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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pancakes

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I love love love pumpkin! It makes every recipe feel like a dessert – even pancakes. If it were up to me I would make pumpkin recipes all year round. And it is up to me, so I do. 🙂 However, I realize that most people think of pumpkin as an autumn food, so IRead More

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

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Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie and pumpkin cookies are my daughter’s favorite, so when I saw recipes for Pumpkin Snickerdoodles floating around the internet I knew I would have to make some. I didn’t see a gluten-free version of Pumpkin Snickerdoodles, so I had to decided between adapting one of the recipes I saw toRead More

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.