You can feed a family of 4 dinner for less than $8

It seems I have gotten into hoarding. These days, when I see a good sale, I stock up. This is especially true of canned goods and frozen meats. I have 2 freezers and try to keep them full. Part of that is buying meat on the hoof and having it processed, this includes beef, pork and lamb. SO far I have always saved money by buy by the half or whole. When shopping, I keep my out for good bargains on frozen food.
Recently I was at HyVee in Keokuk, IA. They had a sale on whole, skin on, frozen, wild caught, salmon filet for $3.99. I bought 4 of them.
So here is my menu for this evening's dinner.
Salmon filet $3.99
Mashed potatoes less than a $1 but we will say $1 for example
Canned mixed vegetables $0.75
So for $5.75 I have dinner for 4, granted this doesn't include spices or drinks or condiments. That aside, this is a fairly healthy meal that is inexpensive.

Fiesta Jalisco Kahoka, MO

I recently had a urge to eat out for lunch. Mexican cuisine sounded good so I headed to Fiesta Jalisco in Kahoka, MO. It was early in the lunch shift so I was seated right away. Within minutes I had my drink, some chips and salsa, and my order was headed to the kitchen.
I enjoy the tortilla chips and salsa. The salsa is very finlely minced and has almost no heat at all. My order for the day was steak fajitas. The menu describes them as marinated flank steak. It is my understanding that fajita means belt of the cow. Ergo the real fajita is made from beef, so chicken fajitas don't fit the fajita definition.
From Wikipedia
A fajita ( /fəˈhiːtə/; Spanish pronunciation: [faˈxita]) is a term found in Tex-Mex cuisine,[1] commonly referring to any grilled meat served on a flour or corn tortilla. The term originally referred to the cut of beef used in the dish which is known as skirt steak.[2] Popular meats today also include chicken, pork, shrimp, and all cuts of beef. In restaurants, the meat is often cooked with onions and bell peppers. Popular condiments are shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, pico de gallo, cheese, and tomato. You won't find much spice or seasonings. I think the menu is intended to be authenic Mexican home style cooking which means simple fresh ingredients prepared in a simple way. I always enjoy eating there and am not disappointed because I know that the food is simple and almost bland but there is a bottle of hot sauce on the table.

The meals comes with beans, rice, guacamole, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. My only issue was that there were only 3 hot tortillas, I could have used 2 more. I was definitely satisfied and full. The total bill was $9.50 not including the tip. I love the food and will definitely be going back.

Blue Cheese and Apple Salad

Ingredients
1 or 2 granny smith apples, cored, peeled and sliced thin
1/4 cup blue cheese
1 tbs apple cider vinegar
3 tbs olive oil
salt and pepper
1 tsp grated almonds

In a seperate bowl combine the apple cider vinegar, the olive oil and add a pinch of salt and fresh black pepper and whisk together.
Grate a few almonds on a microplane or fine grater.
Arrange the apple slices on your serving dish, sprinkle the blue cheese over the apples. Dress the salad with your apple cider vinaigrette. Garnish with the grated almonds and a few sprigs of fresh chives.

Here is a simple storage tip.

I keep a lot of pint size canning jars on hand with lids and rings. Assuming it is taco night I will have left over diced jalapenos and maybe rotel. Instead of throwing them away, I put them pint jars and put them in the fridge. I just mix them all up in the same jar.
From then on, I have them available for any dish I want to pep up. It just doesn't seem right to throw them away.
I use them a lot on scrambled eggs.
Now Rotel has a habanero version out. I found it at Mac's.