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Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Easy DIY Jewel Christmas Tree Centerpiece

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Making your own holiday decor is so easy! You can make your holiday decor without blowing the budget if you pick up some of your supplies at your local dollar store. You can probably pick up everything you need to make quick centerpieces like the one you see here for about $3.00 in supplies. This frugal butRead More

15 DIY Christmas Decor Ideas

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Yesterday, I shared how we decorated our home with Nativity Scenes. While we enjoy decorating our home with religious decorations we also decorate with just-for-fun decorations like snowmen and nutcrackers too. Each of our children’s rooms are decorated with a theme. We didn’t mean to create themed rooms, it just sort of happened. My daughter’sRead 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.