Seafood on Budget? Yes, and not just canned tuna

I was indulging in a little internet surfing in search of good food blogs. Have been in a rut in the kitchen. Guess that can happen after 38 yrs. of cooking. So my search turned up the cute (healthy recipes along with pictures of George Clooney and puppies), fine, and some were just awful. Maybe I'm jaded, but I wasn't inspired. So to challenge myself and add some structure, I'll do it myself.
Structure is: Mon. - meat, Tues.-vegetarian, Wed. - poultry, Thurs.- ground meat, Fri.- whatever (pizza, Schwan's, leftovers - whatever, Sat. -seafood, and Sun. - another whatever b/c if nice weather Conrad will probably want to grill, or it might rain - whatever.
It is possible to do seafood on a budget if you buy on sale. I treasure the chest freezer we bought 20 yrs. - a great investment. You can still get one for $200 bucks.
The menu: Shrimp and Pasta with grape tomatoes and feta cheese
Spinach Salad with chopped apple, raisins and walnuts, dressed in warmed leftover bacon drippings and splash of salad vinegar (has a bit of malt)

Shrimp Dish
Saute 1/2 pint of grape or cherry tomatoes, halved or poked with a fork in 1tsp. olive oil. Add one clove of minced garlic. Cook until tomatoes are soft. Meanwhile, boil water and add 1/2 box of rotini pasta (or penne). Cook per directions on box, drain. Add thawed shrimp to tomato mixture. Salt and pepper to taste (keep in mind the feta is salty.) A sprinkle of red pepper flakes is nice if you like a little heat. Cook 3 minutes or shrimp is no longer pink. Toss pasta with shrimp mixture and sprinkle feta as desired.

Spinach Salad
For two servings, stem 1/4 bag of baby spinach leaves. Add 1/2 chopped apple, and a handful of walnuts and dried fruit. Dress with warm bacon drippings mixed with salad vinegar.

I shop the sales and stockpile. "Never pay retail".
Shrimp - 1/2 lb. $2.50
1/2 box of pasta - on sale and with a coupon .50
1 garlic clove - .05
1/2 pint of grape tomatoes - an indulgence this time of year- $1.50
Feta cheese sprinkles - .25
1/4 bag of spinach - terrific sale price of $1 - .25
1/2 apple at .88 lb. -.20
handful of nuts and fruit - .25
this serves 2 for $5.50. Could easily double shrimp and pasta and spinach salad to keep seafood night for 4 to $11.