Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

What $28.87 buys. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

Martinez preps the ingredients for the gazpacho. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

Tomato pulp, or, “caviar,” as Martinez describes it. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

Martinez blends the gazpacho. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

Martinez adds the chicken to a very hot paella pan. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

Martinez adds the mushrooms to the paella pan. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

Martinez grills the asparagus while the paella is cooking. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

As the rice absorbs the broth, Martinez adds the grilled asparagus. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

Strawberry/tomato gazpacho. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo

Frugal Foodie: Ramon Martinez

Paella with pipriana salad. Photograph by Kelly DiNardo