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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Rolo Stuffed Chocolate Cookies with Pretzels

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These Rolo stuffed chocolate cookies with pretzels are sure to become your new favorites. If comfort came in the form of a cookie, it would be this Rolo Stuffed Chocolate Cookie with Pretzels! It has everything you could want in one cookie: chocolate, chocolate chips, caramel, more chocolate, pretzels, and salt for good measure. SoRead More

How to Make Caramel Popcorn

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My kids have been after me to make homemade caramel popcorn for a while. But when my oldest son announced that he made enough popcorn for me to make caramel popcorn and left it on the counter for me, I knew that they had waited for far too long! Caramel Popcorn is actually quite easyRead 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.