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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Mango Salsa

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This mango salsa recipe comes together in 5 minutes and only uses 5 ingredients! Even better? There is no cooking required to make this fresh salsa. My kids love mangoes, so when they go on sale, I buy a lot… sometimes too many.  You can freeze mango pieces to use in smoothies. However, I reallyRead More

Texas Caviar

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This Texas Caviar is an easy recipe to make for fall BBQs, get togethers, or a game day appetizer. Serve it with tortilla chips for a delicious combination! Texas caviar is something I love to eat on chips any time of year. It is not real caviar, but it is a super easy (and not toRead More

Pineapple Mango Salsa Recipe + Homemade Tortilla Chips

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Summer and Salsa Recipes go hand and hand.  Fresh salsa and tortilla chips are a great picnic food, perfect for cookouts, and a light munchie anytime!  This recipe is not your traditional fresh salsa but is just as delicious and flavorful.  The mango and pineapple offer just the right amount of sweet to offset the heat ofRead More

Fresh Salsa Recipe

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My family fell in love with the fresh salsa at Baja Fresh. They were always trying to get me to make it, but I resisted because I couldn’t match that exact fresh salsa recipe. Then I realized my family didn’t care if it tasted exactly the same as the restaurant’s recipe, they just wanted freshRead 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.