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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
What $28.87 buys. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
Martinez preps the ingredients for the gazpacho. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
Tomato pulp, or, “caviar,” as Martinez describes it. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
Martinez blends the gazpacho. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
Martinez adds the chicken to a very hot paella pan. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
Martinez adds the mushrooms to the paella pan. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
Martinez grills the asparagus while the paella is cooking. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
As the rice absorbs the broth, Martinez adds the grilled asparagus. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
Strawberry/tomato gazpacho. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo
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Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez
Paella with pipriana salad. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo