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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


7 Essential Oils for Concentration

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Do you have difficulty focusing and concentrating? Lack of sleep, stress, or anxiety can all make concentration hard, making the task at hand a more difficult one than it needs to be. Luckily, essential oils are great for helping you focus and find your concentration so you can get the task done to your bestRead More

20 Awesome Uses for Peppermint Essential Oil

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Do you have leftover peppermint oil from holiday baking and DIY projects? Maggie of Family Frugal Fun is sharing 20 awesome ways you can use peppermint essential oil. Her uses for peppermint essential oil include natural health remedies and  a few tips for eliminating pests like mice and insects.  Peppermint Oil has quite a few natural uses.Read 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.