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This Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats Recipe is a fun and easy Easter dessert idea!

Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

March 15, 2024 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

This Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats Recipe is not only a delicious dessert, but it is also a fun activity to do with your kids. Instead of making sugar cookies for Easter, you can use an egg cookie cutter to cut out Rice Krispie Treats into fun shapes. Then use icing to decorate them just like youRead More

Use leftover corned beef and extra cabbage to make this corned beef and cabbage casserole recipe

Corned Beef and Cabbage Casserole with a Hash Brown Crust

March 8, 2024 by Alea Milham 13 Comments

This delicious corned beef and cabbage casserole recipe comes together quickly because it uses leftover corned beef and has a hash brown crust. It doesn’t matter how many potatoes or how much cabbage I use when I make Corned Beef and Cabbage, consumption rises to meet supply. However, even though my family loves corned beefRead More

How to Cook Corned Beef in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker

March 7, 2024 by Alea Milham 22 Comments

Want to save time and learn how to cook corned beef in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot? You are going to love how quick and easy this pressure cooker corned beef recipe is! In fact, after making Pressure Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage, I don’t think I will ever cook it any other way.Read More

Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Irish Soda Bread

March 1, 2024 by Alea Milham 9 Comments

Did you know that Irish Soda Bread is made without yeast? Irish Soda Bread rises because of baking soda, thus the name. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up soon and all of us will embrace any Irish ancestry we can find in our lineage, even if we have to go back many generations to findRead More

easy ranch dressing recipe

Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Salad Dressing

January 15, 2024 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

This homemade buttermilk ranch salad dressing recipe is quick and easy to make! Why do I make homemade buttermilk ranch salad dressing? In large part, I make homemade ranch because my kids say they can taste the difference between homemade and bottled dressing. However, I also make my own salad dressing because I have completeRead More

BLT Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing

January 10, 2024 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

This BLT Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing is based on the classic Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich and it is always a hit with my boys! The BLT salad is simple to make and only calls for 4 ingredients: bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. The dressing is easy too. You just mix mashed avocado withRead More

Asian chicken salads in meal prep bowls with Asian dressing

Asian Chicken Salad Meal Prep

January 9, 2024 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

This Asian Chicken Salad Meal Prep recipe makes it easy to meal prep lunches for the week, it is a delicious salad that will revival your favorite take-out salad. This Asian salad is an easy salad for me to pull together in under 15 minutes because it is made from vegetables that I often haveRead More

Hoppin' John Recipe using leftover roast beef

Hoppin’ John Recipe – A New Year’s Day Tradition

December 26, 2023 by Alea Milham 4 Comments

When I moved to the south I created this Hoppin’ John recipe, so I could participate in the tradition of “eating poor” on the first day of the New Year. We picked up the tradition of eating Hoppin’ John on New Year’s Day when we lived in Virginia. The custom is to “eat poor” onRead More

New Years White Chocolate dipped pretzel rods with silver and gold sprinkles

New Year’s Pretzel Rods Recipe

December 26, 2023 by Editor 4 Comments

Add some edible silver and gold sparkle to your New Year’s Eve table with this New Year’s Pretzel Rods Recipe that is sure to be a hit with kids and adults alike! A simple and sparkling dessert is just the thing to add some pizazz to your New Year’s Celebration. Whip up a batch or twoRead More

New Year’s Eve Milk Toast Glasses for Kids

December 23, 2023 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

There is no reason to leave the kids out of celebrating a festive New Year’s Eve with these New Year’s Eve Milk Toast Glasses for Kids. You can make the kids feel special and like they are part of the celebration when you present them with these New Year’s Eve Milk Toast Glasses to help ring inRead More

Homemade Marshmallows Recipe

How to Make Homemade Marshmallows

December 8, 2023 by Jody 7 Comments

Learn how to make homemade marshmallows with this homemade marshmallows recipe and step-by-step tutorial. I am not going to say that you will never buy marshmallows from the store ever again, because we all know how busy we are and we all know that those fluffy bags of yummy convenience have their time and place.Read More

reindeer pancakes with bacon antlers

Reindeer Pancakes

November 22, 2023 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Surprise the family with these adorable reindeer pancakes on Christmas morning (or any morning during the holidays for that matter). Did you know you can assemble pancakes, bacon, and fruit into the most adorable of red-nosed reindeers? Not only do we have the assembly instructions for these Reindeer Pancakes but we also have a tastyRead More

This Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili isn't your typical chili recipe. Pumpkin puree and brown sugar add a sweetness you will enjoy with every bowl.

Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili

November 10, 2023 by Ann 8 Comments

This Crockpot Sweet Pumpkin Chili isn’t your typical chili recipe. Pumpkin puree and brown sugar add a sweetness you will enjoy with every bowl. Toss the ingredients in a crockpot and let it cook while you work or enjoy the beautiful fall weather. There are few things better than coming in from a day ofRead More

Chocolate Sunflower Seed Covered Caramel Apples

Chocolate Sunflower Seed Caramel Apples

October 17, 2023 by D Durand 5 Comments

Up your caramel apple game with these delicious chocolate sunflower seed caramel apples. Memories of fall always bring to mind sticky and sweet caramel apples, but this upscale Chocolate Sunflower Seed Caramel Apple is a perfect choice that will please kids and adults alike.  Chocolate sunflower seeds are a favorite special snack, but when youRead More

Apple Walnut Salad Recipe with a sugar free apple salad dressing recipe

Apple Walnut Salad

October 10, 2023 by Alea Milham 15 Comments

This apple walnut salad recipe is a delicious blend of sweet and savory ingredients! I made my family an Apple Walnut Salad for lunch, which is loosely based on a salad I had at a tea house in Virginia many years ago. This should fall under the category of Impromptu Leftovers, but it is soRead More

Homemade Basil Salt in Mason Jar

Homemade Basil Salt

July 28, 2023 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

  I am going to teach you how to make your own Homemade Basil Salt for an elegant addition to recipes and for gifting. Do you have an overabundance of Basil that needs to be harvested before it goes to waste? I have the perfect recipe to use some of it up: Homemade Basil Salt.Read More

blueberry and raspberry popsicles recipe with fresh berries

Raspberry and Blueberry Popsicles

June 20, 2023 by Alea Milham 4 Comments

These easy raspberry and blueberry popsicles are proof that kids will willingly consume fruit! My kids love frozen fruit. I can freeze grapes or berries and then serve them while still frozen to my kids and they will gobble them up. I am not sure what makes frozen fruit more appealing than fresh fruit –Read More

Bowl of Southwest Chicken Salad

Southwestern Fiesta Chicken Salad

June 14, 2023 by Alea Milham 21 Comments

This flavorful Southwestern Fiesta Chicken Salad Recipe is a no-mayo chicken salad made with tomatoes, peppers, onions, cilantro, and cumin. I have never met a chicken salad that I didn’t like. Unfortunately, many of them contain quite a bit of mayonnaise. This flavorful chicken salad recipe is dressed with tomato juice and spices and isRead More

chai zucchini muffins recipe

Chai Spiced Zucchini Muffins

June 11, 2023 by Alea Milham 6 Comments

Are you overrun with zucchini? You will be glad you are once you taste this flavorful Chai Spiced Zucchini Muffins recipe! For some reason, my husband is not a fan of zucchini bread. So when I told him I was going to make zucchini muffins, he was less than thrilled. I decided to come upRead More

Teriyaki Burgers Recipe

Teriyaki Burgers with Asian Coleslaw

May 29, 2023 by Alea Milham

These Teriyaki burgers with Asian coleslaw are a delicious and and easy variation on classic hamburgers. While I love grilling hamburgers, I don’t love having to create a condiment buffet to go along with the grilled burgers. I have found my way around the condiment spread by cooking flavorful burgers that require few toppings. MyRead 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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