Crushed garlic

Olive oil • red onion, diced • red bell pepper, cut into strips • green bell pepper, cut into strips • garlic cloves, sliced • beef liver, cut into small pieces • salt • soy sauce (Chinese-style) • crushed red chili pepper (spicy dried red chili) • chopped cilantro • large red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into chunks • milk (120 ml) •

pork shoulder (about 1 kilo) • onion • potatoes • dried oregano • paprika • black pepper • garlic powder or 1 tablespoon crushed fresh garlic • chili paste (such as mild red chili paste) • vinegar (60 ml) • oil (120 ml) • water (60 ml) • Salt to taste

Ingredients for the dough • all-purpose white flour (about 440 grams) • instant yeast • salt • garlic powder • sugar • warm milk (about 355 ml) • olive oil • water • dried rosemary, or fresh if available • garlic, minced • crushed black pepper •

Ingredients for the beef sauce • vegetable oil • garlic cloves, sliced • onion, diced (about 75 grams) • ground beef (about 7.5 ounces) • red bell pepper, diced (about 75 grams) • green bell pepper, diced (about 75 grams) • paprika • crushed red pepper flakes • salt, or to taste • chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano • chopped cilantro •

peeled and deveined shrimp (about 1/4 kg) • flounder or another firm white fish like sea bass (about 125 grams) • Chinese rice noodles • vegetable oil • garlic, finely chopped • ginger, finely chopped • crushed red chili pepper (such as chile de árbol) • yellow bell pepper, diced • fresh snap pea pods • oyster mushrooms or other mushrooms • cabbage, chopped into squares • soy sauce •

large shrimp (about 450 grams) • Rice noodles • Oil for frying • chopped ginger • chopped garlic • ground black pepper • salt • water (180 ml) • rice vinegar (60 ml) • crushed hot chili with seeds (such as Thai chili) • garlic, finely chopped • light brown sugar (about 65 grams) •

Ingredients for seasoning the meat • olive oil • (about 1.1 kg) beef brisket • salt • ground black pepper • olive oil • diced yellow onion • garlic cloves, minced • chili powder • beef broth • crushed tomatoes • bay leaf •

brisket (about 1.1 kg) • salt • ground black pepper • olive oil • olive oil • finely diced onion (about 50 grams) • garlic, minced • chili powder • beef broth (about 240 ml) • peeled and seeded crushed tomatoes or canned crushed tomatoes (about 360 ml) • bay leaf • stone-ground mustard •

large shrimp (21/20 count) • Green sauce • Green bean salad • Celery salad • Cooked artichoke • chopped parsley (about 15 grams) • chopped cilantro (about 15 grams) • chopped green onions (about 15 grams) • large garlic cloves, chopped • green chili pepper, chopped • capers • caper brine •

olive oil • garlic, minced • diced tomatoes (about 280 grams) • crushed tomatoes (about 720 grams) • chopped cilantro (about 10 grams) • ground cumin • chopped hot peppers • salt, or to taste • ground black pepper • ripe avocados • garlic, minced • small tomatoes, diced small •

chicken wings, cut at the joint • garlic powder • onion powder • salt • ground black pepper • all-purpose flour • ketchup • crushed dried chili pepper (such as cayenne) • paprika • mustard • white wine • soy sauce •

ingredients for the breaded eggplant • medium eggplants, sliced lengthwise into thin slices • All-purpose flour • eggs, beaten with a splash of milk • Seasoned breadcrumbs (with garlic powder, salt, oregano, and pepper) • ground lamb or beef (about 500 grams) • vegetable oil • onion, diced small • garlic, finely chopped • chopped oregano • ground cinnamon • ground nutmeg •

pork leg meat or 3 1/3 lbs pork shoulder and 1 lb bacon (about 2 kg pork leg or 1.5 kg pork shoulder and 0.5 kg bacon) • white wine (60 ml) • salt (33 grams) • dried marjoram leaves (3 grams) • ground cumin (2 grams) • ground nutmeg (2 grams) • allspice (1 gram) • garlic powder (4 grams) • onion powder (4 grams) • crushed hot red pepper flakes (2 grams)

beef chuck roast, bottom round, or similar cut (2 kg) • garlic, finely chopped • salt • dried oregano • chopped parsley • ground black pepper • dried thyme • carrot, cut into sticks • green bell pepper, cut into sticks • red bell pepper, cut into sticks • all-purpose flour • vegetable oil (60 ml) •

olive oil • pancetta or bacon, cut into strips or small cubes • onion, diced • garlic, finely chopped • ground beef • ground pork • carrot, finely diced • celery, finely diced • white wine • beef bouillon cube (no MSG) • beef broth or water • (about 28 oz. or 800 grams) tomato purée or crushed tomatoes •

chicken-stuffed bell peppers • bell peppers • ground chicken (450 g) • onion, finely diced • carrot, finely diced • celery, finely diced • garlic clove, finely minced • parsley • oregano • salt • crushed black pepper • breadcrumbs •

chopped or ground beef (about 500 grams) • ground pork shoulder (about 500 grams) • lard or vegetable oil • onions, diced medium (about 2 kg) • garlic, finely chopped • ground cumin • raisins (about 100 grams) • paprika • salt • crushed red pepper (optional) • hard-boiled eggs, each cut into 4 wedges • Olives •

bow tie pasta (about 280 grams) • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 300 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (about 25 grams) • cooked chorizo, diced (about 200 grams; see my other recipes) • olive oil • garlic, minced • diced red bell pepper • diced green bell pepper • diced yellow bell pepper • eggplant, diced (about 500 grams) • salt • ground black pepper, or to taste •

pork leg (about 2900 grams or 102 oz) • Edible synthetic sausage casings • Butcher's twine • salt • ground black pepper • ground fennel seeds • onion powder • garlic powder • paprika or mild chili powder • crushed red pepper flakes • dried oregano • chopped parsley (about 15 grams) •

whole wheat Mostaccioli Rigati or penne pasta (454 grams) • tomato sauce • ricotta cheese (about 460 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (about 50 grams) • mozzarella cheese, shredded (454 grams) • olive oil • garlic, minced • chopped onion (about 100 grams) • lbs. crushed tomatoes (about 1.6 kg) • diced tomatoes (about 820 grams) • dried oregano • dried thyme •

dried pinto beans (454 grams) • water (1.4 liters) • bay leaf • salt • beef bouillon cube, no MSG • olive oil • garlic, minced • diced onion (about 100 grams) • diced carrot (about 65 grams) • diced green bell pepper (about 75 grams) • diced red bell pepper (about 75 grams) • dried basil •

large eggplants, sliced lengthwise into 1/2-inch (1.5 cm) thick slices • Salt • flour (about 65 grams) • eggs, beaten • breadcrumbs (about 230 grams) • Marinara sauce • shredded mozzarella cheese • grated Parmesan cheese (about 50 grams) • crushed tomatoes • diced tomatoes • olive oil (30 ml) • onion, finely diced •

Use a whole pork leg, skin removed. About 5 lbs (2.25 kg) • Or use: • pork shoulder or pork butt • pork belly (fat) • Cleaned natural sausage casing or edible artificial casing • Butcher’s twine • ground cumin • paprika • smoked paprika • granulated garlic powder • onion powder • cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper •

chicken legs or chicken breast, cooked and cut into long strips • oil • small red onion, diced • garlic, minced • yellow chili peppers (ají amarillo), seeded, deveined, and cut into strips • chicken broth (about 180 ml) • finely ground pecans or walnuts (about 30 grams) • milk (about 180 ml) • sandwich bread or 1/4 cup crushed saltine crackers • medium potatoes, cooked and sliced • hard-boiled eggs, sliced • black olives, halved lengthwise •

pork ribs, cut into small pieces • water • salt • cornstarch • peanut or vegetable oil • sesame oil • green bell pepper, cut into squares • red bell pepper, cut into squares • scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal • roasted, shelled peanuts • sesame oil • finely chopped ginger •

large chicken thighs • salt • ground black pepper • all-purpose flour • melted bacon fat • butter • garlic, minced • diced shallots or onion • cognac • cremini mushrooms, sliced • red wine • chicken broth or water with 1 chicken bouillon cube •

chicken legs, skinless and cut at the joint • salt • ground black pepper • all-purpose flour • vegetable oil • onion, diced • garlic, minced • green bell pepper, diced • celery, diced • chicken broth (120 ml) • tomatoes, diced (about 400 grams) • mushrooms, sliced (about 250 grams) •

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 •

boneless, skinless chicken, cut into pieces (about 1.6 kg) • garlic, minced • salt • ground cumin • crushed black pepper • chopped fresh oregano leaves • chopped fresh thyme leaves • Vegetable oil for browning the chicken • basmati rice (about 500 grams) • chicken broth (480 ml) • beer (360 ml) • olive oil •

chicken drumsticks • Greek yogurt (about 1/2 cup or 120 g) • all-purpose flour (about 120 g) • beaten egg • Oil for frying • salt • dried basil • dried thyme • dried oregano • crushed black pepper • paprika • garlic powder •