Summertime

Rib Rub • pork ribs (about 1.5 kg) • sea salt • dried oregano • merquén (smoked chili pepper, or substitute smoked paprika and a pinch of cayenne) • ground cumin • smoked paprika • garlic powder • apple cider vinegar (60 ml) • oil • pork broth (480 ml) • white wine (120 ml) •

water (240 ml) • sugar (200 grams) • watermelon juice (about 1 liter) • gin (1/4 liter) • lime or lemon juice (60 ml) • mint leaves • Club soda (sparkling water) • Watermelon ice • Lime or lemon • Skewers with watermelon • Mint

Ingredients to marinate the chicken • chicken thighs • garlic cloves • chopped fresh rosemary leaves • chopped fresh oregano • chopped parsley • sea salt • ground black pepper • paprika • vegetable oil (60 ml) • red bell pepper, cut into strips (about 150 grams) • red onion, sliced (about 120 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 •

beef sirloin (top sirloin or ribeye) • flour tortillas • oil • yellow or green bell pepper • red bell pepper • onion, thinly sliced • garlic, thinly sliced • fresh oregano, chopped • cilantro, chopped • shredded cheddar cheese (about 30 grams) • Pico de gallo • Guacamole •

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) •

water (about 480 ml) • small peaches • sugar (about 150 grams) • lemon juice • cinnamon sticks • whole cloves • pears, halved and cored • brandy • sour cherries, halved and pitted (about 300 grams)

olive oil • ossobuco (beef shank) • garlic, minced • onion, diced (about 100 grams) • bell pepper, sliced into strips (about 90 grams) • large carrots, cut into pieces • salt • ground black pepper • paprika • ground cumin • green beans, cut into small pieces (about 90 grams) • pumpkin or butternut squash •

Shaoxing rice wine • soy sauce • oyster sauce • hoisin sauce • paprika • honey • five-spice powder • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • cornstarch • water • cinnamon •

chicken wings (drumettes) • salt • garlic powder • smoked chili powder (or substitute with smoked paprika) • paprika or mild chili powder • olive oil • BBQ sauce for the drumettes • ketchup (about 80 ml) • smoked chili powder (or substitute with smoked paprika) • mustard • oyster sauce

dried peaches (huesillos) • dried plums (about 200 grams) • cooked wheat berries (mote) (about 200 grams) • large cinnamon stick, split lengthwise into pieces • water (about 950 ml)

red kidney beans • water (1.5 liters) • pork bone (optional) • olive oil • onion, diced • garlic cloves, minced • red bell pepper, diced • green bell pepper, diced • carrot, diced • celery, diced • pumpkin, diced • orange sweet potato, diced •

For the chicken filling • whole chicken • onion, diced • garlic cloves, minced • fresh oregano, chopped • fresh thyme, chopped • paprika • ground black pepper • salt • white wine • ground beef (about 1.35 kg) • onion, diced small (about 1 kg) •

dried white beans • corn, kernels removed • cubed pumpkin (about 450 grams) • vegetable oil • medium onion, diced • garlic, finely chopped • green bell pepper, diced • red bell pepper, diced • carrots, cubed • water (1.25 liters) • pumpkin cooking liquid • salt •

boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 1/4 kg) • Romaine lettuce, chopped into bite-sized • hard-boiled eggs, cut into wedges • olives of your choice • tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges • Chickpea salad • garlic, minced • chopped onion (about 40 grams) • chopped fresh oregano • chopped fresh thyme • salt • ground black pepper •

chopped clams • olive oil • butter • garlic cloves, minced • small onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup) • diced red bell pepper • diced celery • chopped leeks • all-purpose flour • clam juice • 1% low-fat milk, at room temperature • fresh corn kernels •

zucchini, washed and sliced lengthwise into 3/4-inch thick pieces (about 500 grams) • olive oil • fresh garlic, minced • chopped fresh oregano • paprika • ground black pepper • Salt to taste, added after grilling

pork chops • olive oil • garlic, minced • oregano • chopped parsley • salt • Ground black pepper to taste • cooked white beans (about 250 grams) • Roma tomatoes, diced • yellow bell pepper, diced • celery, diced • green onion, diced •

cooked artichokes • Tuna salad • cooked canned or fresh tuna • finely chopped green onion • finely diced red bell pepper • mayonnaise • olive oil • red wine vinegar • chopped cilantro • salt • ground black pepper

uncooked hominy (about 45 grams) • dried lentils (about 285 grams) • olive oil • onion, diced (about 150 grams) • garlic, minced • carrot, diced (about 130 grams) • red bell pepper, diced (about 50 grams) • green bell pepper, diced (about 35 grams) • green beans, thinly sliced on the diagonal (about 85 grams) • fresh corn, kernels removed • large potato, diced (with or without skin) (about 250 grams) • water or chicken broth (about 1.4 liters) •

large tomato, chopped • sweet corn, cooked and kernels removed • onion, thinly sliced and rinsed with cold water • basil leaves, cut into thin strips • olive oil • vinegar, or to taste • Salt to taste

razor clams (machas) • medium clams • medium mussels • scallops • peeled shrimp (about 50 grams) • small pieces of albacore tuna • olive oil • garlic cloves, thinly sliced • carrot, sliced (about 60 grams) • celery, thinly sliced on the diagonal (about 35 grams) • potatoes, sliced • bay leaf •