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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Brownie Truffle Bites

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You have heard of the Seven Deadly Sins, right? Well, now there’s eight. Yeppers! You heard me right, there’s another one. And I promise I didn’t mean to bring another evil thing into this world, it just happened. I minded my own business and then “it” happened and BAM! A dessert inspiration like none I’veRead More

There Must Be 50 Ways to Frost a Brownie

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I have been quite busy lately and feel like I am being pulled in many different directions. My coping mechanism is brownies with frosting. Many years of stress have led me to perfect several different frostings. I have shared these recipes before (I have even reduced the Mocha Fudge frosting to 140 characters and tweetedRead 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.