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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Cabbage Roll Soup with Turkey

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This Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup recipe is a quick and easy alternative to traditional cabbage rolls. My family loves cabbage rolls, but I rarely have time to make them with our busy schedule. So I decided to combine all the flavors of the cabbage rolls that we love into a quick and easy deconstructed cabbageRead More

Tuscan Turkey Soup

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This Tuscan Turkey Soup recipe uses leftover turkey so it comes together quickly! A few years ago, I bookmarked a recipe called Tuscan Turkey Soup based solely on the name. When I went back to make the recipe with my leftover Thanksgiving turkey and looked carefully at the list of ingredients I was disappointed toRead 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.