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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Early Fall Cleaning List

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Get your home and yard ready for winter with this early fall cleaning list. Chilly weather is likely to be creeping in where you are by the end of the month so we will take this month to get ready in advance for it! Indoors and out there are things you can do to getRead More

7 Fall Cleaning Tips That Save Time

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Here are 7 Fall Cleaning Tips That Save Time that will work great year round. By focusing on specific tasks, you can make your fall cleanup much easier, and set yourself up for easy maintenance cleaning the rest of the season. Fall is a great time to purge, clean and make your home clutter free.Read More

7 Fast Fall Cleaning Tips For Every Home

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Fall cleaning is a task every family will take on at some point and these 7 Fast Fall Cleaning Tips For Every Home will make this year’s cleaning, decluttering, and organizint much more manageable. From making the right kind of list, to sticking with cleaning and not getting distracted, this list will help you 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.