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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Spring Cleaning Your Garage

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Most people equate getting ready for spring by getting their yard all cleaned up from the aftermath of the harsh winter months, but your garage can really have a toll taken on it in the winter as well. The biggest thing to do for your garage is to get it organized now that the hustleRead More

Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green in Your Garage

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The garage may be one place you don’t think of going green in, but it is one place you should definitely consider. With all the strange mesh-mash of stuff, along with anything that “doesn’t belong in the house”, your garage can often become a catch-all for chemicals, dirty things and storage. Let’s look at waysRead 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.