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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


7 Essential Oils to Improve Memory

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Stress, age, and day to day chaos can affect your memory and cause you to forget things. Over time our memory can fade or be obstructed by stress, causing us to feel scattered and disorganized. If you are looking for a natural way to boost your memory, take a look at these 7 Essential OilsRead More

7 Essential Oils for Concentration

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Do you have difficulty focusing and concentrating? Lack of sleep, stress, or anxiety can all make concentration hard, making the task at hand a more difficult one than it needs to be. Luckily, essential oils are great for helping you focus and find your concentration so you can get the task done to your bestRead 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.