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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Cantaloupe and Sweet Apple Slush

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This cantaloupe and sweet apple slush is a delicious and healthy alternative to slushies! This summer try our Cantaloupe and Sweet Apple Slush! If you’re looking for a totally fun, refreshing, and delicious way to lower summertime temperatures, well look no more! This unique anti-hot weather recipe will take your slush game to the nextRead More

Homemade Mint Lemonade

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What is more refreshing than lemonade on a hot day? Homemade Mint Lemonade! Lemonade is a ridiculously refreshing treat when the temperatures start rising fast. That delicious combo of tart and sweet can help combat even the hottest and stickiest of days. But don’t go reaching for a plastic canister of ready-made lemonade when itRead More

Blackberry and Lemon Drop Chiller

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Here’s a new cocktail recipe to try! This Blackberry and Lemon Drop Chiller is a delicious mix of lemon, homemade blackberry syrup, and flavored vodka. Don’t head into summer without a cocktail game plan. We go a cocktail that will knock your socks off and make you feel like the summer will never end. TryRead 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.