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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


5 Tips for Decluttering Your Bedroom

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Clutter makes it hard to relax, so the last place it should be is in your bedroom. Here are 5 tips for decluttering your bedroom. I have spent my adult life living in small apartments. For me, this means I have also spent my life with too much stuff in a small space. I hateRead More

Tips for Decluttering Your Home After the Holidays

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Have the holidays taken their toll on your home? Use these Tips for Decluttering Your Home After the Holidays to get organized and back on track. Go ahead; you can finally breathe. The holidays are winding down and by now, life is getting back into the normal swing of things. Looking around your house youRead 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.