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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

Mint Spider Cookies

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These Mint Spider Cookies are easy to make for Halloween parties and get togethers. The recipe includes a yummy mint sugar cookie base and step-by-step instructions for creating fun spider webs. Halloween is coming up very soon. Can you believe it? For many parents this means Halloween parties at school everywhere else. If you’re scramblingRead More

Flourless Chocolate Cookies

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This flourless chocolate cookies recipe are chewy and taste like brownies! You can even add your favorite brownie add-ins if you wish. Flourless chocolate cookies are delicious and easy to make. The ingredient list is similar to a meringue cookie recipe except this uses whole eggs instead of just egg whites. The directions are differentRead 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.