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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Oven Fried Green Tomatoes

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I hate seeing tomatoes go to waste, so I pick all of our tomatoes before the first frost. Even the green tomatoes. Here is an oven fried green tomatoes recipe that allows you to skip the hot oil mess of deep frying your tomato slices. Fried green tomatoes are a gardener’s staple recipe whether you areRead More

Substitute for Condensed Tomato Soup

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Whether your pantry is bare or you have dietary restrictions, if you need a substitute for condensed tomato soup, you will find this quick and easy condensed tomato soup recipe works very well! Are you ever disappointed with a product after you read the ingredient list? Yeah, me too! Even when I am lucky enoughRead More

Hasselback BLT

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Ever have an idea that is so simple, it is absolutely brilliant? That’s how I felt when I came up with the idea for a Hasselback BLT: It is brilliant in its simplicity! Skip the bread and just add the bacon and lettuce directly to the tomato. This is a low-carb, naturally gluten-free alternative to BLTRead More

Homemade {Mild} Enchilada Sauce

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We love enchiladas, but I recently discovered that I have to be careful when buying enchilada sauce because some of them contain gluten. Tomato season just happens to be the perfect time of year to make enchilada sauce from scratch. You can make extra and either freeze it or can it for future use. ManyRead 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.