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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Chocolate Almond Cheesecake in Jars

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This chocolate almond cheesecake recipe is baked in 8-ounce mason jars making it easy to make ahead and serve for your next gathering. I love making desserts in mason jars! It is easy to make individual chocolate almond cheesecakes in small jars ahead of time. The jars also make it easy to serve when itRead More

Banana Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

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This banana chocolate chip cheesecake recipe is perfect for banana lovers! I created this Banana Chocolate Chip Cheesecake as part of the Chiquita Cooking Lab Recipe Contest. I was given 3 ingredients to work with: Chiquita Bananas, Cream Cheese, and Chocolate Chips. I was allowed to use other ingredients of my choosing to create aRead More

Cheesecake Recipes

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Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! This week I am featuring 5 Cheesecake recipes last week’s contributors to the Hearth and Soul Hop: S’mores Cheesecake Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheesecake No-Bake Cheesecake in a JarRead 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.