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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe

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It is easy to make homemade barbecue sauce from scratch using this quick and easy recipe. This is a sweet and spicy BBQ sauce recipe. While this is a quick and easy homemade barbecue sauce, to fully develop the spiciness of the sauce, be sure to simmer it for the full 5 minutes called forRead More

Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

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This is a quick and easy spaghetti sauce recipe that can be made with pantry staples. In the summer when I have plenty of tomatoes I enjoy making spaghetti sauce from scratch, but when fresh tomatoes are scarce I make this easy recipe using canned tomato sauce and pantry spices. It is the spices thatRead 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.