, planting season, and a warmer weather! Since you are going to be in the office finishing up last minute tax stuff, we are going to turn aRead More

Gluten-Free Chocolate Doughnuts Recipe with Peanut Butter Glaze on a wire rack

Gluten-Free Chocolate Doughnuts with Peanut Butter Glaze

March 5, 2018 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

These homemade gluten-free chocolate doughnuts with peanut butter glaze are sure to delight your family and friends! Somebody needs to take my donut maker away from me. I can’t stop making doughnuts! On Saturday evening I asked my kids what type of doughnuts they would like me to make and they gave me a longRead More

Learning Games Using Plastic Easter Eggs

8 Learning Games Using Plastic Easter Eggs

March 2, 2018 by Alea Milham 3 Comments

You probably have tons of plastic eggs in your home right now, so try putting them to use in one or more of these learning games using plastic Easter eggs Did you know that plastic Easter eggs can be used to teach some new lessons or strengthen some old skills? They sure can! Plastic eggsRead More

leprechaun loot goodie bag topper front

St. Patrick’s Day Printables – Leprechaun Loot

March 1, 2018 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

To print out the Leprechaun Loot Baggy Toppers click here or click on the image below.

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Peanut Butter Doughnuts Recipe with Chunky Peanut Butter Glaze on a white plate

Peanut Butter Doughnuts with Chunky Peanut Butter Glaze

March 1, 2018 by Alea Milham 7 Comments

Do you love peanut butter? If so, you will love this peanut butter doughnuts recipe! I have topped them with a chunky peanut butter glaze that makes them of, so peanut buttery! Last month when I was looking for peanut butter doughnut recipes, I kept finding chocolate doughnuts with peanut butter glaze. I thought I couldn’t beRead More

20 Gluten-Free St. Patrick's Day Recipes- Enjoy a traditional Irish Stew or fun Shamrock Cupcakes this St. Patrick's Day with these gluten-free recipes.

20 Gluten-Free St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

February 28, 2018 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

We love these 20 Gluten-Free St. Patrick’s Day Recipes!  So many great options from green cupcakes to classic Irish dishes like Cottage pie or corned beef and cabbage.  Holidays are so much fun to enjoy and celebrate different foods, and St. Patrick’s Day is just another fun way to eat your favorite gluten-free treats.  ThisRead More

30+ Dr. Seuss Crafts, Activities, and Printables - These are fun ways for kids to celebrate National Read Across America Day or Dr. Seuss Day on March 2nd.

30+ Dr. Seuss Crafts, Activities, and Printables

February 27, 2018 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Whether you are looking for activities for Dr. Suess Day or resources to go with a particular book, you will find lots of Dr. Seuss crafts, activities, and printables below. National Read Across America Day falls on Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2nd and is quite often called Dr. Seuss Day. There are sure toRead More

jalapen popper turkey chili - a delicious twist on white chili

Jalapeno Popper Turkey Chili

February 23, 2018 by Alea Milham 4 Comments

This Jalapeno Popper Turkey Chili recipe comes together easily for a flavorful meal in under 30 minutes. National Chili Day is the perfect excuse to cook up a pot of chili! I made a family favorite: jalapeno popper turkey chili. If you are a regular reader, you have probably noticed that my family loves JalapenoRead More

25 Leftover Fish Recipes - Tips and recipe ideas to use up leftover fish including fish soups, fish salads, fish tacos, pasta with fish, and fish patties.

25 Leftover Fish Recipes

February 20, 2018 by Alea Milham 8 Comments

Are you wondering what to do with leftover fish? From fish soup to fish tacos, these leftover fish recipes will make you excited to have fish leftovers. I cook fish quite often but rarely have leftover fish. My husband and two oldest children like fish so much that they usually polish off whatever fish I haveRead More

10 Simple Changes to Help You Lose Weight

February 20, 2018 by Alea Milham 9 Comments

Sometimes it is the small changes that can make a big difference. Here are 10 simple changes to help you lose weight. If you’re trying to lose weight, but aren’t sure where to start? Or perhaps you’re a bit overwhelmed with the amount of effort it takes to lose the weight. Either way, I’ve compiledRead More

save money on bell peppers by freezing them in bulk

How to Dice and Freeze Bell Peppers

February 15, 2018 by Alea Milham 26 Comments

Below are tips for how to dice and freeze bell peppers that will help you make quick work of the project. How to Dice and Freeze Bell Peppers Bell peppers are in season which means they are available for great prices at the stores and might even be available for free from your garden. TakeRead 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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