I Made 11 Dinners For Two People On A $20 Budget (In NYC!)

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  • Опубликовано: 28 фев 2021
  • Senior food producer, June, is challenged with making as many dinners for two people as she can with a $20 budget while living in New York City. Spoiler alert: She somehow made more (?!) meals with $20 than she did with $25. Watch to find out how!
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  • @krrimy
    @krrimy 3 года назад +6596

    She is probably the only chef I see who never wastes a single item! I'm impressed!! Have a lot to learn from her :)

    • @BenSwagnerd
      @BenSwagnerd 3 года назад +177

      June really inspires me to be more mindful of how I use my scraps. I always learn something new from her content. What a gift June is to the world ❤️

    • @Grow3Glow
      @Grow3Glow 3 года назад +53

      Very great point this is one thing I like most about her. Also she's just creative and uses all fresh ingredients

    • @idalaursen8935
      @idalaursen8935 3 года назад +42

      She has really taught me to stretch me food budget!

    • @Pekkle7755
      @Pekkle7755 3 года назад +27

      @@idalaursen8935 I wish I had some shops like she does here we don't have the bargain places like she does

    • @prmm218
      @prmm218 3 года назад +34

      The expiration date on this sour cream is January but.........😂

  • @dnyellebaldwin8737
    @dnyellebaldwin8737 3 года назад +7215

    This is the “ June needs a raise” petition. Delish, if we get June 2,000 signatures aka likes, will you give her a raise?
    UPDATE: we are now at 3k signatures. Delish, we know you’ve seen this comment. What’s it going to take to give our girl a raise?

    • @xchristena
      @xchristena 3 года назад +49

      I'm here for this ❤❤

    • @victoriaandersonn
      @victoriaandersonn 3 года назад +128

      On another video, I have over 6,000 likes on a comment stating that June needs a raise. Soooo I think that should count. Come on, Delish.

    • @victoriaandersonn
      @victoriaandersonn 3 года назад +16

      @@dnyellebaldwin8737 I would 100% be on board!!!!

    • @anindyarastogi1
      @anindyarastogi1 3 года назад +37

      @@devonwaddup it's possible to compliment without being mean and toxic

    • @hannahbirch7313
      @hannahbirch7313 3 года назад +63

      Seriously everyone at delish deserves a raise. It’s a lot of work to be making videos like this in your tiny apartment, and probably goes beyond what they would have been doing pre pandemic

  • @AnnaNicoleBee
    @AnnaNicoleBee 3 года назад +3705

    This woman is the definition of "there's food at home".

    • @heaven6354
      @heaven6354 3 года назад +113

      In a good way

    • @anahansen8909
      @anahansen8909 3 года назад +22

      So true

    • @AnnaNicoleBee
      @AnnaNicoleBee 3 года назад +76

      @@heaven6354 oh definitely! I watch her and get inspired to figure something out in the kitchen instead of complaining that there's no food! I love her videos!

    • @brendabowman4661
      @brendabowman4661 2 года назад +8

      no one should go hungry, if they can see her in action.

    • @fayeyupanogmail
      @fayeyupanogmail 2 года назад +2

      🤣

  • @CamziVonZombie
    @CamziVonZombie 3 года назад +426

    Aaron getting her an ice cream sandwich in the middle of dinner to help with her spicy mouth was really cute.

    • @jalifritz8033
      @jalifritz8033 2 года назад +17

      I loved his suggestion of ice cream sandwich week.

    • @carmelita4855
      @carmelita4855 2 года назад +26

      I like Aaron!! I think they teeter totter in perfect harmony.

    • @jalifritz8033
      @jalifritz8033 2 года назад +9

      @@carmelita4855 totally agree

  • @0987jy
    @0987jy 2 года назад +368

    June I have been dealing with eating disorder for over a decade but watching your video is helping me to define what food should be and I'm beginning to appreciate food in its entirety again. You are the only one RUclipsr I can watch the entire hour long video joyfully the whole time. Thank you for your endearing videos, pockets of vulnerability and just your awesome self! ❤️

    • @justmaleigh6313
      @justmaleigh6313 2 года назад +19

      Congratulations and stay strong. I'm sending a digital hug, recovery can be the best and worst all at once. 💜

    • @jeanetten.s.8557
      @jeanetten.s.8557 Год назад

      I can't imagine how tough that is Holy. I just finished a really rough diet cycle and after reaching my weight goal, I can now eat more than I have for the past 6 months,and I did not expect eating again to be this rough. Three months, for me to reach my eating goals. So Im so sorry you had to go through an eating disorder. I hope you fully rediscover what food means to you.

  • @Eviltopia
    @Eviltopia 3 года назад +5081

    Back solely for June content. I hope y'all gave her a raise. I don't sit around watching anyone else for an hour and a half in the middle of the day.

    • @Nogames2281
      @Nogames2281 3 года назад +37

      I agree

    • @mollyricee
      @mollyricee 3 года назад +155

      She carries this whole channel 😭 at least for me! I hope they treat her very well!

    • @brandybaldwin4939
      @brandybaldwin4939 3 года назад +25

      this 1000000%

    • @CindyDongcindy__dong
      @CindyDongcindy__dong 3 года назад +8

      lmao this

    • @gigia.3574
      @gigia.3574 3 года назад +28

      Hour and a half!? You are slacking. I'm up to four hours a day...work from home is great...

  • @lk11605n
    @lk11605n 3 года назад +2597

    Your honesty about your depression was a gift to us all, as i think so many of us are going through similar things. Thanks for staying so real

    • @Rachel-ul8et
      @Rachel-ul8et 3 года назад +33

      Well said. It was a gift.

    • @hayleygolding4187
      @hayleygolding4187 3 года назад +57

      I find June such an honest and giving soul, and sharing such an intimate piece of her life was truly a gift, you are so right ❤

    • @amp4038
      @amp4038 3 года назад +8

      Hear! hear!

    • @karlapdelmoral
      @karlapdelmoral 3 года назад +8

      I love her!

    • @cynthialevy1541
      @cynthialevy1541 3 года назад +4

      I very much agree!!

  • @badmomba
    @badmomba 2 года назад +89

    Your grocery haul diagrams make my little organized heart so happy.

  • @krisanthonysilveira8244
    @krisanthonysilveira8244 3 года назад +509

    The amount of respect this woman has garnered is incredible. She just powers through her meals, I'm humbled and will be returning to learn more!
    And khichdi she pronounces it right aaron!! I must say you are lucky to have a thrifty wife. Love from India.❤️

  • @Holly-Pocket
    @Holly-Pocket 3 года назад +2800

    I want to see a whole series where June goes to *someone else’s* pantry and finds what they have to make an impromptu dinner.

    • @lizjolly5454
      @lizjolly5454 3 года назад +41

      I would watch that!

    • @dokaplan1
      @dokaplan1 3 года назад +111

      Tough during the pandemic but that would be great! Maybe Aaron goes shopping with a budget but no direction on what to get?

    • @laurafillebrown9776
      @laurafillebrown9776 3 года назад +36

      Great idea. She would have a ball in my pantry. I get all these ideas, shop for them, and then never use the stuff.

    • @dianapovero7319
      @dianapovero7319 3 года назад +6

      YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!

    • @kjsworld4920
      @kjsworld4920 3 года назад +6

      That would be awesome!

  • @annawallace3383
    @annawallace3383 2 года назад +72

    You know how you re-watch episodes of your favorite show as a background comfort? I do this with Budget Eats.
    I adore you, June. You are endlessly creative, entertaining, and comforting.

  • @cassandramalfoy
    @cassandramalfoy 2 года назад +37

    Seeing June reuse washed food containers and jars for storing things and seasoning/spices is wonderful.

  • @jessicagulbraa8007
    @jessicagulbraa8007 3 года назад +1648

    June's depression meals: salmon tacos with homemade jicama slaw
    My depression meal: a sleeve of saltines while watching June cook.

    • @nerdynerdstrom
      @nerdynerdstrom 3 года назад +25

      This comment is amazing, and Straight facts!😂🥰

    • @kylebowers1582
      @kylebowers1582 3 года назад +14

      Mine was bacon fried rice. June we love you!

    • @ImNotaRussianBot
      @ImNotaRussianBot 3 года назад +23

      Mine: spoonfuls of peanut butter.

    • @Didenne
      @Didenne 3 года назад +31

      My depression meal: go to bed.

    • @wildsuburbia
      @wildsuburbia 3 года назад +11

      My depression meal - cheese and crackers and fruit.

  • @rachelbarr6712
    @rachelbarr6712 3 года назад +1827

    June’s budget eat series is truly the best thing the internet has to offer

  • @alexf9901
    @alexf9901 3 года назад +686

    I kinda just want to give Aaron a meal that consists of just a giant spicy pepper

    • @donlandwilliams8298
      @donlandwilliams8298 3 года назад +1

      Hello what part of the world are you from ?

    • @rachelc586
      @rachelc586 2 года назад +47

      He still wouldn't be satisfied

    • @kateb6893
      @kateb6893 2 года назад +75

      It gets really old watching this guy troll his brilliant, inventive girlfriend.

    • @Sadesfaction
      @Sadesfaction 2 года назад +46

      @@kateb6893 I totally agree. He is very hard to watch and listen to.

    • @conjodel
      @conjodel 2 года назад +9

      I think he'd still want to spice it up with chilliflakes.

  • @idilg5787
    @idilg5787 3 года назад +208

    the butternut squash rice pudding is very in the spirit of Turkish Noah's Ark Pudding (the recipe in the back of the shelled wheat packet). It's a pudding made during certain religious celebrations in Turkey. My mum and grandma make it with whatever fruits and grains that are available to them, so it's different each year (and every family has their own recipe). This pudding is then given to neighbours and relatives in little bowls and it helps bring people together. The reason it's called Noah's Ark Pudding is because it is believed that "when Noah's Ark came to rest on Mount Ararat, Noah's family celebrated with a special dish. Since their supplies were nearly exhausted, what was left (primarily grains, dried fruits and the like) was cooked together to form a pudding".

    • @pipe.smoking.modern.cat.
      @pipe.smoking.modern.cat. 3 года назад +6

      Ashora?

    • @idilg5787
      @idilg5787 2 года назад +7

      @@pipe.smoking.modern.cat. exactly! in Turkey we call it "aşure"

    • @krislanc1239
      @krislanc1239 2 года назад +4

      Koliva in Greece

    • @HoneyRowland
      @HoneyRowland 2 года назад +3

      THIS is a beautiful story and share!

    • @jalifritz8033
      @jalifritz8033 2 года назад +1

      Wow interesting thanks for sharing this beautiful tradition!

  • @sum1tra
    @sum1tra 3 года назад +1423

    Can Netflix give June her own show stat?

  • @ceejuu0517
    @ceejuu0517 3 года назад +691

    The fact that June acknowledges her depression being a little worse on Tuesday and gives us all a little self care reminder 😭 straight up brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️

  • @wenifredstewart255
    @wenifredstewart255 3 года назад +137

    I know frugality is important to all of us and June especially, but she deserves a raise! June deserves to be a millionaire.

  • @Mysassafrasroots
    @Mysassafrasroots 3 года назад +126

    I love watching these. So calming. I'm going though a rough patch with my depression right now and legit burst out crying when she gave the "it's ok to not feel ok " right now. I'm watching as I make some enchiladas suizas. Because cooking brings me joy

  • @Luis-gb3ru
    @Luis-gb3ru 3 года назад +1132

    Aaron was probably that kid running around in winter with just a t shirt on while it’s literally freezing saying “it’s not even cold”

    • @aheddle1623
      @aheddle1623 3 года назад +24

      I laughed aloud reading this - so true!!

    • @lidakynigou4528
      @lidakynigou4528 3 года назад +12

      My boyfriend is like that 😂

    • @exxology1
      @exxology1 3 года назад +49

      Lol I love how he thinks he’s a food critic!

    • @BenSwagnerd
      @BenSwagnerd 3 года назад +53

      @@exxology1 I’m glad he takes his role seriously. He is married to a chef which gives him a lot of experience (im sure anyway) as a taste tester.

    • @ranggawimbawati3043
      @ranggawimbawati3043 3 года назад +6

      You are describing finnish people. 🙈

  • @yettismama6361
    @yettismama6361 3 года назад +925

    June's hair gets increasingly rockstar as quarantine goes on. I'm here for it.

    • @Gigi-fv9ky
      @Gigi-fv9ky 3 года назад +17

      Me, too. I love it.

    • @Kaosbabe161
      @Kaosbabe161 3 года назад +10

      I came here for this comment. :D

  • @melainenicholson
    @melainenicholson 3 года назад +73

    Not that I'm some kind of PROFESSIONAL PERSON, but I normally avoid commenting on vids because if I comment, I'm almost compelled to read the comments. That's always a mistake.
    However, I'm breaking my own rule to tell you this: You are absolutely delightful! I'm so deeply impressed with your skill, your attitude, your level of compassion and and obvious empathy for others, and your use of food as an opportunity to show your love.
    Thank you, so much, for sharing your life and abilities with all of us. This has been an especially difficult year (duh), but you, and others like you, have been lights in the dark and I know I'm not the only one who appreciates your efforts.
    Also, capsaicin raises serotonin and oxytocin levels, which assist in creating feelings of happiness and strengthening bonds with those we love. Your unfettered attempts to seek joy in the midst of a mental health slump are beautiful and inspirational. The fact that you chose to share your struggle is simply, and without hyperbole, heroic. 💜

  • @caro1732
    @caro1732 3 года назад +61

    "June lied to me. I almost died"
    "That was kind of my plan."
    😂😂😂

  • @kaybangx3
    @kaybangx3 3 года назад +549

    Aaron feeding June ice cream was the most intimate PDA I’ve seen yet

  • @sapstomarz
    @sapstomarz 3 года назад +484

    June: *critiquing salmon salad in lots of detail*
    Aaron in the background: *DUMPING SPICES ON SALAD*

    • @SunshineInCA14
      @SunshineInCA14 3 года назад +30

      I was cracking up at that scene. I was thinking "aaaand there goes Aaron chili peppering his bowl out." 😂

    • @reoladnon5741
      @reoladnon5741 3 года назад +3

      Yess so true. I was laughing so hard

    • @Ambziie
      @Ambziie 3 года назад +6

      I don't know how he does it. 😂😂🌶🌶

    • @withness
      @withness 3 года назад +2

      I was laughing so much at that🤣

    • @rosiannetoupin1714
      @rosiannetoupin1714 3 года назад +3

      I was just watching that grinning and came looking for the comment. Thank you!

  • @laciemcdonald4411
    @laciemcdonald4411 2 года назад +42

    I've watched every budget eats like 2-5 times each, and every time I still love them and take away more ideas. These are comfort videos!

  • @Ashley-bx5yx
    @Ashley-bx5yx 3 года назад +66

    I would love to see a “splurge” June meal. Where the budget is as big as she’d like.

  • @madisonl3401
    @madisonl3401 3 года назад +870

    Can we give June like $200 for the week? So she can splurge and buy allllllll the best products and not be limited by her budget? I would LOVE to see that

    • @colleendekoning3926
      @colleendekoning3926 3 года назад +60

      Pretty sure she isn't hurting for money. I doubt her channel would be popular if she was doing $200-a-week "challenges"? I personally don't want to see an $800 a month budget food channel.

    • @sunshine2lace
      @sunshine2lace 3 года назад +49

      @@colleendekoning3926 but what if the challenge is to feed a school, or homeless shelter.....I think that would be very cool

    • @silehancock
      @silehancock 3 года назад +26

      Maybe she could buy an Ikea table with that $200. They need to sit down to eat!!

    • @doctorradish8650
      @doctorradish8650 3 года назад +26

      @@colleendekoning3926 that's not the point....... she saying she wants a challenge where June has no limits.

    • @doctorradish8650
      @doctorradish8650 3 года назад +16

      @@colleendekoning3926 she wants to see what June would treat herself with.

  • @edstella
    @edstella 3 года назад +1241

    This might get buried and this is never the focus of June's videos, but I always wanted to say this... Thanks for being a positive and relatable person in these videos to showcase a fairly typical Asian-American style of cooking and methodology in the kitchen. Especially with all the anti-Asian vitriol going on more than ever. Lots of media both fiction and "reality television" like depict how Asians eat and cook as challenge foods or somehow demean it as ghoulish and disgusting. It's showcasing "the exotic" to ridicule and for people to gawk at and scorn. My parents are Filipino and my dad had a strong ethnically Chinese background and did not grow up in a really developed area. So much of style of cooking and flavors are simple with Chinese roots and focus on not wasting and making either simple or cheap ingredients delicious-- and they were. I hate the relationship many Americans have with Asian food, either seeing it as unclean and disgusting, cheap and inauthentic, or needing to be "polished" and elevated to something unrecognizable to be palatable. Along with June's innovation, respect for other cultures by having dishes inspired by them, and June's ability to maturely discuss topics like depression and racist-based, outdated ideas about MSG, seeing her stuff is always so validating. Thank you, June.

  • @CallMeNeecko
    @CallMeNeecko 3 года назад +90

    Sometimes I find myself wondering what June does in between meals...and then I realize: dishes. June does dishes in between meals.

  • @EchoKey
    @EchoKey 3 года назад +19

    The real feelings and the wisdom from 11:58-12:22 has really gotten me through the past few days... thank you for being so wonderful, June.

  • @portraitsalt2143
    @portraitsalt2143 3 года назад +722

    I’m literally only subbed to this channel for June’s content

  • @hannawozniczka6063
    @hannawozniczka6063 3 года назад +700

    June : double peel your butternut squash because it has a second layer of skin that’s tough and terrible to eat
    Also June : I’m going to eat fish bones

  • @mel9001
    @mel9001 2 года назад +16

    How this woman is able to power through is awe inspiring. I cant even get up to throw something in the microwave when im having a low day. You’re such a trooper June 💕

  • @MsShinchanlover
    @MsShinchanlover 3 года назад +106

    As someone who lives near her. I need to know where she gets the dollar stock bones from.... it’s killing me

    • @erinhowett3630
      @erinhowett3630 3 года назад +30

      I'd guess they're probably from a Mexican, Asian, or Indian grocery store. Generally, much better deals at non-American supermarkets.

  • @SillyStokey92
    @SillyStokey92 3 года назад +379

    You know, Aaron is growing on me, especially this episode where he seems to genuinely be trying to take care of June during a bad week. I like to imagine he suggested sweet dinner because he knew June would want sweet on a bad day. I actually love their dynamic these days. Plus June is a total rockstar and carries this channel.

    • @evae.9111
      @evae.9111 3 года назад +18

      Loving Aaron , so supportive. ❤️

    • @cmclark7
      @cmclark7 3 года назад +5

      Hey what ever makes our leader, June

    • @cmclark7
      @cmclark7 3 года назад +26

      What ever makes our leader June happy will make me happy... I don’t have to understand her and Aaron as long as she likes him..... of course if he hurts her then.... ya know

    • @Ratsonfire
      @Ratsonfire 3 года назад +56

      I always like their dynamic, i feel like people judged too quickly we don’t really know them after all

    • @rinwesley3092
      @rinwesley3092 3 года назад +10

      I noticed that too! He generally doesn’t like sweet but he knew she needed that.

  • @rangerlove7
    @rangerlove7 3 года назад +554

    An hour and a half of June?? Delish, you're so good to us.

  • @arson8510
    @arson8510 2 года назад +17

    June honestly makes me feel more comfortable in everything I do in the kitchen and in life because she just shows what it’s like to be a human to make mistakes to learn from them and show her mental state it’s strangely comforting

  • @veronicavatter6436
    @veronicavatter6436 3 года назад +62

    Sometimes I wonder if Aaron's taste buds work without the aid of chili pepper

    • @AstarionWifey
      @AstarionWifey Год назад +1

      I think he numbed them 😂😂😂 it’s lost to us

  • @PenguinRainbow
    @PenguinRainbow 3 года назад +502

    Yo... Delish should update june's blender game.
    Considering the fact that she is using her appliances for her job, her job should hook up her kitchen

    • @naurrr
      @naurrr 3 года назад +30

      Delish BUY HER A NEW VITAMIX

    • @nerdynerdstrom
      @nerdynerdstrom 3 года назад +18

      This comment is hilarious, I love how your mind works!🥰
      However it's most likely her choice to use it until she can no longer use it. She seems to be not materialistic at all, and to be honest it's cute and kind of charming!also super relatable because most people don't have fancy kitchen appliances, and honestly we can see those on practically every other cooking show.

    • @lindaha3614
      @lindaha3614 3 года назад +1

      I thought I saw her use a vitamix in another video actually.

    • @donlandwilliams8298
      @donlandwilliams8298 3 года назад

      Yes you are very right

    • @shannakelly490
      @shannakelly490 3 года назад +5

      She has a vitamix, are you joking? You know how much those things cost?

  • @caitlinallen8907
    @caitlinallen8907 3 года назад +122

    Being Alaskan native we have to find our own food because it's so expensive to shop here. With salmon we brine them shortly then smoke it and dry til ready to eat, all the oils make it soft but yet chewy. Because our foods are primarily from the land and that's mainly where we get our nutrients and vitamins from is fish oil, halibut oil, seal oil. It might sound crazy but we can't really grow veggies or much fruit naturally unless it's from tundra. Crazy right? 😁 love your budget eats!!! You're the best!!

  • @Vivianreviews3
    @Vivianreviews3 Год назад +9

    Didn’t regret watching this video the whole way through. Omg In love with how she’s so creative with her ingredients. Her personality makes it 100x better too I just can’t stop watching

  • @Ambeezyyx3
    @Ambeezyyx3 3 года назад +8

    I think Aaron is very sweet and loving. You guys are adorable. When you were having a sadder-day (as I call them), he was very supportive of your dish..(Not saying he wouldn't of been) because he knows how happy you get when he is happy; Especially when he enjoys your cooking. I hope your days stay bright June, you make many of us happy and entertained!

  • @IsraelFamilyandJesus
    @IsraelFamilyandJesus 3 года назад +238

    This is exactly what I need: A video of Budget Eats where Aaron is the one cooking all week. June will be the one doing the ranking and judging on the food and yes! Aaron has to accommodate to June's preferences and not so spicy taste.
    Thank you and... end of transmission.

  • @mjking9019
    @mjking9019 3 года назад +171

    Aaron feeding June the Ice Cream sandwich, telling her she needed it was so sweet.
    I also second his suggestion of an ice cream sandwich series.

  • @bweikie
    @bweikie 2 года назад +32

    I am in love with June!!! I've been watching several of her videos (love how long they are) and omg what a find. She's an absolute gift! I'm so happy to see there is SO much more content to explore and be inspired by. Creativity, personality, humor, knowledge, heart.....love, love,love!

  • @jungtothehuimang
    @jungtothehuimang 2 года назад +10

    June's laid back attitude about food is just so enjoyable to watch I just love watching her cook.

  • @Gjigfvniyf
    @Gjigfvniyf 3 года назад +184

    June saying “but that’s okay because that just means we’re gonna take our time” was honestly something I needed. Love the honesty and love the advice, hope your feeling a little better now

  • @boglarkakurucz
    @boglarkakurucz 3 года назад +807

    My search history be like:
    What is jicama
    Can you eat fish bones
    Where can you buy wheat berries

  • @WelfareChrist
    @WelfareChrist 3 года назад +22

    I love that u knew what to do with the jicama. U prepared it almost exactly how my Mexican cook friend made it, like a slaw salad with carrots. He even used pepper flakes and citrus too.

  • @ececavcav8257
    @ececavcav8257 2 года назад +6

    The wheat berries are called Bugday in Turkish and you did them justice with rose water and cinnamon without even knowing they are commonly used in Turkish desserts together 😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @rachelelphick389
    @rachelelphick389 3 года назад +205

    What ive loved learning from June is how she’ll find an ingredient she’s never cooked with before and decided that she’s buying it and going to feature it in the week’s meals. Ps. I bought MSG and it’s borderline life changing

    • @erraticshockwaves9770
      @erraticshockwaves9770 3 года назад +4

      What does MSG taste like? My parents always disapproved of it, but I think so long as it isn't used constantly, I think it's fine.

    • @badgerrambler
      @badgerrambler 3 года назад +7

      @@erraticshockwaves9770 it’s kind of salty, but it really just amplifies whatever you add it to - try it!

    • @checat001
      @checat001 3 года назад +4

      @@erraticshockwaves9770 June has a video on MSG...

  • @karengarner9839
    @karengarner9839 3 года назад +1272

    Who could possible give June a thumbs down? Offended.

    • @crystalsimpson6252
      @crystalsimpson6252 3 года назад +27

      7 thumbs down out of 8 thousand views...i consider those thumb down accidents lol i love her

    • @denaahern
      @denaahern 3 года назад +12

      I know! How could you not love her videos like

    • @humblefaith9
      @humblefaith9 3 года назад +7

      Exactly, pluck them 😪. June is my fave RUclips cousin

    • @valorieperez5436
      @valorieperez5436 3 года назад +1

      @@crystalsimpson6252 😁

    • @queenbee4441
      @queenbee4441 3 года назад +5

      Competitors?😂

  • @huggledemon32
    @huggledemon32 2 года назад +3

    As someone with depression, I really empathised with June’s comments at 12:00.. nicely put June- it IS ok to. It be ok!- take care of yourselves everybody!🥰

  • @anja3221
    @anja3221 3 года назад +25

    June really deserves a raise, a full set of grade a kitchen appliances and a bigger apartment! So many people are watching for this content only

  • @channah64
    @channah64 3 года назад +455

    June has been showing up in my youtube recommendations for months, but I never clicked til tonight. WOW. It is such a joy to find someone who is both frugal, frank, creative, and open about her mental health. And she is hilarious and I am going to cook more with fish this month. June, I am an official, Instant fan!

    • @donlandwilliams8298
      @donlandwilliams8298 3 года назад +2

      Hello there

    • @nosirrahm
      @nosirrahm 2 года назад +1

      I just found her today via FB. Instant love.

    • @Auxiliawack
      @Auxiliawack 2 года назад +1

      its hard to hate her, i fell in love with her instantly months ago with this video so i rewatched it

    • @jackwilliamss5636
      @jackwilliamss5636 2 года назад

      Hello Shannon!

  • @Joy-qj5kk
    @Joy-qj5kk 3 года назад +169

    As a wheat farmer myself, I have to say that cooking wheat grains like that is an art - congrats on the execution!

  • @acandrea
    @acandrea 3 года назад +19

    is it me, or should she give herself 10/10 in every meal? I eat jicama often, and she used it in so many ways- totally inspired me. I would love to see more fruit incorporated into savory dishes

  • @jazmannjones
    @jazmannjones 3 года назад +17

    I think June should try a "mediterranean" diet budget eats! I love these so much

  • @ambermoore7239
    @ambermoore7239 3 года назад +335

    I appreciate that you mention a small snip-it of mental health. Lots of people don’t know, including me - sometimes, it’s ok to not be ok. Lots of hugs to you! 🤗

  • @Pour_La_Victoire
    @Pour_La_Victoire 3 года назад +423

    I'm a simple person. I see June, I click. LOVE THIS SERIES!

  • @anab5248
    @anab5248 3 года назад +24

    This guy tastebuds are already dead by the spicy foods, thats my theory 💀✌

  • @sandranorum6125
    @sandranorum6125 2 года назад +8

    I cannot believe how creative June is! I’ve never watched a more creative chef, in a realistic kitchen (which is a huge plus for me!) and with such a sweet and charming personality! I will watch anything you make June! 👏🏻🥰

  • @balmaur5826
    @balmaur5826 3 года назад +144

    I just felt the love in their relationship when he broke out the ice cream sandwich.

  • @abitearoundtheworld6125
    @abitearoundtheworld6125 3 года назад +889

    This woman is carrying this channel. She don't need a raise she need to go out on her own and make $$$$coins

    • @beckbabej
      @beckbabej 3 года назад +42

      Seriously! Maybe she needs to watch some "why I left Buzfeed videos" or a Safiya Nihgard house tour, I don't think she understands the literal millions she could be making right now!

    • @Katjjjes
      @Katjjjes 3 года назад +23

      Wait a minute, are there more people on this channel? I've never noticed 😮

    • @imawkward1005
      @imawkward1005 3 года назад +1

      IKR I'd totally watch all her videos if she had her own channel

    • @nerdynerdstrom
      @nerdynerdstrom 3 года назад +6

      @@imawkward1005 She does have her own channel! It's called @junelikethemonth enjoy!

    • @jojokimnyambura3852
      @jojokimnyambura3852 3 года назад +2

      @@nerdynerdstrom thanks. Never knew

  • @tyhina2718
    @tyhina2718 3 года назад +16

    I love how real and fresh this channel is. Perfectly imperfect and absolutely charming. Definitely subscribing.

  • @emilykahn8927
    @emilykahn8927 3 года назад +8

    She has such a talent for stretching food! I want to hear her tips for stretching a dollar in NYC! I can never find grocery store deals like she can!

  • @mosarratsiddika6086
    @mosarratsiddika6086 3 года назад +269

    Please don’t overwork June. We love her, don’t want to lose her.

  • @angieloria2086
    @angieloria2086 3 года назад +622

    In Mexico we eat jicama with a little bit of lime, Tajín, Chamoy and other spicy spices/sauces like that. It may seem weird but it’s the best thing ever. You need to try jicama like that June!!

    • @themaddiemads
      @themaddiemads 3 года назад +15

      That sounds absolutely delicious!! I swear Tajin makes everything so much better

    • @Kittykatt96
      @Kittykatt96 3 года назад +4

      Honestly I’ll eat jicama in any shape or form but I enjoy it the best when it’s on its own. It doesn’t even need the tajin!

    • @lesliemartinez143
      @lesliemartinez143 3 года назад +13

      That’s all we eat during the summer in SoCal!🙌🏾♥️😋
      We add cucumber, mango and melon to it too!

    • @ashleyegan6949
      @ashleyegan6949 3 года назад +3

      Tajin makes everything better!!

    • @ivannaloria1349
      @ivannaloria1349 3 года назад +1

      I absolutely agree with you kitty

  • @rebekahfritz3396
    @rebekahfritz3396 3 года назад +20

    I would love to see one of June's shopping trips. Where does she get such great deals and how does she pick everything?

  • @marioula05
    @marioula05 3 года назад +17

    In Greece we make a dish with wheat berries that we eat in memory of someone who has died as wheat symbolizes resurrection. It has pomegranate, walnut, powder sugar, raisins. Aaron will freak out.

  • @jcel4378
    @jcel4378 3 года назад +139

    I think this is, by far, my favourite series. This series feels like a mixture of food adventures, cooking shows, with a dash of light hearted comedy. I have massive respect for June's attitude for food, whereby she utilizes every last bit of the item - which isn't something you see on a lot of these cooking shows by these "top chefs". The amount of food bits they throw away is wasteful.

  • @fluffinsky2990
    @fluffinsky2990 3 года назад +157

    The fact that she is so open with her bad days and with her depression makes me like her even more. Love you June, you just inspired me to keep on going on a dark day, too!

  • @adrianbumaat7662
    @adrianbumaat7662 Год назад +1

    June: *entire paragraphs of her observations on salmon oil*
    Aaron: *dousing his meal with gochugaru in the background*

  • @amber18550
    @amber18550 2 года назад +8

    I’ve tried to channel June and used the juice from canned mandarin oranges as the simple syrup in a lemon drop cocktail for a party. It was such a hit.

  • @ZZCool123
    @ZZCool123 3 года назад +689

    Delish get June and Aaron outta that small studio apartment. Y’all really doing her dirty by letting her carry the entire team, yet not providing her the means to live in a better place.

    • @AMATCHALATTE
      @AMATCHALATTE 3 года назад +96

      Or maybe she's satisfied with where she lives now? I don't really want to assume how June feels.

    • @parisinthe30sx
      @parisinthe30sx 3 года назад +50

      What exactly is wrong with their apartment? They are lucky. Some people don't even have that, and some people aren't materialistic and need the best of everything

    • @CatharticCreation
      @CatharticCreation 3 года назад +69

      She lives in in New York. That place probably is a lot more expensive than it looks.

    • @carolyong
      @carolyong 3 года назад +40

      That’s also what makes her so relatable. This is a typical NYC kitchen

    • @OMGAnotherday
      @OMGAnotherday 3 года назад +2

      It’s only a matter of time! 💕

  • @jennyhuls
    @jennyhuls 3 года назад +417

    June is the best please more June always. but also let her rest too. So June at a regular cadence that lets her take time off. Juuuuune.
    Aww the depression remarks. We love you, thank you for taking care of yourself

  • @riddhisharma5394
    @riddhisharma5394 3 года назад +41

    khichdi is literally the best dish ever, (I'm from india) and my fav khichdi combo is basically a simply salted yellow dal khichdi with a simple lemony salad (you can also just skip the lemon if you want) with some dahi (yogurt) AND sone beautifully delish aachar (pickle) ((the pickle we have in india is v different from the standard american pickle but ig you can find some reallllyyyyy good spicy sour indian pickles in your asian/indian grocery stores)
    p.s. I think y'all should try some indian chilly pickles (mirchi ka aachar) since arron likes spicy food SO DAMN MUCH
    EDIT- omg I forgot but please PLEASE don't forget to add some (a lot) of ghee on top of your khichdi bowl bec ghee just alleviates the whole dish!!?

  • @starrwinter
    @starrwinter 2 года назад +4

    I put on June’s videos as reruns almost everyday while working for the soothing, asmr, cooking voice content. The best home cook 💕

  • @leilalesueur8077
    @leilalesueur8077 3 года назад +53

    The openness about her emotional state and the garlic meditation....I love her so much I can't handle it sometimes

  • @sambrustad3300
    @sambrustad3300 3 года назад +223

    Does anyone else love how clean June's kitchen is? All. The. Time.

    • @candacewashburn4085
      @candacewashburn4085 3 года назад +22

      It's baffling. How can you cook that much and have a clean kitchen!? Even WHILE she's cooking its clean. She's a wizard.

    • @angelacontreras-murillo44
      @angelacontreras-murillo44 3 года назад +1

      You see her kitchen all the time to know this 😂

    • @angelacontreras-murillo44
      @angelacontreras-murillo44 3 года назад +1

      Also they film and edit these. Its not happening in real time 😂

  • @catsclaus
    @catsclaus 2 года назад +7

    Watching Budget Eats is always so relaxing. Almost a form of meditation. Thank you, June!

  • @lisapotter9956
    @lisapotter9956 3 года назад +8

    She needs her own show. She's amazing 👏

    • @alpamasya9208
      @alpamasya9208 3 года назад +3

      I think now she has her own channel called junelikethemonth

  • @sdiponioXx
    @sdiponioXx 3 года назад +145

    I find it mind-blowing how she comes up with so many meal ideas 🤯

  • @carolyong
    @carolyong 3 года назад +40

    Aaron standing behind June, shaking endless amounts of chili powder into his food, is such a mood

  • @violettaazul
    @violettaazul Год назад +3

    IDK why Aaron quietly adding red pepper flakes to the salad in the background made me laugh so much 🤣

  • @clairenewton1381
    @clairenewton1381 2 года назад +7

    There is no way, under any circumstance, I could find most of these items in Canada, for less than quadruple the price June pays. I'm crazy jealous of the food prices in NYC!!

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 2 года назад +1

      Yeah. That grocery haul would be about $75 dollars or more here. it's crazy!

  • @99leadpencils
    @99leadpencils 3 года назад +227

    Commenting for the algorithym and to tell Delish that June is a treasure and basically the only delish chef I watch. You better be taking care of her!! 😍

    • @dianapovero7319
      @dianapovero7319 3 года назад +5

      June is the only delish chef I watch, she's what's keeping this Channel alive, if Babish ever finds June there dead in the water.

    • @sammavacaist
      @sammavacaist 3 года назад

      Yes, I hope she can stand up for herself and demand to get paid what she's worth.

  • @Jilly_Neutron
    @Jilly_Neutron 3 года назад +74

    Aaron feeding June the ice cream sandwich (while requesting "ice cream sammy week) was the cutest part of the video.

  • @xskullsonmyshoes
    @xskullsonmyshoes 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for being honest about your depression. Some days are hard and we don’t try as hard but you’re still amazing.

  • @simonacurry4756
    @simonacurry4756 2 года назад +4

    I must say after watching several videos in a row... you have inspired me to jump off the take out route and find my confidence in cooking at home again. Talk about a long AF rut. Love how brave you are with your ingredients/recipes. Keep it coming, June. Love Aaron's brutal honesty, too. Everyone needs a good critic in the kitchen. You're awesome, June.

  • @Goingback2kali
    @Goingback2kali 3 года назад +267

    I love how she never seems to care about the expiration dates.

  • @GoodOne917
    @GoodOne917 3 года назад +227

    I have never seen Aaron wiggle. You know that pudding was great.

    • @veronicaquintero9136
      @veronicaquintero9136 3 года назад +8

      Once he “fixed it” for his immature palate lol jk but I always prefer it the way June has it before he messes with it

    • @rebeccas.3928
      @rebeccas.3928 3 года назад

      It's always fun to see people's happy dance!

  • @ceciliaviveros4631
    @ceciliaviveros4631 2 года назад

    June! Where have you been my entire life!? Your videos popped up on my feed and I have been staying up all week to binge on your videos! I wish I found you sooner. 💛 Your joy and your creativity for what you are creating....the way you pour so much care into each plate of flavor brings so much joy to be able to watch you work. Thank your sharing your passion for flavors with us in these budget videos! May success continue to bloom 100 fold continuously into 2022 and beyond! You are magical June!!!

  • @lindsaywesner3615
    @lindsaywesner3615 3 года назад +6

    Just wanted to say really appreciate your honesty with depression as I’m going through that too and just starting to explore meds again. Always love your videos and your quirky banter and wittiness! Keep it up chica! You’re awesome and are a treasure wherever you contribute!

  • @isaaswilson1402
    @isaaswilson1402 3 года назад +225

    "One of the worst things we ate that decade of our life" 😂

    • @Margar02
      @Margar02 3 года назад +4

      I absolutely have a moment like that with my husband. You really remember the BAD food experiences. It was a chile relleno at a restaurant that tasted like it had a pound of salt on it

  • @Chaoticcoffeesideofhumor
    @Chaoticcoffeesideofhumor 3 года назад +160

    When June was talking about her delicious salad, and than you just see Aaron behind her adding his spice to it 😆 love these two .

    • @lucindaarchuletta2590
      @lucindaarchuletta2590 3 года назад

      I thought that was insulting of him.

    • @jalifritz8033
      @jalifritz8033 3 года назад +4

      @@lucindaarchuletta2590 why?

    • @billyjean3118
      @billyjean3118 3 года назад +11

      People can add spice to their food, nothing insulting in it :)

    • @lucindaarchuletta2590
      @lucindaarchuletta2590 3 года назад +2

      @@billyjean3118 he isn't very nice sometimes, and she works so hard. Im a new subscriber to her channel, and i find her much kinder then I would be.

    • @billyjean3118
      @billyjean3118 3 года назад +16

      @@lucindaarchuletta2590 they’re a 9 year old relationship, not everybody is comfortable on camera. I understand that it might seem that way when seen for the first time but I would give analyzing someone’s behavior based on one video a rest :)

  • @stephanieann9890
    @stephanieann9890 3 года назад +5

    June has such a massive knowledge about food and cooking. I love it.

  • @classicashley3925
    @classicashley3925 3 года назад +6

    June is the best! Even when she says she’s depressed, she still makes me smile.