Basic

beef round, top round, or chuck (about 1.6 kg) • carrots, cut into long sticks • celery stalks, cut into long sticks • bell pepper, cut into strips • chopped fresh oregano • chopped fresh thyme • salt • ground black pepper • garlic cloves, chopped • Kitchen twine for tying the beef • all-purpose flour (about 24 grams) • onion, diced (about 100 grams) •

(about 8 1/4 lbs) ground pork leg • (about 1 lb) ground pork fat (bacon or pork fat) • (about 4 1/2 tablespoons) salt • (about 4 tablespoons) sweet paprika • ground black pepper • (about 2 tablespoons) chopped fresh oregano • garlic, chopped • ground nutmeg • ground fennel seeds • white wine • Collagen casings, 32 millimeters (1 1/4 inches) in diameter

Corn tortillas, cut into 4 pieces (or flour tortillas) • Hot sauce • Shredded cheddar cheese or your preferred cheese • Goat cheese, cut into • Jalapeño peppers, diced • Green onions, sliced • Sour cream • Chopped cilantro • Tomatoes, diced • Avocado, diced

ingredients to go under the skin • whole baby chickens, about 1.1 lbs (500 grams) each • diced onion (about 150 grams) • garlic, minced • olive oil (45 ml) • chopped fresh oregano (5 grams) • ground black pepper • salt (about 38 grams) • paprika or mild chili powder (ají color) • dry white wine (480 ml) • water (240 ml)

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • baking soda • baking powder • ground cinnamon • ground nutmeg • chopped walnuts (about 60 grams) • ripe bananas, mashed • granulated white sugar (about 100 grams) • packed brown sugar (about 110 grams) • large eggs, beaten • plain yogurt (about 60 grams) • salted butter, melted (about 115 grams) •

butter (about 28 grams) • garlic, minced • shallots, minced • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • milk (about 480 ml) • chicken bouillon cube • yellow mustard • whole grain mustard • chopped parsley

fine cornmeal (about 60 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 45 grams) • cold water (about 80 ml) • sesame seeds • flaxseeds • salt • ground black pepper • Oil for frying

sifted flour (about 250 grams) • baking powder • baking soda • ground nutmeg • ground cinnamon • eggs, beaten • granulated sugar (about 200 grams) • salted butter, melted (about 115 grams) • Zest of 1 lemon • vanilla extract • bananas, mashed • chopped walnuts (about 60 grams)

Ingredients for the sandwich • bread roll of your choice • large slice of pork loin • avocado • Mayonnaise (homemade is best) • tomato • lettuce leaf (optional) • chili pepper, sliced into strips • Salt • Black pepper • Garlic powder • Onion powder •

dried canela kidney beans (454 grams) • water (1.25 liters) • olive oil • garlic, minced • yellow onion, diced • green bell pepper, diced • red bell pepper, diced • carrots, diced • pumpkin purée or pumpkin, diced small (about 180 grams) • green onions, sliced (about 100 grams) • salt, or to taste • ground black pepper •

Ingredients to marinate the chicken • skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 kg) • garlic, minced • salt • ground cumin • ground black pepper • chopped fresh oregano • chopped fresh thyme • vegetable oil (60 ml) • diced onion (about 75 grams) • diced carrot (about 90 grams) • homemade chorizo sausage, sliced (about 260 grams, Jon Style or any chorizo) •

chopped basil (about 105 grams) • chopped parsley (about 1.2 oz or 33 grams) • lemon juice • garlic, chopped (about 2 1/4 oz or 64 grams) • shelled walnuts, chopped • salt • Black pepper, to taste • olive oil

hard-boiled eggs, mashed • finely chopped onion • mayonnaise • Salt and pepper to taste • avocado • Baby spinach • Watercress • Cucumber pieces, chopped • Sliced onion • Roma tomatoes, cut into half-moons • Olives of your choice • Goat cheese

large shrimp • vegetable oil • garlic, minced • asparagus, cut into sticks (about 130 grams) • onion, diced (about 80 grams) • red bell pepper, diced (about 75 grams) • chopped parsley (about 30 grams) • honey • soy sauce • ketchup (about 60 ml) • mustard • white wine (about 60 ml) •

vegetable fettuccine (454 grams) • homemade chorizo sausages • beef meatballs (500 grams) • Tomato sauce • Grated Parmesan cheese • ground beef (500 grams) • garlic, minced • finely chopped onion (about 60 grams) • beaten egg • cold milk (60 ml) • whole wheat bread, finely chopped • grated Parmesan cheese (about 20 grams) •

finely shredded cabbage (about 210 grams) • finely julienned or grated carrot (about 60 grams) • thinly sliced tender celery (about 70 grams) • chopped parsley • mayonnaise (about 80 grams) • sour cream (about 10 grams) • vinegar (about 10 ml) • salt • sugar • ground black pepper (optional)

large Ecuadorian shrimp, peeled and deveined (454 g / 1 lb) • cornstarch • vegetable oil • chopped ginger • garlic, chopped • diced red bell pepper • diced yellow bell pepper • broccoli florets • mushrooms, quartered (340 g / 12 oz) • cold water (120 ml) • cornstarch • rice wine or white wine •

cooked, cleaned crab meat (125 grams) • medium onion, diced • Roma tomatoes, sliced • chopped cilantro (1/2 tablespoon) • mayonnaise, or to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Sliced sandwich bread or baguette

Olive oil • eggs • garlic, minced • cremini mushrooms, sliced (about 300 grams) • leeks, cut into thin strips (about 45 grams) • orange or other color bell pepper, diced (about 80 grams) • Salt and pepper to taste

whole wheat bread • hard-boiled eggs, mashed • avocados, mashed • plain Greek yogurt • your favorite mustard • Juice of 1/2 lemon • ground black pepper • salt • green onion, chopped • Pumpkin seeds

large shrimp, peeled and deveined • clams, scrubbed to remove sand from the shells • mussels, cleaned and beards removed • oil • medium onion, diced • garlic, minced • red bell pepper, diced • carrot, washed and diced • celery stalk, washed and diced • saffron • thyme • crushed black pepper •

large potatoes, unpeeled and washed • fresh rosemary • hot dogs, sliced diagonally • garlic, minced • red onion, thinly sliced • green bell pepper, julienned • red or orange bell pepper, julienned • chopped chili pepper • eggs • tomato sauce (about 120 ml) • Salt and pepper to taste • finely chopped green onions

all-purpose white flour (about 375 grams) • baking powder • salt • oil (about 80 ml) • warm water (about 180 ml) • warm water (about 15 ml)

Filling ingredients • Granny Smith apples (green apples) • sugar (200 grams) • ground cinnamon • Topping • all-purpose flour with 2 teaspoons baking powder (about 315 grams) • sugar (50 grams) • ground cinnamon • salted butter, at room temperature (1 stick or 115 grams) • eggs

beef sirloin or other tender beef (about 500 grams) • red bell peppers, cut into thin strips • broccoli florets (about 400 grams) • cornstarch • vegetable oil • Fried rice with vegetables (see published recipe) • minced garlic • Chinese oyster sauce • rice wine or regular wine • sesame oil • ground black pepper • cornstarch •

crosswise-cut pieces of salmon • Salt, to taste • tomato concassé sauce • large tomatoes • diced onion • garlic, minced • salt, or to taste • ground black pepper • all-purpose white flour (about 250 grams) • eggs, beaten • salt • level tablespoons pesto •

fresh pineapple • Strawberries, halved lengthwise • Blueberries, as desired • Your favorite ice cream, as desired

capers • chopped parsley • dried thyme • dried oregano • jack mackerel, filleted, skin and bones removed • Salt to taste • All-purpose flour for dredging • olive oil (about 80 ml) • vegetables and seasonings • garlic cloves, thinly sliced • medium onion, thinly sliced • red bell pepper, cut into strips •

large eggs, beaten • broccoli, cut into florets • red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips • garlic, minced • onion, sliced into thin strips • salt, or to taste • Black pepper to taste • Olive oil