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caramel sauce made in a crock pot using a can of condensed milk

One Ingredient Crock Pot Caramel Sauce

July 25, 2015 by Alea Milham 15 Comments

Discover the easy method to make One-Ingredient Crock-Pot Caramel Sauce using sweetened condensed milk for delicious results. My grandmother originally shared how to make caramel sauce using sweetened condensed milk with me back in 2000. She recommended putting the unopened can of sweetened condense milk in a pan, covering it with water, and simmering for 3 hours.Read More

easy 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies recipe

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

July 15, 2015 by Alea Milham 35 Comments

No flour? No problem, you can still make cookies with this easy 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies recipe! I call these cookies Mother Hubbard Cookies because they are what I make when the cupboards are bare. These peanut butter cookies are fast, easy, and only use 3 ingredients: peanut butter, sugar, and an egg. TheyRead More

Banana Split Yogurt Popsicles

Banana Split Yogurt Popsicles

July 3, 2015 by Jody Leave a Comment

A delicious family dessert favorite lightened up with fresh fruit and Greek yogurt in place of sugar laden ice cream. These Banana Split Yogurt Pops fill your craving for sweets without overdosing you on sugar, fat, and calories; the best part is that the kids love them!!! Beside the fun of eating these pops, the kidsRead More

Adorable Minion Muddie Buddie Recipe

How to Make Minion Muddy Buddies

June 28, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

   Are your kids excited for the new Minions movie? My kids can’t wait to see it. I am predicting a Minion birthday party in our future and have been thinking of ideas for a Minion party and Minion party food ideas. While just about any yellow food can be adapted to a Minion party, I haveRead More

How to make Minion Cupcakes

How to Make Minion Cupcakes

June 21, 2015 by Ann Leave a Comment

This tutorial will show you how to make Minion Cupcakes using Twinkies. These Twinkie Minion Cupcakes are perfect for a Minions or Despicable Me themed party! With the Minions movie being released soon, I predict that there will be a lot of children who will want Minion themed birthday parties. These Minion cupcakes are easyRead More

Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce - Easy caramel sauce recipe made without corn syrup

Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce

June 19, 2015 by Alea Milham 10 Comments

It is hard to find store-bought caramel sauce that is free of high fructose corn syrup. If you do find HFCS free caramel sauce, it is very expensive. But I have good news: Caramel Sauce is really easy to make at home. I was going to say that this recipe uses ingredients that are usuallyRead More

Easy Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe- You can make this quick and easy hot fudge sauce recipe with just a few ingredients from your pantry.

Easy Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe

June 5, 2015 by Alea Milham 16 Comments

We love making homemade ice-cream, well actually I should say the kids and I love it when my husband makes homemade ice-cream – the kids and I rarely make it, but we love it when he does! While my husband makes the ice-cream, I make the toppings. Sometimes I make Homemade Caramel Sauce (or dairy-freeRead More

Patriotic dessert and snack recipes

10 Patriotic Desserts and Snack Recipes

May 19, 2015 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

These patriotic dessert and snack recipes would make perfect festive treats for your Memorial Day and 4th of July gatherings. When you are a military family, you really don’t need much of an excuse to break out the red, white, and blue decorations, and patriotic desserts and snacks. Hail and Farewell parties, Change of Commands,Read More

A chocolate cupcake with homemade chocolate crisco frosting.

Chocolate Crisco Frosting

May 2, 2015 by Alea Milham 17 Comments

This chocolate Crisco frosting recipe holds up well in warmer weather! Why would you make chocolate icing with Crisco shortening? I answer this in detail in my Vanilla Crisco Frosting recipe, but the main reasons are: Shortening is a solid at room temperature, so frosting made with Crisco holds up better in warm weather thanRead More

Quick and Easy Chocolate Raspberry Bark Recipe

Chocolate Raspberry Bark Recipe

March 13, 2015 by Alea Milham 19 Comments

This chocolate raspberry bark recipe only uses 2 ingredients and comes together quickly. Last week, I invited some friends over to serve as “taste testers”. I had a hodgepodge of recipes that I was loosely pulling together to create a dinner. At the last minute, I decided I wanted to serve a dessert, but IRead More

10 Leftover Candy Cane Recipes

Use Up Leftover Candy Canes in these Recipes

February 1, 2015 by Alea Milham 7 Comments

Candy canes might go out of season, but peppermint never does! And since candy canes are red and white they are perfect for creating Valentine’s treats. So if you have some leftover candy canes lurking in your pantry, grab them and make a quick and easy peppermint treat. You can use leftover candy canes any timeRead More

25 Paleo Desserts Recipes

25 Paleo Desserts Recipes

December 29, 2014 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

The first thing people think of when they decide to go on a paleo diet is the fact that they will have to give up all of their favorite treats.  Not anymore!  These 25 Paleo Desserts Recipes prove that you don’t have to have traditional grains and flours to have wonderful delicious sweet treats!  TheseRead More

25 Clean Eating Desserts

25 Clean Eating Dessert Recipes

December 21, 2014 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Clean eating has become a trend in recent years that we can really get excited about seeing.  Not only do we know we are feeding our bodies better foods when we choose clean eating, we often know exactly what is put into our recipes.  Here are 25 Clean Eating Dessert Recipes that are sure toRead More

Low-sugar molasses cookies recipe

Low-Sugar Molasses Cookies

December 10, 2014 by Alea Milham 3 Comments

This low-sugar molasses cookie recipe is a family favorite. Our family calls molasses cookies earthquake cookies. It is a tradition handed down from my husband’s great-grandmother along with her recipe for Molasses Ginger Cookies. Shortly after I married my husband, my mother-in-law gave me a recipe book with many of her family’s recipes and she included theRead More

Shepherd's Hook Sugar Cookies

How to Make Shepherd’s Hook Sugar Cookies

December 9, 2014 by Editor Leave a Comment

Charming folklore suggests that the popular holiday candy cane is a Christian symbol in many ways, one being that the sweet treat was bent into the shape of a shepherd’s hook.  Today we have a step by step decorating tutorial for beautiful Shepherd’s Hook Sugar Cookies for you. How to Decorate Shepherd’s Hook Sugar CookiesRead More

Holly Leaf Sugar Cookies

How to Make Holly Leaf Sugar Cookies

December 6, 2014 by Editor Leave a Comment

Today I have another unique and special tutorial for decorating your Christmas sugar cookies.  Have you ever thought of the different things you could make from a single cookie cutter shape?  This beautiful Holly Leaf Sugar Cookie is made from a simple maple leaf cookie cutter!  Making this cookie and other beautifully decorated sugar cookiesRead More

Ice Skate Christmas Sugar Cookies

How to Decorate Ice-Skate Sugar Cookies

December 3, 2014 by Editor Leave a Comment

Tis the season for Christmas Sugar Cookies!  I will be sharing several step by step tutorials this holiday season for decorating your Christmas sugar cookies to look unique and very special.  These beautiful cookies will make wonderful treats or gifts for those you care about!  Making beautifully decorated sugar cookies is something you can doRead More

Royal Icing Recipe and Instructions for Decorating Sugar Cookies: How to make royal icing and use it to pipe and flood sugar cookies when decorating cookies.

Royal Icing Recipe and Instructions for Decorating Sugar Cookies

December 1, 2014 by Editor Leave a Comment

If you’ve never made or used royal icing for decorating cookies before, the idea can seem a little intimidating.  Many of the fancy decorated sugar cookies you see are created using royal icing.  The key to using it is taking your time, having patience, and practice. Royal Icing Recipe Ingredients: 3 Tbs Meringue Powder 4Read More

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookie Recipe

December 1, 2014 by Editor Leave a Comment

Here’s a easy recipe for a traditional holiday favorite: sugar cookies. I have tried a lot of Sugar Cookie Recipes over the years, attempting to find the perfect flavor and a dough that is easy to work with.  This recipe for sugar cookies is wonderful.  The cookies are crisp, but not hard and the flavor is wonderful!Read More

Apple Pie Caramel Apple - A Gourmet Caramel Apple Recipe

Apple Pie Caramel Apple

October 6, 2014 by Jody Leave a Comment

Apple pie and caramel apples are two of the most delicious and sought after flavors of fall, putting them together just had to be a great idea, And it really is.  Fresh, crunchy apples coated in caramel and then apple pie spice laced white chocolate and finished off with a graham cracker “crust”.  These areRead More

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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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