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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Homemade Soothing Summer Face Mist

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This DIY Soothing Summer Face Mist is a must this summer! The natural ingredients in the face mist will pamper your skin after a day in the sun and sand. Dry desert air, salty beach breezes, ocean water, sweat, sand, and chlorine all the things we love about summer, but can wreak the most havocRead More

10 Ways to Prevent and Repair Dry Skin

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Dry skin is just a part of winter. It’s just something we all have to deal with, right? Wrong! Here are 10 Ways to Prevent and Repair Dry Skin this winter. These include simple steps you can take to keep your skin from getting dried out, as well as easy ways to moisturize cracked and chapped skin you mayRead More

How to Make a Refreshing Citrus Toner

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I put together my own face wash and moisturizer using natural ingredients including essential oils. Something was missing to perfect the balance- a toner.  I experimented with several recipes I found online and came up with this combo that brightens skin, tightens pores, and reduces oil in the skin. Fresh, clean, and bright smelling itRead 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.