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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

Chocolate Covered Pumpkin Spice Oreos

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You must try this fall dessert recipe! These Chocolate Covered Pumpkin Spice Oreos are not your typical Oreo cookies. They look amazing and have that wonderful pumpkin spice flavor in every bite. What is better than Pumpkin Spice Oreos? Pumpkin Spice flavored white chocolate covering the Pumpkin Spice Oreos! These treats are so festive – theyRead More

Pecan Shortbread Cookies

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One of my favorite cookies from childhood (and still today) was not a chocolate covered, cream filled anything. It was Pecan Sandies cookies- a rich and lightly sweetened cookie with a little crunch from crushed pecans. Maybe it was because they were the “grown ups cookies” and I was supposed to be eating the onesRead More

Mocha Fudge No Bake Cookies

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  If you are a fan of traditional no bake cookies and a lover of coffee, or even if  you have never had them before this recipe is a delicious twist on an old favorite. Combining the flavors of chocolate, peanut butter, and coffee with the texture of oatmeal creates yummy no bake cookie thatRead More

Recovering from an Epic Cookie Failure

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My first attempt to make Chai Spiced Meringue Cookies didn’t work out. At all. I tried to modify my Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies and had disastrous results. I am just glad I used a jelly roll pan to bake the cookies on or I would have ended up with the batter overflowing on to theRead 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.