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Quick and Easy Loaded Bean Dip Recipe + 15 Easy Appetizers

Easy Loaded Bean Dip

November 21, 2014 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

This easy, loaded bean dip recipe is made with only 3 ingredients and takes only 5 minutes to make. The holiday season is crazy enough as it is, you don’t need to make it harder by preparing elaborate hors d’oeuvres for your holiday parties.  Appetizers do not have to be difficult to be delicious! In fact, IRead More

25 Paleo Appetizer Recipes

25 Paleo Appetizer Recipes

October 30, 2014 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

With holiday parties happening soon, it’s time to start thinking about delicious and unique appetizers.  If you are following the great diet trend of Paleo eating then you may think that will be tough to accomplish.  Here are 25 Paleo Appetizer Recipes that are sure to please a crowd.  In fact, these are so deliciousRead More

Fried Ravioli Recipe

Fried Ravioli

July 30, 2014 by Jody Leave a Comment

I had been wanting to tackle fried ravioli for awhile now but it really just seemed like too much trouble- surprisingly it wasn’t.  I mixed up a batch of breading similar to what I fry my pork chops or squash with, made a meat sauce to go with it, added a side salad and a yummyRead More

Pineapple Mango Salsa Recipe + How to make homemade tortilla chips

Pineapple Mango Salsa Recipe + Homemade Tortilla Chips

June 30, 2014 by Editor 24 Comments

Tropical mango and pineapple meet jalapeno pepper and red onion for sweet-heat balance in this Pineapple Mango Salsa Recipe. Summer and Salsa Recipes go hand and hand.  Fresh salsa and tortilla chips are a great picnic food, perfect for cookouts, and a light munchie anytime!  This recipe is not your traditional fresh salsa but is just asRead More

Easy Jalapeno Popper Dip Recipe plus how to dessed a Jalapeno Pepper and coupons for Kraft cheese

Jalapeno Popper Dip

December 13, 2013 by Alea Milham 7 Comments

This baked jalapeno popper dip recipe is easy to make and is always a hit with family and friends at holiday gatherings. Entertaining doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. I like to create simple, yet delicious recipes like my Baked Jalapeno Popper Dip when throwing a party. Creating simple dip recipes ensures that the dishRead More

5 Hummus Recipes including Traditional Hummus Recipe, Red Pepper Hummus Recipe, Black Bean Hummus Recipe, Italian Hummus Recipe, and Jalapeno Hummus Recipe.

5 Hummus Recipes

October 2, 2013 by Alea Milham 3 Comments

I love hosting parties. With Football Season in full swing, I am pulling out all the gear and cheering on my favorite team.  I do hate the added pounds I gain from these parties, so this year I am incorporating 5 Easy Hummus Recipes into my standard game night fair.  I can eat hummus withRead More

Easy Fresh Salsa Recipe - A quick and easy recipe for salsa using fresh tomatoes and peppers. No cooking required.

Fresh Salsa Recipe

May 2, 2011 by Alea Milham 10 Comments

My family fell in love with the fresh salsa at Baja Fresh. They were always trying to get me to make it, but I resisted because I couldn’t match that exact fresh salsa recipe. Then I realized my family didn’t care if it tasted exactly the same as the restaurant’s recipe, they just wanted freshRead More

Roasted Eggplant Hummus

August 27, 2010 by Alea Milham 11 Comments

When I was at Trader Joe’s last week I noticed that they sold eggplant hummus. I just happened to have excess eggplant from my garden and this seemed like a delicious way to use it up. I picked up some tahini sauce and decided to try my hand at making homemade roasted eggplant hummus. I placedRead More

Delicious broiled cherry tomatoes topped with cheese, served with crackers and carrots.

Broiled Cherry Tomatoes

August 14, 2010 by Alea Milham 3 Comments

Here’s a fast and easy recipe for broiled tomatoes. We are harvesting several cups of cherry tomatoes every day. A couple of  Early Girls are ripening each day and it won’t be long before we pick our first Roma tomatoes. When we are over run with Early Girls and Romas, I make and can spaghettiRead More

Cowgirl Caviar Recipe in a bowl

Cowgirl Caviar

July 27, 2010 by Alea Milham 18 Comments

This Cowgirl Caviar Recipe is a honey-lime variation on Cowboy Caviar. Black-eyed peas are usually associated with Hoppin’ John, which is a traditional New Year’s Day meal in the South. On the first day of the year, you eat “poor”, so that you may eat “well” the rest of the year. However, black-eyed peas areRead More

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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.

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