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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Peanut Butter Banana Chips

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This is an easy recipe for peanut butter banana chips. You can make them overnight in a food dehydrator. My kids love the combination of peanut butter and bananas. I can’t blame them, I love it too. We toss peanut butter and bananas into smoothies, sandwiches, and even oatmeal. With a little help from myRead More

Cantaloupe Fruit Pizza

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Here’s proof that you don’t need pizza dough (or any of the familiar savory ingredients for that matter) to make great pizza. This Cantaloupe Fruit Pizza is the perfect summer pizza pie without a carb overload. It is made a little healthier by using cantaloupe, cream cheese, agave nectar, sliced strawberries, and sugared blueberries. This one makesRead More

Pears in Hot Buttered Rum Sauce

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  This dessert while it sounds and looks a little high brow and complicated to make is actually very simple and takes about 15 minutes start to finish.   Impress your dinner guests with your culinary skills or treat your family after Sunday supper.  Pears are a wonderful lightly flavored fruit that take on and enhanceRead More

10 Amazing Raspberry Recipes

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Raspberry season is here! This makes me super excited because I love berry season. Here in the Pacific Northwest, berries are very expensive in the off season and they get much more reasonable in the on-season. I buy so much that I freeze them and end up with great frozen berries for use all yearRead More

30 Summer Recipes Using In-Season Fruits and Vegetables

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Whether you buy your produce at a farmers’ market, shop at the grocery store, or grow your own fruits and vegetables, the easiest way to create delicious recipes is to use in-season produce. By using in-season fruits and vegetables in your recipes, not only will you enjoy produce at the peek of freshness, you will save money on yourRead 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.