cooking for 2, on a budget

My husband and I have different views about how to spend money on food. It's ok. Of course my way is better. I'm sure we'll come to an agreement some day. I really enjoy going out with him, and he likes what I'm cooking. So I guess we both learn to relax about splurging or being savvy. It's a question of balance.
My evil plan is to cook goodies for cheap, to show him how great and imaginative cooking can be, with only a couple dollars.
So for our first meal together at home I did my poor man's quiche:
some mixed veggies (I got a huge bag in the frozen section, 5lbs for 2 $)
a can of tomato paste, an egg, some milk, left overs of cheese, or meat or what you have (I had a half can of crab from a previous salad) and lots of seasoning: cumin, herbs, salt, pepper...
mix everything in a bowl, pour in some crust (half a stick of butter and flour) and bake until it looks good :)
The next time we had a dinner together was after a very stressing day for him. I left work early (due to too many hours in the week) and went to C-town, for my first coupon-shopping. I got extremely lucky, whole chicken for 69cts a pound! So I got a whole chicken for less then 3 $. I just put an apple (diced) inside, along with some adobo and ginger. Same on top. I laid the chicken on a bed of potatoes and onions and hop in the oven. I even forgot to turn it halfway through baking, or to pour water on top so it doesn't dry ( my parents way)
but it was great anyway.
It looks like my evil plan is working:
happy hubby :)
And yesterday we had a great lasagna dish, out of food pantry cans and an old eggplant slowly drying in my fridge, and the ground beef I got instead of a greeting card.. :)