A CHEAP MEAL & SOME SUMMER MEAL PREP

[@alohr3491]

I do a stir fry every Friday with whatever vegetables are left in the veggie drawer. Using them up before I grocery shop Saturday. I call it Stir Fryday

[@ArdentMichelle]

I love this! 😁

[@stanwolenski9541]

@@alohr3491 clever play on words.

[@stanwolenski9541]

Back in the 60’s dad fermented the 15 gallons of blackberries and distilled them into nearly 100% alcohol. He did it using an old pressure cooker, tubing and a bucket of cold water. RIP dad, you old moonshiner.

[@ArdentMichelle]

😂 loved reading this! He knew what to do with those berries!

[@stanwolenski9541]

@@ArdentMichelle thank you.

[@dianalund587]

Add a little coconut oil, butter or cream to the chocolate chips while you're melting the chocolate to smooth it out. You could then dip or pour the chocolate over the bananas.

[@Mialuvsveggies]

The library has SO MANY great resources 💖

[@allyrooh3628]

It is definitely possible to have decadent desserts on a budget. Give the kiddos chocolate covered anything & it’s a win!

[@ArdentMichelle]

this is true 😁

[@heatherl8063]

I’ve had mint for two years. I love it. I still pay only $15 a month. I travel throughout Oregon, Washington, and Maui, and I’ve always had good service.

[@ArdentMichelle]

THAT is an awesome deal! 👍I wish I would have done this years ago. It pains me to think of all the money I could have saved!

[@martahagenhoyer9165]

My husband and I switched to Mint and are on our third year. No problem with data and the one time I needed to call for help the service was great. I put the due date on our calendar but mint also reminds you in a text. There is about 20.00 extra in tax above the 180.00 a year. We live in the country outside Portland Oregon

[@VictoriaFerland-gu7rb]

I have a friend just talking about Mint. She switched 2 years ago

[@glorytogodhomestead3495]

Does that cover your Internet on your phone as well?​@@martahagenhoyer9165

[@sheemaalen9286]

Thank u for this! Amazing savings. Ill check into it!! ❤ 😊 ​@ArdentMichelle

[@kittyweisman6655]

Michelle I love your videos! Just a quick tip for you and your viewers. Cranberries should be rinsed well because they are grown with pesticides and are not typically washed before being bagged. Unless organic, they are one of the foods with high likelihood of pesticide residue.

[@ArdentMichelle]

oh gosh...I didn't even think about that. Thanks for pointing that out. 😁Definitely going to wash them before freezing next time!

[@CathieG]

I NEED to shop around for phone service…. Thanks for the reminder! 🥰😊

[@ArdentMichelle]

Welcome. 😁 Wish I would have done it a LONG time ago!

[@LaLayla99]

I'm about to close on a house, so I'm looking for ways to trim the budget. I was looking at Mint, but I was unsure if it was a good option, because there are no storefronts. I pay about $65/Mo for Verizon (corporate discount), but still, that extra $30 bucks/mo could come in handy... Thanks for a confirmation!

[@dln7994]

Another good sauce that goes with anything stir-fry is: Soy sauce, about 2 Tbls, sugar, 1 tsp, white vinegar, 1 tsp, water, about 2 Tbls, and a little cornstarch to thicken the sauce. You can kick up the heat with red pepper flakes, too. Just play around with the sauce. It's really good :)

[@ArdentMichelle]

this is very similar to a cold noodle salad sauce I make, except without water.

[@dln7994]

@@ArdentMichelle - I think the water is used just to thin out the cornstarch. I forgot to add that the recipe says to use cold water :)

[@ArdentMichelle]

@@dln7994 oh true 👍 I didn't even think of that 😂

[@margeebechyne8642]

One of my favorite refreshing frozen treats in the summer is frozen seedless grapes. To me they are like little sherbert bites. Thank you for the great ideas, Michelle!

[@ArdentMichelle]

I need to get some grapes. I still haven't tried this! I'm going to grab some next time I'm at Samsclub.

[@momof2momof2]

We've had TMobile for years and love it. I am on their senior plan with my son. Your stir fry looks yummy. I add cottage cheese to my smoothies. Thanks for sharing 🥰💐🌞🏜💗✝🇺🇲

[@ArdentMichelle]

That's awesome! I think Mint Mobile runs on the T Mobile network. Great idea to add cottage cheese to the smoothies! 👍

[@thegigiollieshow8768]

Another amazing video Michelle thank you for sharing I absolutely love banana and peanut butter sandwiches it is one of my all-time favorites I love banana anything and you gave some great ideas great big hugs 🖤

[@ArdentMichelle]

oh good! I'm glad you like this one! Thanks for letting me know! 💜

[@pek5117]

I was thinking about getting a smoothee blender for summer. I have a lot of liquid meals and it would be easier than buying them for $2 each

[@ArdentMichelle]

I love them so much. I just use my little Ninja. Not fancy, but works just fine!

[@pek5117]

@ArdentMichelle just found a half price ninja with better options, gonna see if I can pick it up tomorrow

[@krisqueen5939]

If you can get an Oster blender, perhaps at a used store, the base with the blades will screw onto a regular mouth mason jar which you can blend in, only fill 3/4 full put ice in first about 1c liquid till you are used to how it works, use as a go cup, put in the dishwasher, get as many as you need easily, even just buying the pasta sauce that comes in the Atlas/mason jars. I defiantly like the flexibility and power of the Oster. Good luck. 😊

[@pek5117]

Just got one for $40 that comes with 3 bottles and sip lids, you just put the bottle onto the base and blend in the bottle. It happened to be on sale and was 5 mins walk from my place. It's a Mistral brand one. Now I just need fruits and will probably buy berries on special and freeze, I can't get bananas that cheap but I'll just buy on sale and freeze. Frozen bananas are great for young children too, takes a long time to get thru.

[@annmich4593]

❤

[@rebekahhansen1112]

Prepper Princess recommends Mint Mobile also. The colors in your stirfry make the meal very appealing. Hubby has a frozen banana, chocolate protien powder , cold brew blended most mornings for breakfast. 😊

[@ArdentMichelle]

Oh I like the idea of adding in some coffee....yum!

[@glorytogodhomestead3495]

Have you done a video on those rice cookers? I was wondering if you compared the three or talked about the three? Thanks Michelle you’re the best.

[@ArdentMichelle]

are you talking about the three that I tagged for KZbin? I think two of those were my exact replica and the third one was the same brand and a white one. I LOVE the Aroma rice cooker. I think people should just price comparison. That's what I do. Sometimes I get things cheaper on Amazon.

[@elenacala]

I bet making a golden milk smoothie would be super good.

[@ArdentMichelle]

I need to try that!

[@htas6888]

I love the the taste of walnuts and bananas, I put them in my oatmeal, sort of like banana nu bread :) that stir fry looked really appetizing, I think I will make some vey soon, I have some tofu in the fridge, you know tofu freezes well too. Thank you for another great food inspirational saving money video :)

[@ArdentMichelle]

I do that too! I do sometimes freeze my tofu...but not too often!

[@JordanHPonies]

I love that you make your own stir fry sauce. You might like Prik Nam Pla sauce. It's a Thai sauce that's so easy to make. It's just fish sauce, lime juice, and Thai chilies, and you can add garlic and a shallot if you want.

[@ArdentMichelle]

I don't eat fish sauce though....but I bet it's tasty!

[@janita7014]

Great ideas! Thank you! A great way to use asparagus is in an omelette or a scramble. I sauté the asparagus first and add a tablespoon or so of cream cheese and it’s a great flavor combo with the eggs. It’s also good with mushrooms and other vegetables and cheeses or no cheese at all.

[@ArdentMichelle]

sounds delicious 👍

[@LindaC616]

Skipped breakfast today, so I'm going to have a peach lassi with my lunch, Ive just decided 😄

[@ArdentMichelle]

that sounds refreshing! 😁

[@moonstoneway2694]

Thanks for sharing your creativity. I’m having a no spend week too.

[@ArdentMichelle]

I think I'll be having another one next week too! 😂

[@ms.thrify631]

I loved this video! I never thought of prepping bags for smoothies! What a great suggestion! I want to try your tofu stir fry recipe with your special sauce too! Your ideas are so simple and so helpful! Are your recipes on your other channel? Lastly, I wanted to say I have Comcast/Xfinity cell phone service and I pay $14 to $ 20 a month for low phone service use. I have good reception too. Thanks!

[@ArdentMichelle]

oh thanks for sharing about Comcast /Xfinity. That's a GREAT deal! I'm so glad you're enjoying my videos! 😁 Thanks for letting me know! 💜

[@sharonschimmel2026]

I switched over to Mint Mobile earlier this year and after a 3-month trial and great service, I went ahead and purchased a year plan. Thank you for sharing your channel with us, you have so many wonderful tips and tricks to help make food and household budgets workable, in the unique style that is YOU!!! What a blessing!

[@ArdentMichelle]

💜 thank you so much! I appreciate the complement! I wish I would have made the switch a long time ago. I think that's about $600 in savings for me for a year.

[@vinnydabarber]

With the 6 bags of your ready made fruits and veggies, do you freeze those or just refrigerate? It seems the bananas may turn brown? I really like that concept! Thanks Michelle!🙂❤

[@ArdentMichelle]

Freeze. The bananas will darken a little but they don't turn brown. I use them fairly quickly though....

[@saraherber1887]

Way to save on your tech. bill. I really like your smoothie bag idea. I saw a similar frozen product at the grocery for $7.99. It only made 1 serving. I have been making frozen banana treats using peanut powder and cocoa mix. I put the dry ingredients in a freezer bag then add banana chunks. I close the bag and give a shake to coat the bananas. They don't stick together and the remaining dry ingredients can be used in the next batch . Thanks for sharing your video. Have a wonderful week.

[@ArdentMichelle]

I have the peanut butter powder. My cacao mix doesn't have any sugar in it though...I would probably need to adjust that. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@tinashort9098]

Hi Michelle!! Right now my yard is overflowing with blackberries. I don’t really care for them due to eating so many growing up. My daughter loves them!! She comes to my house and walks around my yard eating them right off the vine😂😂

[@ArdentMichelle]

That's a blessing! I would love having this in my yard!! 😁

[@sheemaalen9286]

Yum the smoothies look soo yummy! Hey just an idea, but some YT have added a buy me a coffee if u like my content etc. So just a suggestion! ❤ thank u for ur videos hun! 😊

[@barbaramorris1677]

I was trying to figure out how to cook tofu. I can’t wait to try your recipe! Thanks so much ❤

[@ArdentMichelle]

yes it's super easy...just make sure the water is out of it and you cook it with a great tasting sauce!

[@barbaramorris1677]

@@ArdentMichelle thank you, I sure will!

[@barbaramorris1677]

@@ArdentMichelle I made the tofu with what I had at home, it was seriously delicious! I am going to start eating it at least once a week.

[@ArdentMichelle]

@@barbaramorris1677 yay! I'm so glad you like it! 😁

[@lorita3488]

how could you do a tea party on a budget: HERBAL TEA PARTY -- with hot herb teas and Iced Herb teas With so many excellent herbal teas available and it is easy to make your own --why not have your own an HERBAL TEA PARTY? Give your table a Herb Garden look with multiple of pots in different size of Fresh Herbs! You could even add a few white candles and some gardening or herb books. Make your first course rosemary scones, then serve tea sandwiches such as cream cheese and watercress on sourdough bread or chicken salad with tarragon on fresh-baked herb bread. You could also serve an her salad with tomatoes, parsley, and mint or opt for pasta with pesto sauce. Mint chocolate brownies or cinnamon ice cream would make a lovely dessert. And if you would like to give favors to your guest, consider (what else) seed packets or small pots of different herbs. CUCUMBER-MINT TEA SANDWICHES: Ingredients: 1 large cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and pepper to taste, 16 thin slices white bread, 1 stick unsalted butter, 16 fresh mint leaves, washed and torn or chopped. Directions: Sprinkle the cucumber with salt and pepper and set aside in a colander for 10 minutes so any excess liquid can drain. Pat dry with paper towel. Using cookie cutters rounds or spring cookie shapes, cut two 2-inch rounds from each slice of bread. Coat one side of each slice of bread with a very thin layer of butter. Place another round of bread on top buttered side down, and press sandwich together gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate wrapped in plastics wrap, until ready to serve or up to 3 hours. SMOKED SALMON AND CHIVE CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES: Ingredients: 8 OZ. SMOKED SALMON THINLY SLICED, 1/2 CUP CREAM CHEESE, 2 TBSP. FINELY CHOPPED CHIVES, 12 thin slices PUMPERNICKEL bread. Directions: Mix the cream cheese and chives in a small bowl until soft and creamy. Set aside. Using cookie cutters , cut two about 2-inch size of from each slice of bread. Using the same cookie cutter cut the slices of smoked salmon. Spread the cream cheese mixture onto 1'2 half of the bread shapes, then top with a piece of salmon. Place another shape of bread on top, and press sandwich together gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate wrapped in plastic wrap, until ready to serve or up to 3 hours. CUCUMBER, GOAT CHEESE AND SPROUT TEA SANDWICHES (makes 12) Ingredients: 1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and white pepper, 12 thin slices of seven-grain bread, ONE (6oz.) log of fresh goat cheese or goat spread, 1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts, fresh dill sprigs. Directions: Sprinkle the cucumber with the salt & pepper and set aside in a colander for 10 minutes so excess liquid can drain out. Pat dry with paper towel. Using a spring cookie cutter or round cookie cutter about 2 inches cut two matching shapes from each slice of bread. Lay cucumber on 12 rounds of bread, season with salt & pepper . Sprinkle sprouts on top of cucumber. Cut goat cheese into 12 thin slices and lay a top bread rounds sprinkle with sprouts and top with cucumber slices. Top with the 12 remaining rounds of bread. Press gently the sandwiches together. Garnish with a sprig of dill. If not serving immediately wrap in Handi-wrap and refrigerate up to 3 hours. SALMON WITH Thyme and Black Pepper Mustard Sauce: 3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper. Combine mustard, fresh thyme, and cracked black pepper. Mix well; set aside. Can be made a day in advance. Before grilling or baking salmon use pastry rush to apply sauce cook to your desired doneness APPETIZERS: HERB DEVILED EGGS - Devil eggs served on a devil eggs tray if you have one. Ingredients: 12 hard boiled eggs, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish, drained save brine to add a little back after mixing everything together (to flavor the eggs and make the right consistency) , 1 Tbsp. Mustard, 1 tsp. to 1 Tbsp. diced fine fresh herb of your choice ( I like chives or thyme or tarragon), 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp. pepper. Directions: Cut eggs in half, set egg whites aside. In bowl mash yolks and add all the other ingredients. Mix well. Stuff egg whites. Cover with Handi-wrap; Refrigerate until chilled and serve BLEND YOUR OWN TEA: Blending your own tea and then sampling it is one of life's little delights. So why not build an entire tea party around it? Buy half dozen tins of various teas; then give guests empty tea bags made of paper or muslin so they can take a spoonful of one tea, add a pinch of another, even a pinch of a third. While guest are enjoying their house-blended tea, serve chocolate chip scones along with turkey and Gouda cheese tea sandwiches. You might to brew a pot of your favorite blend of tea.

[@ArdentMichelle]

these are great. Thanks for sharing! 😁

[@susanjones8938]

Yum. As always.

[@shaunaleessnackidies]

I do mint mobile, $75 for three months. Not sure why mine is more, but I was paying $85 then $55/month. I’ve had no difference but the initial set up was tricky and annoying but worth it in the end.

[@ArdentMichelle]

Are you on the first 3 months intro offer? If not, yours is actually less than mine. When I renew it will be $30 per month if I prepay for the year.

[@shaunaleessnackidies]

@@ArdentMichelle oh may be not sure I paid 50 something up front

[@shellyturner2766]

This was a great episode. I also like to bulk prep smoothie bags for the freezer... helps make for a quick post workout meal. Last week I made Budget Bytes recipe for baked banana bread oatmeal and I added some blueberries and walnuts I had on hand...so good warm or cold.

[@ArdentMichelle]

thank you...and that sounds delicious!

[@charlottekearn5185]

Good morning Michelle, well, you mentioned my favorite things.... stir fry, smoothies, and bananas. Stir frys are cheap and delicious. Frozen bananas I always have, 🎉🎉. But when I do smoothies I always want one on a whim and then try to throw it together and hope it turns out. I know people prepare them ahead of time and then just grab their blender and it's done. TODAY..I am going to take the time and make up and freeze some ahead of time, it will be better, faster. Such a simple thing to do but for me I have never done it. It's a great time too because I just cleaned out my freezer and organized it. Have a super week. Charlotte

[@ArdentMichelle]

Hi Charlotte 😁 That's great that you now have a clean freezer. It's a struggle here to keep it organized with 3 people buying and storing food. Glad you feel inspired by this video! You too have a great week 💜

[@sharonfarnsworth3325]

I just went in the kitchen & sliced bananas & spread with crunchy peanut butter & drizzled chocolate! Thanks!

[@ArdentMichelle]

welcome!

[@BobbieNatividad]

I like that these meals are fun delicious and very inexpensive thank you so much🎉

[@ArdentMichelle]

welcome! 😁

[@kippytx]

Great ideas! Have a wonderful week

[@ArdentMichelle]

you too! 😁

[@ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq]

Good morning 🌄 blessings and thank you 👍🏾😌

[@ArdentMichelle]

Good morning 😁 and Same to you!🌸

[@lenoraw1098]

Love the stir fry! I’m going to try making my own sauce! From Oklahoma with love ♥️🇺🇸♥️

[@ArdentMichelle]

yes!!! Just sesame oil, brown sugar and low sodium Kikkoman. Simple but so good! 😁

[@krisqueen5939]

Add a bit of oil to your chocolate when you melt it for better consistency.

[@angelabacker1177]

Also don't let steam from the lower pan settle on the chocolate for a smoother result.

[@nanny8675309]

Thank you for telling us about your Mint Mobile experience because I’ve been trying to get my boyfriend to switch since they’ve come out and it was only $10 a month to draw people in. I also wanted to suggest I make an ice cream/smoothie bowl with frozen bananas, chocolate protein powder or cocoa powder and peanut butter and it’s amazing 😋 Thanks for another great video

[@ArdentMichelle]

I need to try with the peanut butter! Sounds so decadent! 😋

[@ariella1357]

Wonderful, helpful content!! I love your channel, thank you 😊

[@ArdentMichelle]

welcome! 😁

[@barbarabruce7648]

Michelle I always dip my FROZEN bananas in melted dark chocolate , sprinkle with hundreds and thousands then serve. The chocolate hardens on contact. Your stir frys always make me hungry. I am always experimenting with my own sauces and I will try your soy sesame brown sugar combo. Sounds delicious. I need to do a no spend this week so today I will cook a big batch of rice. Thanks for the idea.

[@ArdentMichelle]

Your welcome. I think I'll be doing a no spend next week too!

[@Stephanie-ew8lw]

I’ve also been thinking about switching to mint mobile as our cell phone bill is ridiculous!!! Also I made some yummy banana bread brownies this morning that helped use up my last two over ripe bananas! After reading the reviews I did cut the sugar back to one cup and added nuts and they turned out really good! Seems my bananas are ripening way too quickly even though I put them in the fridge after a couple days… must be our 100+ degree weather!😅

[@ArdentMichelle]

Banana bread is one of my all time favorite budget tricks. It's just so inexpensive and so filling and also delicious!

[@glorytogodhomestead3495]

You really saved big time.

[@VictoriaFerland-gu7rb]

💟 great tips 👩‍🍳Michelle. Sauces. I really enjoy your ideas for home made. I rarely buy store bought because they are to expensive. Your smoothie prep idea is a two thumbs 👍 👍 up. Oh my chocolate and bananas. YUM YUM. Avocado banana and the powdered chocolate you showed makes a nice ice cream too. Mint 📱 my friend just posted about how happy she is with the service. Have a marvelous week my friend. 🩵

[@ArdentMichelle]

You too friend 😁

[@VictoriaFerland-gu7rb]

@@ArdentMichelle thank you 😊 Busy busy Bee 🐝.

[@LAactor]

Wait cooking for one?? I thpught you had.. ohh.🥺😔 I just added 2&2. Im so sorry. That's painful. But for you, you had to do what was best for you.

[@ArdentMichelle]

sorry...not following you.

[@LAactor]

@@ArdentMichelle on your video you said for the asparagus you're usually just cooking for one so you had to eat all of it. I thought you were saying without saying it that you got divorced so now instead of being from a high income situation it's just you and that's why it's just one now but other stuff you said made it seem like your kid was still with you like him not eating your meal preps. But that could be when he's over, so I don't know.

[@minimom3447]

Can you post the recipe for the bottle sized home made stir fry sauce? I can't ever seem to get the ratio just right! Thank you!

[@ArdentMichelle]

My standard go to sesame sauce only has 3 ingredients: sesame oil, Kikkoman low sodium soy sauce, and brown sugar. Start with about 1/4 cup sesame oil then add in the soy sauce and brown sugar to your liking. I think I usually add in about 2 tbs each soy and sugar but everyone likes a different level of sweet and salty so adjust to suit your tastes. I enjoy a strong sesame flavor. Just triple or quadruple this recipe to make a jar. Here's another one I made that has a little more complexity... SESAME SAUCE 1 tbsp sesame oil 2 chopped cloves garlic 1 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar -or you can use a white vinegar 2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce - I used Trader Joes, but it didn't add much heat. *optional 3 tbsp ketchup 2 tbsp brown sugar 4 tbsp soy sauce Combine ingredients then heat in a pan. Once sauce has reduced a little it's time to add your protein. You might want to have the protein in a different pan and then add the sauce to it. Sauce is rich so a little goes a long way. Here's a similar dressing that I LOVE on a cold noodle salad 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/4 c sesame oil 2 tbs balsamic vinegar 2 tbs sugar Optional - 2 tbs chili oil.

[@bevintx5440]

Thanks for sharing your interesting video. You mentioned that you have a video that showed making your stir fry sauce. I tried to find it, but was unable to do so. Would you please share the URL to the video that shows making your stir fry sauce? Thanks!

[@ArdentMichelle]

I make that sauce all the time so I'm sure it's in many videos, but here is a video that has one version of it. The main one I use is a simple mix of sesame oil, brown sugar and low sodium Kikkoman soy sauce. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sF6yfI2lbbqGsLs

[@abunchahooey]

What a coincidence. I was just talking to my husband last night about wanting to switch to Mint mobile. I pay way too much for a plan I’ve had for years and I’ve become complacent and it’s so dumb to keep overpaying! Your stir fry looked delicious, Michelle. What kind of rice did you use? We’ve used Jasmine forever, and I’m getting tired and complacent with it, too. 😂

[@ArdentMichelle]

I use Jasmine 😂 It's definitely a favorite. I think if I were to mix it up, I might use basmati for awhile. As far as Mint mobile, I can't believe how much money I'm saving on a yearly basis. It's just crazy. I too wish I would have done this a long time ago!

[@readbooks9985]

Yoshida sauce is good. It's a little on the sweet side.

[@ArdentMichelle]

yes, I've had that. It's about equally sweet as the one I'm using.

[@LAactor]

What did you put in your rice yo make it yellow? One of those sazon chicken powder bouillon packets?

[@ArdentMichelle]

nope just turmeric but you could add sazon

[@twinnish]

I really do like chocolate, but I can’t handle that much so I like the idea of just drizzling some on the banana and it’s also less expensive. one of the things that I do use about half a bag of chocolate chips and a batch of chocolate chip cookies because again I like chocolate chips, but I don’t like them in an excessive way. I found that my kids don’t even notice but if I use the miniature chocolate chips, it’s even better because you get tons of chocolate chips all over the place and when I’m making it just for my reasons, not for my kids, I will use less because I don’t need that much chocolate. It’s this weird thing that happened to me when I got older. It literally doesn’t taste as good. All the stirfry sauces and teriyaki sauces that I find say that I have to use them within a week and when it’s just me or even just me and my husband, a whole batch is way too much for most dishes to use in a week and I’m making a big batch and saving it for weeks is a good idea or not or if there’s a different recipe that I don’t have or ingredient that I can leave out to make it last longer. I have had food poisoning before and I am super sensitive to even the idea of that happening again. I’m no fun to go out to dinner with.

[@ArdentMichelle]

yeah I was thinking about trying to melt just 3 chips on some wax paper for each piece of banana. 🤔 I've had these chocolate chips for awhile because I don't eat a lot of cookies (although I love them). Great idea to use the smaller chips. You should just make the sauce as you go.It's so much better anyway.

[@intuitivegina]

I'm not crazy about bananas but I do try to eat them cuz I know they're good for you. That would probably be a way I would eat a banana. But you know I tried freezing bananas once before and they turned black. I used it in a smoothie not to waste it but still how come your bananas didn't turn black

[@ArdentMichelle]

They turn darker the longer they are frozen. I've never had mine turn black but I use them fairly quickly.

[@intuitivegina]

@@ArdentMichelle oh that must be true because I do stick them in there and forget about him and when I find them they're black. Thank you

[@dianethoroughman9541]

I have T-Mobile. Because I am a veteran and because T-Mobile offers the Magenta Military plans to active duty military and to veterans, I took advantage of that. I was wondering, would you be willing to do a video on tofu? How do you prepare it and cook it? I tried, and I don't know what I did wrong, but I messed it up. I bought some shelf stable tofu, but I don't know what to do with it.

[@ArdentMichelle]

Hello 😁 First of all, thank you for your service to our country! 💜 I think Mint Mobile works off of the T Mobile network. Glad you got a good plan for being a veteran. Yes, I can include a segment about tofu. But I have to say....I've never heard of shelf stable tofu. Wondering if it's going to taste different from the stuff I use. I don't want you to be turned off of it on the first try 😂 I'll try to incorporate this soon! 😁

[@dianethoroughman9541]

@ArdentMichelle Thank you so much! I will buy the refrigerated kind too for your future video. It was actually one that had to be in the refrigerator that I messed up the tofu. But, my local grocery store sells tofu that is on the shelf and is shelf stable. I will have to compare prices.

[@mandyserrano77]

How has the service been with mint mobile? Have you had any dropped calls?

[@ArdentMichelle]

No dropped calls. I was surprised that I can't tell the difference at all. I think they run on the T-Mobile network. It took me about a day to transfer and I had to call them for help because I didn't realize I have an onboard sim and a physical one that I had to remove before I could switch from Verizon to Mint, but after that everything was easy. If I was in a smaller area I would do some research before switching though...just in case service isn't as good in those areas.

[@LindaC616]

​@ArdentMichelle how much is it after 3 mos? I only pay 55 for Verizon

[@showmenana6768]

Mint mobile is advertising for $15 per month

[@ArdentMichelle]

is that for unlimited? My intro deal is over in a week. I'll be doing a little research before I sign.

[@LAactor]

​@@ArdentMichelleand also check about deprioritization. A lot of other MVNOs, (basically Mint and others like Metro, Spectrum, Boost, etc are mobile virtual network operators who resell the extra space unused on each cell tower), so it sounds like it's working for you but for many, their data slows the heck down to where streaming is painful or very low quality during peak hours.

[@showmenana6768]

@@ArdentMichelle I’m sorry I was looking at Ryan Reynilds 🤣

[@ArdentMichelle]

@@showmenana6768 well he IS what makes MINT Mobile so memorable! 😂

[@hello-vs4me]

Never use brown sugar

[@ArdentMichelle]

feel free to substitute out.

[@luvslyfe1]

Why not?

[@hello-vs4me]

Never eat chocolate dieting

[@ArdentMichelle]

😂

[@LindaC616]

I recently found some called Swerve that have no sugar and are passable

[@luvslyfe1]

Chocolate is a Necessity In Life and is therefore exempt from being assigned the label of “ forbidden from diet” status. At least, that’s the way it works in my house 😂

[@ArdentMichelle]

@@luvslyfe1 I'm with you on that! 😁

[@janrudolph4878]

I wish you would stop using the images from other people's content. I believe it's theft.

[@ArdentMichelle]

why would you think I was using other peoples content? 😂 I pay for those clips. I use them so that my audience can visualize what I'm telling them. If it's disturbing to you, then you shouldn't watch my channel.