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I did not have any food waste this week! I wish I could say this was due to meticulous planning, but I have to admit that it is actually quite the reverse.

Since I have been canning , I haven’t felt like cooking dinner. This week I have only cooked three dinners: white chili, vegetable garden minestrone soup, and pasta salad. No fancy recreations with the leftovers. I made favorites when I cooked and then served “encore meals” the next night. It isn’t how I like to do things, but it worked for us and will probably be repeated next fall.

I wanted to share a “something out of nothing” recipe that I found at One Perfect Bite. Mary shared a delightful recipe for pickling watermelon rinds; a treat that I enjoyed when I lived in the south. Her Sweet and Spicy Watermelon Rind Pickles recipe is a great incentive for me to occasionally make use of watermelon rinds rather than tossing them.

This post has been linked to Food Waste Friday at The Frugal Girl.

About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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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.