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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Apple Cider Vinaigrette Recipe

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This apple cider vinaigrette recipe is naturally sweetened with apple juice. I like making homemade salad dressings because it gives me complete control over the ingredients. Many people think that making a homemade vinaigrette is hard, but nothing can be further from the truth. It only takes a few minutes. All you do is addRead More

Homemade Catalina Dressing

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Have you had Catalina dressing? It is slightly sweeter, redder, and spicier than French dressing. You can use this homemade Catalina dressing recipe to add a unique flavor to your salads. I was creating a dressing for my Southwest Pasta Salad and it wasn’t quite working. The dressing needed something but I couldn’t put my fingerRead More

Honey Mustard Dressing

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This Honey Mustard Salad Dressing Recipe uses Dijon mustard, white vinegar, oil, and honey. This Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is a simple salad dressing to make. This recipe is also easy to remember and easy to adjust since you use equal parts of the four main ingredients. I like making my own salad dressings because itRead 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.