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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


How to Make Dry Shampoo

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Why Dry Shampoo? What’s the point of using dry shampoo? Check out these awesome benefits: Wash less. Don’t worry about greasy-looking hair if you don’t shampoo every day! The cornstarch in your dry shampoo will soak up the oil and dirt from your hair, leaving it looking ahhhhmazing! Save time. By washing your hair less,Read More

How to Make Homemade Lavender Rosemary Shampoo

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Learn how to make homemade Lavender Rosemary Shampoo with this easy recipe and tutorial. This wonderfully scented homemade Lavender Rosemary shampoo with essential oils is a great way to skip all the added ingredients that you may want to avoid in commercially made beauty products. This recipe is made up of 4 simple ingredients, eachRead 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.