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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Best Homemade Chicken Soup with Bowtie Pasta

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Homemade chicken noodle soup is the perfect natural cure when you’re sick. It’s also great to have a good homemade chicken stock recipe to keep on hand. Learn how to make the Best Homemade Chicken Soup with Bowtie Pasta! At times, the foodie stars align bringing the perfect balance of leftover chicken to the attentionRead More

Creamy Tuscan White Bean and Chicken Soup

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I have a Tuscan White Beans and Acorn Squash Soup in my cookbook Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch. It is a hearty meatless soup recipe and as the squash breaks down a bit, it thickens the broth. But the acorn squash growing in our garden have not ripened yet, so I made this Tuscan soup recipe with shreddedRead More

Easy Chicken Collezione Soup

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It is the middle of winter and the these days are made for plenty of hot bowls of delicious soul-satisfying soups. I have a quick no fuss chicken soup perfect for 1 or two  in need of little FLC (Food Loving Care). It is different take on the old school chicken soup classic. While most ofRead 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.