Michelle I just binged watched your videos again... 😆 You are so creative and inspire me to try new things... I am going to try the cucumber salad recipe 💚
I’m so happy you are back doing your budget videos. FYI. Do not discard those Swiss chard stems. Chop them up and they are perfectly delicious to use in a stir fry , a chili , stew or even a soup. They taste like a mild celery. You can also chop them up and freeze them for some kind of casserole or crockpot dish. Yes they take a bit longer to cook than the leaves. So it’s a good idea to separate them and cook them up first in a stir fry. Welcome back 🌼🇨🇦🍁
Awe thanks so much! Yes I did chop them up and use them in a soup. I put it in the menu in the description but I didn't show it in the video. Thanks so much for your kind words 😊😊
I don't know what those things are called, but I do know how my Hispanic sister in law taught me to cook them. You add oil in a large frying pan and get it hot. Then you add the beans still in the hull & fry them on med. high until you have browning. Then add about a cup of water, add some salt. Give it a stir . Reduce the heat medium - medium low. You can add in a couple of finely diced garlic cloves. And stir. Then add a top & let them steam. If you need more water along the way, then add it. You have to cook it until most of the beans pop open. Give it one. Last stir in the sauce you made. You can eat the hulls (I don't like them) but the beans are soooooooo very good. I pop them open and enjoy them sort of like peanuts.
You've taught me the magic of adding a few tiny toppings. This is much appreciated, with my new budget plans! These videos make me happy and leave me feeling prosperous. All of these choices!! We are all so fortunate to be people who both can cook, and like to cook. A- buck- a- meal no longer means a pauper's meal, but a prince's (princess's) meal!! Thank you, Michelle.
I really appreciate the effort you put in these meals to not only be healthy and flavorful, but also beautiful. We eat with our eyes first :) I am new here but I think I am gonna have a lot of food ideas, because your budget meals and recipes are not just cans of food in a crockpot. Very lovely channel! Thank you for the inspiration ❤❤
I love your videos, there are too many budget food videos that produce terrible cheap meals. Your meals look delicious and you take time and care. I'm so glad I found you in RUclips.
Once I knew someone who made fried eggs just like you're making yours, and I was so amazed because I've never seen this method before. I always cover mine with a lid but I suppose it is just the question of habit. I love the appearance of the yolk better because it's so bright and colorful. I really appreciate how you present the finished meals. It takes some effort, but I genuinely think it is worth it to put a little more work into the presentation. I love my family's and friend's reaction to a nicely plated food, even if the meal itself is not fancy or exclusive.💝
OMG you are the first person to comment on that. I've been wondering. 🤔 I'm seriously intrigued, especially since I love Thai food. Now I can look up some recipes. Thanks for the comment. 😊
Yay you’re back! 😃 A little crushed red pepper and artichoke hearts would go well with the white beans. Stirring in some lemon juice just before serving works well too. I make a pasta dish with some of those ingredients and you need something to counteract the heaviness (which I know you already knew). If you want to go hog wild with the garlic you could rub a raw clove over the toasted bread (makes great garlic bread also). Have you ever watched the channel Savvy Sauté? She does some similar things, like trying to cook healthy on a budget. If you were ever considering doing a collab, I think you two would go well together. You each have your own style, but you both know how to cook really well and have similar aims.
awe yes...crushed red pepper. I should have thought of that! I would love to do more with artichoke hearts. Sounds delicious. I'll have to check out her channel. I love new inspiration!
I love eggs basted. I fry them like sunny side up and then when the bottoms are firm I put a splash of water in the pan and cover with a lid ot foil. Then they steam the rest of the way. They cook perfectly.
My fav foodie channel…love bingeing on your videos.I do enjoy your choice of music and wonder where you source it from? Keep on keeping on with your inspirational and informative videos!🌈
Thank you so much 😊 RUclips gives us a library of music to choose from and I just use that. It's worked out so far. If I ever become a "professional" RUclipsr I may need to step it up to another service.
Wow I love this video and I can't wait to binge watch the rest of your videos! You are very creative and I like that the budget meals were not the typical ones that I see.
Great looking meals ❤️🙌👏👍 excellent job cooking. Congrats on crossing off 2 bucket list recipes. I’d love to make a “Chocolate delight” - it’s a no bake pudding pie that my spouse grew up eating in the South when visiting their memaw. I’d also like to find a cheat recipe for McDonald’s honey mustard nugget sauce, that stuff is bomb 😂
Hi Mimi 😁 I used to make a chocolate no bake pie many years ago, but don't make many pies these days. Hmmm.. copycat McDonald's honey mustard sauce 🤔 that might be fun.
@@ArdentMichelle awe totally understand especially when you work as well. I'm so glad it's Friday my job wore me out this week. 😵😂 You're welcome I wasn't going anywhere. 😘💜
I store all of my greens, including cilantro, wrapped in paper towels and put in a large plastic bag in the refrigerator--they last a long time (weeks)...I change the paper towels about once a week (when they are wet)...if there are lots of leaves, like chard or lettuce, I separate them and put them between the paper towels...I do not wash until I am ready to use the pieces...this helps fresh produce last a long time...dts/usa
Giana’s lemon pasta has been on my bucket list. My son makes a yummy beef stir fry with bok choy. Your veggie version with brown rice sounds good. I will also try your chilaquile verde. Both seem easy & look yummy. Thanks for the easy ideas. My cilantro only last a few days. I will try submerging it in water like you suggested. Thanks. I made a yummy frittata yesterday with left over stuff & items I haven’t used. Thanks again!!
Your channel is AWESOME!!! I have some of the stuff you bought this week so, that was a win-win. I’m mostly vegan....eggs are the only animal product I eat and I have my own organic chickens for the eggs. I have looked at so many grocery haul videos but, yours is my favorite because you buy healthy food.
Michelle, I was sorry to see you struggling with that garlic press. Toss it out and get yourself a decent microplane/rasp. It takes seconds to rasp garlic right into recipes! Best hack I ever had and have been using it for years!
@@ArdentMichelle NO you wont cut yourself I promise you! It isnt sharp like a mandoline or an open grater. Watching you chop/dice the garlic later on, I realized how often you will use this rasp! You wont believe how simple and fast it is, trust me, please :)
Top budget tip: One of the best parts of the lemon is the zest. This gives such a flavour boost to so many dishes. Use the zest on spaghetti, in vegetable dishes, in soup, in bean dips... And speaking of beans, they make a great neutral base for creating tasty low-fat dairy-free dips. Add some roasted garlic, a small can of tuna, some chopped olives, smoked paprika or some jalepeno peppers and blend well. Makes a delicious snack or topping.
I've missed your videos. So happy to see you again. You make 30 minutes seem like 5. It goes by way too fast and your ideas were so delicious looking. I really enjoy your creativity with the colors you choose to make meals. Thanks for sharing! ❤️🙂🤗
I love to chop my okra into bite size pieces and use a little olive oil cooking spray and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and a little bit of chilli powder and then roast them. I used to hate okra because of the slime factor, then I discovered the roasted method and now I just love okra!
OMG yes!!! Have you ever tried them tossed in cornmeal and then fried? They are delicious like that also. I'll have to try your method next time I pick them up. I've always just roasted them whole with olive oil but I bet this is a great method...and really works to dry them out sufficiently for no slime. 😂
Hi I'm new here. I love how you pick up all the healthy veggies for these challenges. I am gluten, dairy, coconut, and soy free. Even with this I cold see were I could substitute some of the ingredients and eat some of your dishes. You do a great job on your videos!💖
Hi Susan 😁 Welcome to my channel. I'm so glad you are here. Yes, I love it when viewers can customize my recipes for their own needs. Lots of my recipes can easily be made gluten free. Thanks so much for the complement 🥰
Love your videos! Have already tried a few of your recipes and they were delicious! I can't seem to find the video where you made sundried tomatoes in your toaster oven. This is the next recipe I want to try. Does anyone remember which video that one is?
I may have made them a couple times but I know it's in the 107 meals for $35 video for sure. I'm so glad you are enjoying the recipes. Thanks so much for your support 😊🥰
Im going to tell my Nephew anything you buy and make can come out of houshold grocery pantry budget. Hes going to be my roommate starting tomorrow. I suggested he watch your videos for inexpensive cooking recipes and meal ideas too.
That's great Alisha! I love that. 💜 Maybe he will make you yummy meals like my son does for me. It's so nice to live with someone that can cook. 👩🍳 Hope you have a great week.
@@ArdentMichelle He cooks some, mostly following instructions on packages. macaroni and cheese and spaghetti with jar sauce and meat that type of thing. I just stocked the pantry today. It was fun but exhausting, and an ouch to the bank account but I was expecting it and think I made reasonable choices.
Use your stems from Swiss chard, cut them up like celery cook before you add the leafy green and a great textural difference. Also great in soups! Great video
Thank you so much! I love doing these videos. It's a little hard because I work over 50 hours a week at my job and these videos take a lot of time. Hopefully I can figure out how to make it work, because I do love creating with food. It's my true passion. 😊
I'm so excited to see the Armenian cucumbers! I'm growing them this year and love them with any type of vinaigrette. I made one the other day that sounded a little odd, but it was amazing. Balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard and olive oil. I added a little salt, pepper and garlic and it's our new family favorite
I love that vinaigrette also. 😋 I've been eating lots of Persian cucumbers this week, just split in half, served with sliced tomatoes and drizzled with balsamic glaze and topped with feta cheese. So refreshing!
Little trick my mother taught me with the French bread is to slice it open length wise then cut it across into slices cross wise. Then season it with butter and garlic or olive oil and garlic to bake. It doubles the amount of bread you have.
I’m probably new to the game but did anyone else know that you can eat radish greens like spinach? I’ve now had it as a salad green and stir fried with garlic, lemon and red pepper. They taste like Swiss chard or spinach . They are amazing!
that is a beautiful garlic bulb. I order groceries to b delivered and this week I was shocked to receive three tiny bulbs about the size of a large grape tomato each. I thought it was a mistake and that they'd sent me 3 cloves instead of bulbs! but no, they were just small bulbs.
Any left over beans I refry and water down like a sauce, add a little salt or buillon. Then I make a couple quesadillas and pour bean sauce over them. Add a little chopped onions, top with sour cream, enfriholadas! Enchiladas but bean sauce instead or chili sauce!
I CANNOT believe this was my first time. I didn't show the soup I made with the beautiful red stems. I chopped them up and figured they would be like celery but they didn't have much flavor. I wanted to eat them though because I figured they were super nutritious with all that color. How are you cooking the stems?
@@ArdentMichelle Use the stems anyway you are using the celery. They can go into everything. I don’t usually eat them raw. But you can give them a quick steam , and then even put them in a salad. Yes they need a bit of seasoning to give it a boost in flavour. Swiss chard is from the Beet family. The red stems do bleed red into your dish. You can get white stem Swiss chard and rainbow Stem Swiss chard as well. All are very good.
I am new to watching your videos! I love them! I am curious though if you are vegetarian as I don’t see you cooking with meat typically. I see you eat a lot of eggs/ beans as protein options. Just curious :) love the content
Hi Hayley 😊I was a vegetarian for most of my life. Currently, I eat meat every now and then. I'm trying to add more meat dishes to my videos for my viewers. Vegetables are what excite me though 😂😋 I'm glad you like my videos. 😁🥰
Nice light lunches. Very good. Also you used butter. I did not see it on your shopping list or staples from your pantry list. Was it factored in. Butter is very expensive where I live. That being said I would never buy margarine as it is one molecule away from plastic.
It should have been on the pantry list. I just added it. Thanks for the heads up 👍My viewers have shamed me into only using real butter 😂 I rarely ever use butter OR margarine so a carton lasts me months. I use mostly olive oil in my cooking.
@@ArdentMichelle Nothing wrong with using olive oil, canola or safflower to me. If I were you I'd use what I wanted and not what anybody else wanted. So long as you are healthy for yourself. That is what counts. Have a Happy and Joyful New Year!
Wow, I thought I only made that Cucumber Salad. I however put Green Bell Peppers in mine. I also put a bit of Honey and a Dash or 2 of Italian Seasoning. Yum
That sounds yummy. 😋 I'll have to try that. I think red bell peppers would be good also. There are probably quite a few veggies you could add with the dressing. It creates a delicious way to add healthy veggies into the diet.
Great job and good looking food! Your video are getting even better! And I’m eating pasta watching you make that amazing pasta. Yum! Oh, and you can eat all the baby bok choy except the very bottom btw
Great video. You're always so thorough and clear. One note - not a criticism- you use your lemon press upside down. I know it seems wrong; have a look on the internet. It might help you get more juice out. Thanks for all your hard work!
Wholesome Choice grocery store. It's a place near where I live and they always have crazy deals on fresh food every week so I end up buying whatever is on sale. I don't mind going to a few stores to save money. To me it's worth it. I realize not everyone can do that but it pays off when you can. 😊
Watched this today and inspired me for Taco Tuesday. Made the Huevos Rancheros for dinner with the feta. Thanks wouldn't have thought of that. Yummy. Ours costed out to about $1.20 also.
Thats so awesome! 😁 I've noticed that fetas have varying levels of intensity. I prefer a nice sharp one to a mild one. In one of my newer extreme budget videos I made the huevos rancheros with flour tortillas. They were easier to eat, but I prefer the flavor of the corn tortilla. Thanks so much for sharing! I love this 😊🥰
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Michelle I just binged watched your videos again... 😆 You are so creative and inspire me to try new things... I am going to try the cucumber salad recipe 💚
Yay! So glad you are enjoying my videos. 😊 That makes me happy. Hope you enjoy. Let me know what you think.
Finally wonderful and healthy inexpensive meals for one! Thank you so much! As a senior I can’t tell you how valuable this is!!!!
Glad you liked this video 😁 Thanks for letting me know.
I’m so happy you are back doing your budget videos.
FYI. Do not discard those Swiss chard stems. Chop them up and they are perfectly delicious to use in a stir fry , a chili , stew or even a soup. They taste like a mild celery. You can also chop them up and freeze them for some kind of casserole or crockpot dish.
Yes they take a bit longer to cook than the leaves. So it’s a good idea to separate them and cook them up first in a stir fry.
Welcome back 🌼🇨🇦🍁
Awe thanks so much! Yes I did chop them up and use them in a soup. I put it in the menu in the description but I didn't show it in the video. Thanks so much for your kind words 😊😊
I don't know what those things are called, but I do know how my Hispanic sister in law taught me to cook them. You add oil in a large frying pan and get it hot. Then you add the beans still in the hull & fry them on med. high until you have browning. Then add about a cup of water, add some salt. Give it a stir . Reduce the heat medium - medium low. You can add in a couple of finely diced garlic cloves. And stir. Then add a top & let them steam. If you need more water along the way, then add it. You have to cook it until most of the beans pop open. Give it one. Last stir in the sauce you made. You can eat the hulls (I don't like them) but the beans are soooooooo very good. I pop them open and enjoy them sort of like peanuts.
You've taught me the magic of adding a few tiny toppings. This is much appreciated, with my new budget plans! These videos make me happy and leave me feeling prosperous. All of these choices!! We are all so fortunate to be people who both can cook, and like to cook. A- buck- a- meal no longer means a pauper's meal, but a prince's (princess's) meal!! Thank you, Michelle.
Hi Claudia 😁 I'm so glad that my videos make you feel that way. Thanks for the feedback 🥰
Love the quote, eating well is a form of self respect.
Thanks. 😊 Glad you liked the quote as much as I did.
I love your videos. I've been binge watching them lately! So much variety of delicious, creative and healthy meals! Love it! ❤️
Thank you.
I want to try everyone of these recipes. Definitely shows how we can feel a sense of abundance while staying within a budget.
Yeah it's surprising how little we need to spend to have variety. Thanks so much for watching 😁
I really appreciate the effort you put in these meals to not only be healthy and flavorful, but also beautiful. We eat with our eyes first :) I am new here but I think I am gonna have a lot of food ideas, because your budget meals and recipes are not just cans of food in a crockpot. Very lovely channel! Thank you for the inspiration ❤❤
Thank you so much 😁 I'm glad you are enjoying my content. Thanks for letting me know 🥰
I love your videos, there are too many budget food videos that produce terrible cheap meals. Your meals look delicious and you take time and care. I'm so glad I found you in RUclips.
I'm glad you found me too 🥰😁
Once I knew someone who made fried eggs just like you're making yours, and I was so amazed because I've never seen this method before. I always cover mine with a lid but I suppose it is just the question of habit. I love the appearance of the yolk better because it's so bright and colorful. I really appreciate how you present the finished meals. It takes some effort, but I genuinely think it is worth it to put a little more work into the presentation. I love my family's and friend's reaction to a nicely plated food, even if the meal itself is not fancy or exclusive.💝
I couldn't agree with you more. 😁
I think those tiny green balls, AKA unknown vegetables, are pea eggplants commonly used in Thai cooking
OMG you are the first person to comment on that. I've been wondering. 🤔 I'm seriously intrigued, especially since I love Thai food. Now I can look up some recipes. Thanks for the comment. 😊
I was looking for someone to comment on what that was. :D Thank you as well. I looked them up and you're correct! Exact description and everything.
I looked & 1st thought maybe Sea Grapes (?)
An African friend of mine adds chopped onion, garlic, herbs & spices to baked beans and has them on toast. Job done ✔️
I'll have to try that. I think the sweetness of the baked beans would be really good with the toast. 😁
Yay you’re back! 😃 A little crushed red pepper and artichoke hearts would go well with the white beans. Stirring in some lemon juice just before serving works well too. I make a pasta dish with some of those ingredients and you need something to counteract the heaviness (which I know you already knew). If you want to go hog wild with the garlic you could rub a raw clove over the toasted bread (makes great garlic bread also). Have you ever watched the channel Savvy Sauté? She does some similar things, like trying to cook healthy on a budget. If you were ever considering doing a collab, I think you two would go well together. You each have your own style, but you both know how to cook really well and have similar aims.
awe yes...crushed red pepper. I should have thought of that! I would love to do more with artichoke hearts. Sounds delicious. I'll have to check out her channel. I love new inspiration!
I love eggs basted. I fry them like sunny side up and then when the bottoms are firm I put a splash of water in the pan and cover with a lid ot foil. Then they steam the rest of the way. They cook perfectly.
Hmm...I like the sounds of this. I'm gonna try your method. 🍳. Thanks for the tip👍
My fav foodie channel…love bingeing on your videos.I do enjoy your choice of music and wonder where you source it from? Keep on keeping on with your inspirational and informative videos!🌈
Thank you so much 😊 RUclips gives us a library of music to choose from and I just use that. It's worked out so far. If I ever become a "professional" RUclipsr I may need to step it up to another service.
Wow I love this video and I can't wait to binge watch the rest of your videos! You are very creative and I like that the budget meals were not the typical ones that I see.
Thanks so much! 😊 I'm so glad you are liking my content!
Welcome back as your videos are refreshing as well as being informative! I love your budget videos!
Yay! Thank you! So glad you like them 😊
Great looking meals ❤️🙌👏👍 excellent job cooking. Congrats on crossing off 2 bucket list recipes. I’d love to make a “Chocolate delight” - it’s a no bake pudding pie that my spouse grew up eating in the South when visiting their memaw. I’d also like to find a cheat recipe for McDonald’s honey mustard nugget sauce, that stuff is bomb 😂
Hi Mimi 😁 I used to make a chocolate no bake pie many years ago, but don't make many pies these days. Hmmm.. copycat McDonald's honey mustard sauce 🤔 that might be fun.
Im gonna have to get me some avocados! The avocado/egg toast looked yummy!!!! 😊❤
Yes! Try it along with that french bread from Walmart. It's so freaking good 😋
I have missed you. 💜💜💜 So glad you're back. 😊😊
I've missed you guys also! Sorry it's taken me so long to get a video out. Thanks for sticking with me. 😊
@@ArdentMichelle awe totally understand especially when you work as well. I'm so glad it's Friday my job wore me out this week. 😵😂 You're welcome I wasn't going anywhere. 😘💜
You do an amazing job using veggies in each meal.
Thank you so much 😊 I love them 💛 Veggies are my life 😂
So glad you're back!! 😊 These recipes were well worth the wait. Delicious & budget friendly as always. 👍
Thank you Pat. Thanks for sticking with me. 🥰😊
Love these healthy recipes 😋
@@valb9963 Thank you 😊
I store all of my greens, including cilantro, wrapped in paper towels and put in a large plastic bag in the refrigerator--they last a long time (weeks)...I change the paper towels about once a week (when they are wet)...if there are lots of leaves, like chard or lettuce, I separate them and put them between the paper towels...I do not wash until I am ready to use the pieces...this helps fresh produce last a long time...dts/usa
Giana’s lemon pasta has been on my bucket list. My son makes a yummy beef stir fry with bok choy. Your veggie version with brown rice sounds good. I will also try your chilaquile verde. Both seem easy & look yummy. Thanks for the easy ideas. My cilantro only last a few days. I will try submerging it in water like you suggested. Thanks. I made a yummy frittata yesterday with left over stuff & items I haven’t used. Thanks again!!
Planning to make a frittata tomorrow for Sunday's video.
Great!
Thanks for your videos meals look great will make them thanks love your videos have a great week
Thank you! You too!
Thanks for sharing. I love your channel.
Hi Connie 😁 Glad you are enjoying my channel.
Your channel is AWESOME!!! I have some of the stuff you bought this week so, that was a win-win. I’m mostly vegan....eggs are the only animal product I eat and I have my own organic chickens for the eggs. I have looked at so many grocery haul videos but, yours is my favorite because you buy healthy food.
YAY! This makes me so happy 😁 I'm glad you are enjoying my content and that you are finding it useful 😁🥰👩🍳
Black beans and feta tacos? I’m in. Thanks.
Michelle, I was sorry to see you struggling with that garlic press. Toss it out and get yourself a decent microplane/rasp. It takes seconds to rasp garlic right into recipes! Best hack I ever had and have been using it for years!
hmmm 🤔 There's an idea. Wondering if I would cut myself. Those things can be dangerous! Maybe I could wear a kitchen glove while using it 😂
@@ArdentMichelle NO you wont cut yourself I promise you! It isnt sharp like a mandoline or an open grater. Watching you chop/dice the garlic later on, I realized how often you will use this rasp! You wont believe how simple and fast it is, trust me, please :)
@@blancheinburlington I would be willing to give it a shot based on your recommendation 😁
Top budget tip: One of the best parts of the lemon is the zest. This gives such a flavour boost to so many dishes. Use the zest on spaghetti, in vegetable dishes, in soup, in bean dips...
And speaking of beans, they make a great neutral base for creating tasty low-fat dairy-free dips. Add some roasted garlic, a small can of tuna, some chopped olives, smoked paprika or some jalepeno peppers and blend well. Makes a delicious snack or topping.
I agree- I love lemon zest and should use it more often. Great tips 👍 I love the idea of using beans in dips. Thanks for sharing!
I've missed your videos. So happy to see you again. You make 30 minutes seem like 5. It goes by way too fast and your ideas were so delicious looking. I really enjoy your creativity with the colors you choose to make meals. Thanks for sharing! ❤️🙂🤗
Thank you so much! It's so nice to be missed and appreciated. You inspire me to keep making videos. 😊💜
So glad you’re back!
Thank you Hailey. I appreciate the comment. 🥰
You are so much fun, creative and inspiring ❣️ Definitely going to try these recipes 🥰👍🏻
Thank you so much 😁🥰 Glad you liked my video!
I'm so happy you're back!! I love your videos!
Yay! Thanks so much! 😊 🥰
Absolutely delicious! ❤❤❤
Thank you 🥰
Your smashed potatoes look super fun to make
This is how I have fun at this stage of life 😂
I love to chop my okra into bite size pieces and use a little olive oil cooking spray and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and a little bit of chilli powder and then roast them. I used to hate okra because of the slime factor, then I discovered the roasted method and now I just love okra!
OMG yes!!! Have you ever tried them tossed in cornmeal and then fried? They are delicious like that also. I'll have to try your method next time I pick them up. I've always just roasted them whole with olive oil but I bet this is a great method...and really works to dry them out sufficiently for no slime. 😂
YAY! You're back. I'm so so happy you've returned; I'd just about given up on you! Now, please stick around. :-)
Awe... thanks so much. I will do my best 😊
The egg slicer works awesome for mushrooms ,strawberries ,grapes.
Oh I love the idea of using it for mushrooms. I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the tip 👍
@@ArdentMichelle I used it in a restaurant kitchen to prep mushrooms....it's perfect.
I like sliced fresh and salted tomato slices on white beans with toast.
I love fresh tomatoes. I will give this a try! 👍
Love your Lodge Logic Skillet. Really great show!
Thank you 😊
Hi I'm new here. I love how you pick up all the healthy veggies for these challenges. I am gluten, dairy, coconut, and soy free. Even with this I cold see were I could substitute some of the ingredients and eat some of your dishes. You do a great job on your videos!💖
Hi Susan 😁 Welcome to my channel. I'm so glad you are here. Yes, I love it when viewers can customize my recipes for their own needs. Lots of my recipes can easily be made gluten free.
Thanks so much for the complement 🥰
Great delicious, nutritious recipes!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed my video 😁
you have some lovely ideas at a low cost...thanks, dts/usa
Thanks so much! 😊
Everything is so colorful and pretty 🤩
Thank you so much. 😁🥰
Love your videos! Have already tried a few of your recipes and they were delicious! I can't seem to find the video where you made sundried tomatoes in your toaster oven. This is the next recipe I want to try. Does anyone remember which video that one is?
I may have made them a couple times but I know it's in the 107 meals for $35 video for sure. I'm so glad you are enjoying the recipes. Thanks so much for your support 😊🥰
Loved the food! Presentation was beautiful and it looked delicious
Thank you so much 😊
@@ArdentMichelle you are very welcome
Im going to tell my Nephew anything you buy and make can come out of houshold grocery pantry budget. Hes going to be my roommate starting tomorrow. I suggested he watch your videos for inexpensive cooking recipes and meal ideas too.
That's great Alisha! I love that. 💜 Maybe he will make you yummy meals like my son does for me. It's so nice to live with someone that can cook. 👩🍳 Hope you have a great week.
@@ArdentMichelle He cooks some, mostly following instructions on packages. macaroni and cheese and spaghetti with jar sauce and meat that type of thing. I just stocked the pantry today. It was fun but exhausting, and an ouch to the bank account but I was expecting it and think I made reasonable choices.
Use your stems from Swiss chard, cut them up like celery cook before you add the leafy green and a great textural difference. Also great in soups! Great video
I added them to a soup once and they were good like that but I haven't tried them in a stir fry. I''ll have to give it a try. Thanks for the tip 👍😁
I just discovered your channel. Your foods look healthy and delicious 😋
Thank you so much 😁🥰 I hope you decide to stick around!
@@ArdentMichelle i will!
Yay! Glad u r back sharing again! Yum 😋
Thank you! I've missed you all 😊
The smashed potato looks great.
When buying fresh okra buy the small ones. Large ones can be tuff and can’t be used. They don’t keep long can use as soon as possible. Great fried.
Thanks for the tip! 😁 I love fried okra with cornmeal.
Wonderful video...
Iove eggs and your meal looked awesome.💗💗💗
Thank you so much 😁
Yum on the cucumber, tomato & onion salad! 🥰 I used to cook bok choy 🥬 all the time but stopped. ☹️ Thanks for the reminder. 😍
I've also been making Chinese smashed cucumber salad lately. It's great also. Maybe I'll make that in an upcoming video.
@@ArdentMichelle oooh I can’t wait! 🤩🥳🥰
Have you tried roasted radishes? Amazing. I do sheet pan root vegetables.
No I haven't. I'll pick some up today and try. Thanks for the tip 👍
Oh my goodness! I’m so happy to see you’re back…was afraid you weren’t coming back to RUclips!
Thank you so much! I love doing these videos. It's a little hard because I work over 50 hours a week at my job and these videos take a lot of time. Hopefully I can figure out how to make it work, because I do love creating with food. It's my true passion. 😊
So glad you're back!! I just watched a couple of your older videos this weekend:)
Thank you so much. 😊 I'm sorry I've been gone so long! I need to figure out how to whip these videos out faster with my heavy work schedule.
I'm so excited to see the Armenian cucumbers! I'm growing them this year and love them with any type of vinaigrette. I made one the other day that sounded a little odd, but it was amazing. Balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard and olive oil. I added a little salt, pepper and garlic and it's our new family favorite
I love that vinaigrette also. 😋 I've been eating lots of Persian cucumbers this week, just split in half, served with sliced tomatoes and drizzled with balsamic glaze and topped with feta cheese. So refreshing!
Every meal looked delicious 🤤 well done!
Thank you 😋
Omg I love the baby food in pouches too! Such an easy snack.
yay! Glad I'm not the only one 😊 Thanks for watching
Little trick my mother taught me with the French bread is to slice it open length wise then cut it across into slices cross wise. Then season it with butter and garlic or olive oil and garlic to bake. It doubles the amount of bread you have.
Nice little tip 👍 I'll have to give it a shot next time.😁👩🍳
Glad you’re back!!
Awe...thank you! 🥰 I'm a little slower getting my videos out.....but they are coming 😊
I always love your recipes!! 🙌☀️🧡
Thank you so much! I appreciate you saying that. 😊💜
Idea for you: Roast cherry tomatoes and add an onion to those Italian beans. It’s a yummy stew with a can of broth. Cheap, but amazing!
Thanks for the great idea 👍
I’m probably new to the game but did anyone else know that you can eat radish greens like spinach? I’ve now had it as a salad green and stir fried with garlic, lemon and red pepper. They taste like Swiss chard or spinach . They are amazing!
Well I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing. 😁 It's always great when you can use all of the vegetable plant. I'll have to put this to the test.
@@ArdentMichelle I was happily shocked and will only buy them with the greens now.
IKEA has a fabulous garlic press. I never thought they were necessary because most of them stink. Then I tried the IKEA one and now I use it often.
Thanks for the tip. 👍 I'll pick one up the next time I'm there.😊
So glad your back!!😊
Thank you!! 😊 Me too. So nice of you to say!
that is a beautiful garlic bulb. I order groceries to b delivered and this week I was shocked to receive three tiny bulbs about the size of a large grape tomato each. I thought it was a mistake and that they'd sent me 3 cloves instead of bulbs! but no, they were just small bulbs.
sometimes they are better than other times.
Most inspiring!
Glad you think so! 😁
I bet those garlicky beans on toast would be delicious with chili oil or rosemary.
Oh yes! I bet you are right! Yum 😋
Yay! So glad you are back! These recipes look delicious!
Awe thanks! 😊Glad you like them!
Great recipes!
Thank you 😊 Glad you are enjoying them.
That salsa verde is the absolute best
Yes it is! Love Trader Joes 😊
Great tip for the cilantro! Thanks!
You are so welcome!
Any left over beans I refry and water down like a sauce, add a little salt or buillon. Then I make a couple quesadillas and pour bean sauce over them. Add a little chopped onions, top with sour cream, enfriholadas! Enchiladas but bean sauce instead or chili sauce!
Sounds very good 👍
Thanks Michelle, another great video.
awe... thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!
I fry ockra or make a stew..you can chop it & boil it with rice. It's great.
Yum 😋
I’ve never bought cooked or tasted okra 🧐 is it spicy like chilli?
Could you please say the name of the food and what your doing to it. I don't see real well but I like your content. Have a great day!
Thanks so much! I'll try to remember to do this!
Thank you for the useful videos !
You are welcome! I'm so glad you find them useful 😊
Am glad that you are back Faye
Thanks so much Faye! 🥰😊
I love Swiss chard....LOVELOVELOVE IT. I use it just like spinach and I treat the stems like asparagus. Great video. I enjoyed myself
Like your ideas
Thanks for the idea about how to use the stems. Great idea!
I CANNOT believe this was my first time. I didn't show the soup I made with the beautiful red stems. I chopped them up and figured they would be like celery but they didn't have much flavor. I wanted to eat them though because I figured they were super nutritious with all that color. How are you cooking the stems?
@@ArdentMichelle
Use the stems anyway you are using the celery. They can go into everything. I don’t usually eat them raw. But you can give them a quick steam , and then even put them in a salad. Yes they need a bit of seasoning to give it a boost in flavour. Swiss chard is from the Beet family. The red stems do bleed red into your dish. You can get white stem Swiss chard and rainbow
Stem Swiss chard as well. All are very good.
I am new to watching your videos! I love them! I am curious though if you are vegetarian as I don’t see you cooking with meat typically. I see you eat a lot of eggs/ beans as protein options. Just curious :) love the content
Hi Hayley 😊I was a vegetarian for most of my life. Currently, I eat meat every now and then. I'm trying to add more meat dishes to my videos for my viewers. Vegetables are what excite me though 😂😋 I'm glad you like my videos. 😁🥰
Nice light lunches. Very good. Also you used butter. I did not see it on your shopping list or staples from your pantry list. Was it factored in. Butter is very expensive where I live. That being said I would never buy margarine as it is one molecule away from plastic.
It should have been on the pantry list. I just added it. Thanks for the heads up 👍My viewers have shamed me into only using real butter 😂 I rarely ever use butter OR margarine so a carton lasts me months. I use mostly olive oil in my cooking.
@@ArdentMichelle Nothing wrong with using olive oil, canola or safflower to me. If I were you I'd use what I wanted and not what anybody else wanted. So long as you are healthy for yourself. That is what counts. Have a Happy and Joyful New Year!
Wow, I thought I only made that Cucumber Salad. I however put Green Bell Peppers in mine. I also put a bit of Honey and a Dash or 2 of Italian Seasoning. Yum
That sounds yummy. 😋 I'll have to try that. I think red bell peppers would be good also. There are probably quite a few veggies you could add with the dressing. It creates a delicious way to add healthy veggies into the diet.
I add green peppers too
sooo glad you back on it!! hope all was well
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words. I'm so happy to be doing videos again!
Nice video!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊🥰
Do you refrigerate your cilantro in water...and cover?
yes. I don't cover the cilantro though.
Great job and good looking food! Your video are getting even better! And I’m eating pasta watching you make that amazing pasta. Yum! Oh, and you can eat all the baby bok choy except the very bottom btw
Thanks so much! 😊 Did i eat a part of the bok choy that I shouldn't have? LOL.
@@ArdentMichelle nope, I thought you cut off the dark green part and threw it away
@@shaunaleessnackidies yes I did. It was wilted
Try arugula with the lemon spaghetti next time! TRUST ME!
Oh YES! Now you're talking! That sounds delicious!😋
Mama Ramen, oh that 1 my favorite! Have You tried?
Great video. You're always so thorough and clear. One note - not a criticism- you use your lemon press upside down. I know it seems wrong; have a look on the internet. It might help you get more juice out. Thanks for all your hard work!
Thanks for the tip 👍 Just in time. 😊. I'm making a recipe today with lemon. I appreciate you 😁
You put your lemon in the press upside down. The cut part should be down and the end up then squeeze.
Yes I did. 🍋Thanks to one viewer I am now operating that lemon press properly. 😁
You got great deals!!! Bok choy is usually soo expensive. Where did you shop?
Wholesome Choice grocery store. It's a place near where I live and they always have crazy deals on fresh food every week so I end up buying whatever is on sale. I don't mind going to a few stores to save money. To me it's worth it. I realize not everyone can do that but it pays off when you can. 😊
@@ArdentMichelle Happy for you.
I want to try the smash potatoes
Yes.. they are delicious! 👍
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Watched this today and inspired me for Taco Tuesday. Made the Huevos Rancheros for dinner with the feta. Thanks wouldn't have thought of that. Yummy. Ours costed out to about $1.20 also.
Thats so awesome! 😁 I've noticed that fetas have varying levels of intensity. I prefer a nice sharp one to a mild one. In one of my newer extreme budget videos I made the huevos rancheros with flour tortillas. They were easier to eat, but I prefer the flavor of the corn tortilla. Thanks so much for sharing! I love this 😊🥰
flip your lemon in the press, the press should turn the lemon inside out and you will get more juice :). great vid thanks
Great tip! Thanks for watching 😊
Yummy 😋
Thanks for wathcing 😊