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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Sugar-Free Pumpkin Pudding

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This sugar-free pumpkin pudding recipe is sweetened with stevia. My youngest son doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth. For years he skipped over all desserts except for vanilla ice-cream. But the first time he tasted pumpkin pie he fell in love. So I started trying to make other pumpkin-flavored treats for him. He hasRead More

Sugar-Free Corn Bread

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I created this sugar-free cornbread recipe as part of a sponsored for Stevia In The Raw®. As I reflect on the last year, the thing I am most grateful for is my health. Earlier in the year, I had to have my gall bladder removed. Gall stones are the most painful thing I have ever experienced. There is nothingRead 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.