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Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Patriotic Candy Popcorn with M&Ms

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This patriotic candy-coated popcorn is coated in red, white, and blue candy melts and topped with red and blue M&Ms! It is an easy and delicious no-bake treat for the Fourth of July! I love the combination of sweet and salty in Kettle Corn which is why I love candy-coated popcorn. It is both sweetRead More

15 Delicious Flavored Popcorn Recipes

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My family loves plain buttered popcorn, but sometimes it is fun to create a flavored popcorn. For some reason, I connect making caramel popcorn and other flavored popcorn recipes with fall and winter. Flavored popcorn just seems to make every activity a little cozier, a little warmer, a little more festive. I like to makeRead More

Peppermint Bark Popcorn

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I enjoy coming up with new snack ideas for parties. I decided to modify my Peppermint Bark Chex Party Mix to make a Peppermint Bark Popcorn. I changed the quantities, but used a similar method. I also decided to use white chocolate on half of the popcorn and dark chocolate on the rest. This allows people toRead More

How to Make Caramel Popcorn

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My kids have been after me to make homemade caramel popcorn for a while. But when my oldest son announced that he made enough popcorn for me to make caramel popcorn and left it on the counter for me, I knew that they had waited for far too long! Caramel Popcorn is actually quite easyRead 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.