I Made 8 Dinners For Two People On A $25 Budget (In NYC!) 

For the full recipes of June's favorites: www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a33486076/dollar25-budget-eats-recipes/

Aside from June's genius and resourcefulness with budget and recipe creation, it is SO REFRESHING to see food being cooked in a REAL kitchen, not one that has been glammed up for the cameras or stocked with inaccessible and pretentious gadgets. I'm so inspired seeing someone make do with what is on hand all the time, and presenting it with an honest and endearing personality (not the overly saccharine fakeness one sees on many cooking shows). June you're my hero!

Yall better be paying her some good money. She deserves recognition.

Watching this made me realize how hard it is for people who actually have to stick to a 25$ budget not for a challenge but out of compulsion . I pray and wish all of you watching this video never lack money or good food and blessed with abundance and success and health .

I appreciate that these budget meals are actually budget friendly. Other RU-vid channels are like "oh this is my super budget meals for the week that anyone going through financial tightness can do" and the meals consist of salmon and steak

People who complained about her not using meat have never struggled. If you only have $25 you stretch that, It's between buying a pound of ground beef, or some rice and beans and veggies, you go for the option with more food everytime.

This is amazing because she was completely transparent about her food, it's failures, where it could improve, how many ingredients she used, multi-purposing everything, calling her mom for advice, working with small kitchen space, all that, and it was one of those videos that more people can relate to, cause not everyone has a pantry with extra virgin olive oil or vegetable shortening or wine or nutmeg or whatever. There's not a lot of content I can comfortably watch for almost an hour, so I really love this.

Man she is talented, frugal, has initiative, clever and a great sense of humour. Does he realise what a diamond 💎he’s got??

watching this back and realizing that we've been lucky enough to hear June's mom on these videos is kind of like a time capsule. Many kind wishes and condolences to June n her family :(

Give the woman her own show!!! En a decent raise, so she can get the kitchen she deserves. This is the best culinairy show on the planet. Thank you so mocht, June.

My first time ever watching this show or seeing this girl, but she has so much personality and is fun to watch!

Can we just talk about the fact that she used the same exact dough for roti, bang bang noodles, AND dumplings like all some of the hardest stuff to make. What a culinary genius my goodness

I legit didn’t notice this was nearly an hour long. June is honestly so fun to watch. Love the editing on the day transition cards too

June is an amazing host. I never have the attention span for a video longer than 10 minutes she kept viewer engagement the whole time with an amazing personality.

Can we please get this woman a cooking show on Food Network? She has the perfect personality to have a full produced show on a set with a wonderful full kitchen! Really enjoyed watching her make all of these affordable meals :)

Forget the $25 budget, Im just impressed she kept her stove-top so clean!

Rule in my house, chef never does the dishes. If you didn't cook dinner, you do the dishes. It's a fair trade for a meal I think.

At first, I thought Aaron was being TOO honest with his reviews lol but then I realized that it's probably because June relies on his honesty when she's developing recipes and doesn't get offended anymore.

Can June please walk us through her must-haves in the kitchen (spices/oils/fridge condiments)?!

Rewataching these videos and June never needed Delish, Delish always needed June more. June is a wonderful, talented, inventive, caring and genuine person and it shines thru in every video. Delish fucked up not doing right by her. She deserves more and I hope she finally is able to get it.

I appreciate the use of "less than perfect" produce.

I cant remember the last time I had the attention span to sit and watch an hour long cooking video but honestly I couldn't look away - June is SUCH a good host and an amazing cook

I know she was just calling her mom about a vegetable but I love that no matter how old we are, in whatever situation we're in, the most reasonable solution is to always call mom lol. How do they manage to know how to fix everything?? I'll even call my mom when I know the situation is completely out of her control. But somehow she still make it better.

Rest in peace, June's mom. Thank you for your lotus knowledge in this video and bestowing us June 😊 without you, there would be no budget eats! 💕

I require this to be a series. I watched this video like 10 times and I love everything about it.

this is skill, this is what i expect if someone says "I can cook!", being able to make something out of nothing, create wonderful dishes with what you have, instead of buying 37 ingredients and following a recipe to the t. i'm a trained chef and this was an absolute delight, loved every second!

No shade, but when all he does is complain about it not being hot enough then coughs that it's too peppery. I laughed so hard. You are so skilled! Love this video.

Please bring back budget eats 🙏 truly the most entertaining, comforting and yet educational culinary shows every

I know you accused yourself of trying too hard on day 2. But, to be fair, you did a load of meal prep for the rest of the week. So, I don’t think you tried too hard, you just knocked out a huge chuck of the week’s work.

Clicked on it from curiosity, stayed because of her personality !! so cool to watch the cooking !

She shopped $25 for a week meals, came up with the menus, prep and cooked the food and had to wash the dishes too? No wonder it's a splendid week for Aaron.

I love that even June has “I need to call my Mum” moments during cooking.

I want this to be a whole series. Living in NYC especially, this is the kind of content I need. I love that she doesn’t shop with a meal plan but buys what she finds cheap then plans around that. This is amazing, June you’re great! Thanks for the inspiration and ideas!

I legit didn't notice this was almost an hour long until I reached the half hour mark. I hope you make another one.

If everyone in America was this conscious and frugal we would have so much less food waste. She Is a queen ❤️

This video was amazing! It made 53 minutes just fly by. Love June and her personality. And love that we see a relationship that doesn't revolve around stepping on eggshells 😌

Aaron doesn’t drink water, it’s too bland for him. He just drinks chili oil.

This is the best way to REALISTICALLY learn how to cook. So many cooking shows require a long list of expensive and exotic ingredients for a single dish. this is so much more creative and inspiring.

The thing I love about this series is the way June uses everything, especially rendered animal fat. It's one of the great secret weapons in cooking and it's basically free.

Wow I'd be interested to see what this girl cooks when she's NOT on a budget!

I’m so confused why the comments seem to hate Aaron. He never said anything rude just gave his honest feedback and she was never upset. 7/10 is not a bad rating and it just goes to show how sensitive people are that they think so. 7/10 means “good solid meal, not great or amazing.” Not every meal is 10/10 and that doesn’t make it bad. There is a ton of space between bad and amazing. Sounds like some people only want to be told everything they do is perfect no matter the truth.

I love how you still call your mom for advice. You’re so fun to watch!!

I can’t even watch 10 min RU-vid vids without getting bored but I’ve already watched 30+ mins of this without skipping

Your man is lucky. How the heck is he’s saying your food is only gets 7 out of ten? Lol you made noodles, dumplings and the bread from scratch. Also your own dough. Bone broth from scratch. That’s a lot to work. I give you 20 out of 10. Lol

Man! I wish I had her skills. My first dinner would have been scrambled eggs and downhill from there. 😂

When you pour your heart into cooking a dish, and give the other person the better-looking/-tasting bite, it's true love.

it's remarkable that as she got fewer and fewer ingredients her meals got BETTER!!!! she truly has a talent for cooking. i watched all 52 minutes just to soak in her magic.

Why are people being so mean about Aaron's comments? He told her multiple times that she's a miracle worker, the best chef in the world, etc., which was hella sweet! But considering that this is a cooking show, and the way that June was giving honest reviews of her own food, I thought he was totally valid in saying what could be better (nobody was expecting 10/10s every time, this was more about budget than taste). Actually, in this case, constructive criticism is way more helpful than fake praise. Y'all tryna say that just because he gave honest feedback (which it seems like June directly asked for) it means he wasn't grateful for the food???

Your sweet. I used to make 5 meals with one hen, when I was raising my children. I know this can be done. I lived this for 33 years. Made all my own pasta and breads, it can be fun to do this. Good job.

Idk how I didn’t realize this was 50 min long until I already watched a lot of it

I havent been able to watch more than a 6 min vid in over a year and i just watched a 52 min one. June is special

The most impressive thing was how little countertop space she has, while cooking very difficult recipes. 👍

Fun fact about that purple spork. Aaron gave it to her for her birthday and it’s her favorite thing in the kitchen. So cute🥰

June: How many meatballs do you want? Aaron: Two! June: Two?! I'm going to give you three! big Asian mom energy 😂👏🏼

we need more June

I'm not ashamed to say june's budget eats videos are basically the only thing that's keeping me sane during this second wave of covid

I'm so addicted to June And Aaron's voice in the background that this is the 8th time I've watched this video. I've watched all the budget eats videos at least 5 times each

"How many meatballs do you want? Just 2? I'm gonna give you 3." Lol I feel the love there ❤️

I have been cooking for way too close to 40 years, this was probably one of the most inspiring video I have seen in a while THANK you

i like how she didnt exclude flour in the budget. Idk man, some people doing this same thing always say they can use flour without using the budget money just because "iTS a pANTRy iTEM". Yes, it's something pretty much everybody has but you still buy it to have it, so good for June to not cheat out on the flour.

I love how you call your Mom when you have a question. I did the same thing with my own, but she’s gone now. Cherish all the moments!!!

This woman needs her own cooking show.

I must be the only one who likes his honesty because, whenever I’m cooking my dad says everything is 20/10, but how am I suppose to improve on that. As for my teachers, whenever I’m cooking they give me solid points and are positively critical about it, which I find endearing and super helpful.

Love it when June calls her mom about the lotus.

This feels almost more pertinent now that inflation is taking hold, and affecting the groceries I am able to afford. These are inspiring me to be creative, and feed myself, even when my pantry feels sparse.

3:50 Dinner #1 chicken lotus meatballs, sweet and sour and spicy lotus root stir fry, served over steamed brown rice 8:17 Dinner #2 (Plus a lot of prep for future dinners like making extra dough, chicken stock, setting aside the chicken fat, Schmaltzy Chili Oil, fried peanuts, and fried garlic) spicy chicken curry with chili oil roti 18:54 Dinner #3 Green bean stir fry and spicy chicken broth based soup with homemade noodles 25:11 Dinner #4 dumplings/potstickers filled with carrots, garlic, ginger, green onions, mashed potatoes, finely diced chicken, "miscellaneous" green peppers, 6 spice, green citron pepper corn (sorry if I spelled those wrong), msg, soy sauce, sesame oil; dipping sauce for potstickers; smashed cucumber salad with msg, salt, chili oil, sesame oil, freshly grated garlic; 31:13 Dinner #5 Scallion Pancake Roux with a spicy topping and "throw everything in the pot" spicy soup with chicken meatballs 37:21 Dinner #6 Red Cabbage Okonomiyaki, osaka style. Basically a very large pancake with eggs, cabbage, potatoes, and other leftovers. "It's sort of like a coleslaw omelet." 40:58 Dinner #7 Dosas (spelling?) with leftover brown rice and coconut milk; Sweet and Sour Tamarind Fried Pork with onions; fried peanuts with misc green peppers and other things (I don't remember what else). 46:07 Dinner #8 Omurice. Slaw with red cabbage and grated carrot, rice with lots of things in it, scrambled sort of eggs with reduced bone broth, Okonomiyaki sauce, a sprinkling of fried peanuts and spring onions. *all the edits to correct the times after checking them all*

I really appreciate that June tells us how to tell when a broth is ready. I had never heard of the "milky" indicator before. What a game changer!

i love the animations showing what was used and what’s left in between the meals

He's right! You probably ARE the best cook in the history of the entire world, June. Amazing. This is gourmet proper old school cooking. Not many people know how to do that any more.

"Just because one is poor does not mean their food must be bad." Mrs. Crocombe

I really like how “real” this feels in terms of affordable meals. A lot of the time the affordability feels manufactured but here we see her buy actual reasonable portions of food. Love the host, subbed.

PETITION FOR JUNE TO MAKE HER OWN RU-vid CHANNEL!

June is amazing. I love how she sticks to her budget and adapts to what is available. June is so much fun to watch and listen to. She never gets discouraged. Awesome job!

That multipurpose dough is the real MVP like wow came in clutch several times. Definitely gonna have to try that!

It so weird seeing people judge someone elses relationship that they don't know a lot about. Also, as someone who's cooking experimental food, don't you want critic? Critic isn't complaining.

That was one hell of an accomplishment 8 dinners for $25 . I think we all have to give you a big round of applause for that . Not only was it super yummy but good enough for 2 adults as well. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Binge watched every episode of June's budget series this week, and not only did I learn a lot when it comes to cooking, I learned that most the RU-vid commenters must not know what a healthy relationship looks like lmao 😅

Other youtuber's who do this challenge: eats bread with free catsup packets on the 8th day June: makes a feast every single time

Wait at the end she said she didn't want to do any more dishes, WHY ISN'T AARON DOING DISHES AFTER SHE COOKED FOR HIM FOR 8 STRAIGHT DAYS

Did I just watch a cooking video for almost an hour and didn't get distracted?

Does June have her own channel? I could watch her all day simply because she makes so many foods from scratch. 😍😍

In the end, did she say “I don’t wanna do more dishes.”!? I thought he was doing dishes.

Anyone from BA moving to Delish to watch June cooking?

I prefer June’s home kitchen and production style. Hope this series continues.

I love how she lights up when she talks about the food. I get so hungry watching her and her creativity is off the charts. ♡

Netflix needs to give her a show - “Budget Eats”

I love how she called her mom to ask about the lotus. I do that too especially when I wanna make a dish that my mom has perfected

I think he was just critiquing her cooking to help her improve not that he isn’t appreciative. The only thing is that on the last dish she said she wanted to eat from a single plate because she didn’t want to wash anymore dishes. I was kind of surprised that after all that cooking she would still have to wash the dishes and not him. But other than that the video was amazing.

June, you are so lovely and delightful to watch. You are really doing a huge service for the viewers!

June I can’t express to you how much I love your videos. As an Asian American myself, I think it’s amazing to see this representation in the media. When you added various asian sauces to boost the flavor of your dishes, I screamed out loud cause that’s exactly what I do at home. Keep up the good work!

June is queen and I didn't even realize I had just watched her for nearly an hour. More June videos. Also, sending love to Aaron for giving June an honest opinion and rating when she asks for it and for being cute and saying she's the best chef ever.

The convo with mom is too relatable. Subscribed.

I love how creative you were using everything and creating all the extras with all the different parts of your ingredients!

June has proved herself well to have a tv cooking show! She is so real & heartwarming & so intelligent with her purchasing, budgeting, cooking, presentations of meals & we dearly love ❤️ her personality!!! Rating you June, a 10+ out of 10!!!👍❣️

I love how honest Aaron is. And I love how June doesn’t get affected or offended by his reviews. “It’s a 7 for you? Okay. I give myself a 9 because I’m awesome.” Shows so much confidence. Confidence with herself and to each other. This is what every relationship needs. None of those codependency BS. They’re both lucky to be in such an honest environment. Cheers June and Aaron! 💚

This man is so lucky and he doesn’t even know it

I can't tell you how much i love that your pots are the ikea ones! It makes watching on a budget challenges so much more realistic

So sweet when he told her her dumplings looked like her moms, she looked so proud

Brilliant. June demonstrates a most enviable knowledge and skill of pulling together flavours of such a wide assortment of foods. What would I give to spend a day in a kitchen with her 😃

boyfriend sounds like he makes dino nuggies with chili oil when June is away.