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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Orange Zest

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This homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe is flavored with orange juice, orange zest, and cinnamon to create a flavorful side dish for your Thanksgiving feast. I love the flavor combination of orange and cranberries. I am not that crazy about cranberries on their own but add some grated orange and a little cinnamon and it becomesRead More

Cranberry Orange Sauce

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This homemade cranberry-orange sauce recipe goes well with turkey or ham! I never enjoyed canned cranberry sauce growing up. That was the one Thanksgiving side dish that I always passed on. The first time I remember enjoying cranberry sauce was at my husband’s aunt’s house. She complained that her husband made her buy Trader Joe’sRead More

Candied Orange Peel

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This Candied Orange Peel recipe makes a delicious fruity snack for yourself or can be beautifully packaged in a pretty jar for a gift.   The taste resembles that of the childhood favorite packaged orange slices but fresher and stronger in flavor. While they do take a bit to cook down they are ridiculously simpleRead 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.