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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Homemade Basil Salt

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  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

Homemade Pesto Sauce

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Are you in a rush to do something with your herbs before the first freeze arrives? I mass harvest all of my outdoor herbs before the first freeze hits and kills off many of my plants. I dry many of my herbs to use throughout the year. I also freeze some of my herbs. However,Read 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.