Pound

ground beef (about 1.1 lbs) • Sliced cheese (as needed) • Sliced deli ham (as needed) • eggs • Seasonings

pork shoulder, about 3 kg (about 6 1/2 lbs) • Seasoned salt and chimichurri sauce

whole pork shoulder (11–13 lbs / 5–6 kg) • potatoes (about 1.5 kg) • Barbecue sauce • Honey • Lemon • Garlic • Parsley • Sweet paprika (or smoked paprika, if preferred) • Vegetable broth • Dark beer

whole anchovy, about 3 lbs (1.4 kg) • Potatoes • Red bell peppers • Green bell peppers • large onion • Olive oil, salt, and pepper • lemon

persimmons, peeled, not overly ripe • eggs • self-rising flour (about 450 grams) • salt • brown sugar or granulated sugar (about 200 grams) • drinkable vanilla yogurt (about 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml), optional • cinnamon, optional • vanilla extract • vegetable oil (about 6.4 fl oz / 190 ml) • granulated sugar (about 225 grams) • additional brown sugar or granulated sugar • butter •

onions • bell pepper • Garlic cloves (optional) • potatoes (about 2 kg; you can use 2 lbs/1 kg if you prefer) • Seasonings of your choice • osso buco (about 1 kg) • Tomato puree

all-purpose flour (about 1 kg; you can also use 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • potatoes (about 1 kg), mashed • egg • grated cheese, salt, and water if needed • Butter for the mashed potatoes, optional

unsalted butter, softened • sugar (use a 1-cup/250 ml measuring cup) • egg yolk • egg • lemon extract • lemon zest • self-rising flour (measured with the same cup as the sugar) • (or a little more) warm milk

self-rising flour (about 250 grams) • large eggs • milk (60 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • unsalted butter, softened (about 100 grams) • cocoa powder • Vanilla extract • empty milk carton, cut in half lengthwise