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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


How to Make a Chalkboard Pumpkin

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Are your kids chomping at the bit to carve pumpkins? The problem is if you carve them to early they won’t look good on Halloween, even if you use these tips for preserving carved pumpkins. Instead of putting it off until the last minute, your kids can enjoy their pumpkins now by creating chalkboard pumpkins.Read More

5 Fun Indoor Activities for Kids

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When your kids are stuck inside because of the weather, try one of these fun indoor activities for kids to keep them from climbing the walls! Kids are not really built for hanging out indoors. Kids are generally wide open and constantly distracted. This makes finding indoor activities for kids a challenge for most parents.Read More

10 Fun Outdoor Activities for Kids

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Sending the kids to play outside is a pretty generic thing to do. Kids might get into any number of problematic situations. I know my girls tend to find trouble if I don’t either tag along or give them something specific to do. While going outside represents fun, excitement and exploration for most kids, 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.