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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Quinoa and Avocado Salad

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This Quinoa and Avocado Salad Recipe is delicious as a side dish or as the main course. I’ve decided to start thining the pantry over the next month to ensure we use the food that is in there rather than risk missing the use-by date. When I was digging around the pantry looking for inspiration,Read More

Craveable Avocado Recipes

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Living in the pacific northwest, I love avocado season. In many states, avocados are reasonably priced, but here they can cost over a dollar a piece unless it is avocado season. Avocados are one of my favorite things to eat by themselves, on crackers, in salads, and of course, west-mex dishes. The fat in avocadosRead 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.