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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Chai Spiced Zucchini Muffins

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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

Chai Spice Recipe

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I love the flavor of masala chai! I like it so much that I often use this chai spice recipe for baking, in coffee, in smoothies, in oatmeal, and even occasionally on roasted vegetables. The unique flavor that we associate with chai tea comes from the spices that are added to the tea leaves. ItRead More

Pumpkin Spiced Chai Latte

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This pumpkin spice chai latte recipe combines the flavors of pumpkin spice lattes and chai lattes for a delicious fall treat. It wouldn’t be fall without a Pumpkin Spice Chai latte or two or three! Pumpkin spice is one of my favorite things about fall and I enjoy Chai Lattes year-round, so I had toRead More

Brown Sugar Pecan Coffee Cake with Chai Spices

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This Brown Sugar Pecan Coffee Cake recipe is a wonderful addition to a holiday brunch. How do you handle stress? Some people cook, some people shop, some people eat, my sister runs, but me? I read magazines. Why magazines instead of a book? Well, when I am stressed, it means I probably have a lotRead More

Pumpkin Chai Fudge

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This pumpkin chai fudge recipe includes real chai tea!   Pumpkin Fudge is very popular in our house. The last time I was making it, I decided to combine the flavors of my Chai Tea Fudge with my Pumpkin fudge. I tweaked both recipes a little and came up with a new family favorite. I steepedRead 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.