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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


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 Delectable Pear Recipes

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For the longest time, I didn’t really like pears all that much. I think it was because I had only really ever had pears in syrup out of the can. Then, I tried a fresh from the farm Anjou pear at a farmer’s market once and I knew what I had been missing out on.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.