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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Oreo Wreath Cookies

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Just because you don’t like to bake doesn’t mean you can’t create awesome Christmas cookies! Make these easy chocolate covered Oreo Wreath Cookies for your cookie exchange. These chocolate covered Oreo wreath cookies are so festive! No one will care that you didn’t bring home-baked cookies to the cookie swap! You can make these OreoRead More

Turtle Candy Chocolate Dipped Oreo Cookies

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This recipe for Turtle Candy Chocolate Dipped Oreo Cookies is addictive.  I already love my Oreo cookies, and I love turtle candy with the pecan, caramel, and chocolate combination.  Combining the two of them is a recipe for perfection.  This is a super easy recipe to make and is going to be a favorite treat forRead 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.