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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


How to Make Cauliflower Rice

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Looking to cut carbs without missing out on your favorite side dishes? We are showing How to Make Cauliflower Rice in this guide. In my cookbook, Prep-Ahead Breakfasts and Lunches, I share several low-carb alternatives to rice and pasta. One of my favorites is to substitute cauliflower for rice. Today, I’m sharing several simple methodsRead More

7 Simple & Healthy Recipe Substitutions

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A new lifestyle change that involves giving up your favorite foods can be stressful, unenjoyable, and therefore unsuccessful! Who wants to feel deprived of their favorite flavors and textures? These 7 Simple & Healthy Recipe Substitutions include alternative ingredients that you can use in place of sugar, dairy, and flour in your favorite recipes. 7 Simple &Read 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.