Basic spices

chayotes • ground beef (about 450 grams) • sweet corn • onion • bell pepper • cilantro • garlic clove • beef bouillon cube • salt • water (120 ml) • Black pepper to taste

eggs • sugar (about 100 grams) • milk (about 500 ml) • baguette • baking powder • sweetened condensed milk • dulce de leche or caramel sauce (optional) • butter (about 1/4 stick, at room temperature) • raisins • cinnamon stick (or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, to taste) • vanilla extract

chicken bouillon • enough kitchen twine for tying • celery • salt • pork lard (about 30 g) • annatto (about 5 g) • pork shoulder or pork ribs, seasoned a day ahead (about 100 g) • green beans (about 20 g) • carrot • rice (about 30 g) • freshly ground black pepper (about 1 g) • large banana leaves •

ripe tomatoes (1 kg) • medium carrot • bell pepper • cilantro • garlic cloves • Hot sauce (to taste) • Salt or chicken bouillon (to taste) • Achiote (for color) • Oil • Water

eggs • large ripe tomato • sweet pepper (I used 1/4 because that's what I had) • green onion • Cilantro • garlic • Black pepper (to taste) • salt (to taste) • oil

bell peppers (red and/or yellow) • ground beef (about 250 grams) • Soy sauce • Mozzarella cheese • eggs • Salt • Black pepper • Red onion, garlic • Olive oil

carrots, finely grated • white onion, finely chopped • bell pepper, finely chopped • spinach (with stems), finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • ground beef (about 100 grams) • Worcestershire sauce • soy sauce • Salt, chicken bouillon, and beef bouillon to taste • Oregano, black pepper, and spices to taste • egg • oil for frying the patties

eggs • ripe tomatoes (about 1 kg) • sweet pepper • garlic cloves • culantro de coyote (or substitute with cilantro if unavailable) • tomato paste (about 250 g, used chunky style) • chicken bouillon (about 15 g)

small cauliflower • Water • eggs • chicken bouillon powder (about 5 grams) • black pepper • Worcestershire sauce (or similar, about 30 ml) • Salt, to taste • oil (about 4 tablespoons or 60 ml)

all-purpose flour (about 190 grams) • old-fashioned rolled oats (about 270 grams) • unsalted butter (about 226 grams) • brown sugar (about 200 grams) • eggs • vanilla extract • ground cinnamon • baking powder • salt • raisins (about 75 grams)

cooked black beans with their cooking liquid (about 950 ml) • onion • bell pepper • garlic clove • Cilantro, to taste • Salt and black pepper, to taste • Worcestershire sauce and 2 cups water (about 475 ml) • All-purpose seasoning, to taste • eggs • cooked rice as a side (about 760 grams)

ground beef (500 grams) • Shredded mozzarella cheese, to taste • Spices to taste: garlic, all-purpose seasoning, parsley, pepper, and salt • egg • Breadcrumbs, • tomato • Cilantro, to taste • Garlic, to taste • Tomato paste, to taste • Tomato sauce, to taste

ground beef (250 g) • masa harina (80 g) • Garlic powder, to taste • chicken bouillon (8 g) • medium ripe tomatoes • bell pepper • garlic cloves • water (400 g) • Roma tomato and beef paste (100 g) • onion • oregano leaves • chicken bouillon (10 g) •

beef liver (500 g) • vegetable sauce (such as Lizano) (60 ml) • Oil • beef bouillon cube • chicken bouillon • medium ripe tomatoes • small carrot • garlic cloves • Cilantro (to taste) • Oregano (to taste) • Water (the less you use, the thicker the sauce will be)

ground beef (500 grams) • tomatoes • medium onion • bell pepper • garlic • red wine (240 ml) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • All-purpose seasoning, to taste • Curry powder, to taste • Cumin, to taste

pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • green plantains • ripe plantains • medium potatoes • garlic cloves • Consommé and salt, to taste • Lizano sauce, to taste (or substitute with Worcestershire sauce) • oregano and culantro coyote (or substitute with cilantro) • oil or pork lard • annatto (achiote) • About 6 1/3 cups water (about 1.5 liters)

very ripe plantains (skins should be black) • Ground cinnamon, to taste (optional) • butter • unrefined cane sugar (about 4.5 oz or 130 grams) • water (100 ml)

ripe plantains • milk (240 ml) • butter (about 55 grams) • shredded mozzarella cheese (100 grams) • whole cloves • honey

very ripe plantains (the skins should be almost black) • margarine • corn flour (about 60 grams) • water (about 80 ml) • salt • shredded cheese (about 9 ounces) or 1 1/2 cups refried beans • Optional: cinnamon