Sauce

pasta (300 grams) • butter (30 grams) • tomato purée (200 grams) • garlic • milk (3/4 cup or about 180 ml) • water (about 710 ml) • Salt and oregano to taste • Cheese

egg noodles (400 grams) • cream cheese (250 grams) • scallions (green onions) • ground black pepper • cooked ham (150 grams)

Oil (as needed) • large onions • beef chuck (about 1.3 kg, or your preferred cut) • bell pepper • tomato purée (plus half a box of hot water, add more if needed) • long grain white rice (about 200 grams) • Spices used: bay leaves, sweet paprika, curry powder, dried parsley blend

thick slices of roast beef (chuck steak) • red bell peppers • onions • garlic • bay leaves • paprika • crushed red pepper flakes • Salt to taste • tomato purée (750 ml)

beef heart • ketchup • dried garlic • thyme • soy sauce • olive oil • cornstarch • turmeric

medium yellow onion • green onions • medium leek • small red bell pepper (or 1/2 large) • yellow corn (or 2 ears of corn, kernels removed and boiled) • butter • heaping tablespoons cornstarch • milk (250 ml) • Salt, nutmeg, and black pepper to taste • empanada dough rounds (regular or large size). I used large rounds and made 10 big tartlets • mozzarella cheese • Water as needed (for moistening the edges)

Swiss chard, boiled, drained, and chopped • small onions, chopped • (about 1 1/2 ounces or 40 grams) butter • heaping tablespoons flour • (about 7 ounces or 200 ml) milk • Nutmeg, to taste • Salt and pepper, to taste • (about 100 grams) grated cheese (such as Parmesan) • (about 200 grams) mozzarella or mild melting cheese • puff pastry empanada wrappers

beef heart (about 2 kg) • tomatoes (about 300 grams) • red bell pepper (about 300 grams) • garlic • salt • thyme • cumin • cornstarch

pork loin chops • medium onion • heavy cream (200 ml) • dried mushroom soup mix • Salt and ground black pepper • butter • olive oil

Ingredients for the gnocchi: • mashed potatoes (about 900 grams) • rice flour (about 140 grams) • cornstarch (about 260 grams) • eggs • Salt to taste • Nutmeg to taste • Extra cornstarch or tapioca starch for shaping the gnocchi • Ingredients for the sauce: • large onion • garlic • large carrot •