Easy Gourmet Meals for $5 per person or less? Everything is so expensive right now, and groceries are no exception. But you can still cook elegant, fast, healthy, nutritious, and tasty foods for cheap. Here, I will teach you how to cook entire meals for any occasion or weekday, for any number of guests, spending only $5 per person or even less. First of all, you need to know: 1) Where to buy 2) What to buy 3) When to buy what 4) How to combine what you buy 5) The right kitchenware to use for each dish. Where and what to buy: I know you have your preferred stores; keep shopping there. But how about trying a new place, just once a month, to compare? I live in Lakeview, a Chicago neighborhood. Within walking distance from my home, I have Jewel, Whole Foods, and Target. By car, I can get to Trader Joe's and Mariano's in 5 minutes, and if I travel a little farther there are even more options, like Aldi, Fresh Thyme, Tony's, Cermak, not to mention some great Asian and Hispanic ...