Chopped garlic

evaporated milk or whole milk (60 ml) • sunflower oil (120 ml) • Salt, to taste • Lemon juice or light vinegar, to taste • garlic clove

blanched almonds (about 200 grams), • cold water (about 500 ml, adjust to taste), • olive oil, • Garlic (to taste), • crustless bread, soaked in water (about 40 grams), • Salt • vinegar, • Cantaloupe or honeydew melon (for garnish)

medium scallops • garlic • chopped fresh parsley • Juice of 1/2 lemon • Extra virgin olive oil

cooked squid steak, sliced • garlic-parsley mixture in extra virgin olive oil • ground cayenne pepper • large handfuls potato chips • Lemon juice • Rainbow peppercorns, freshly ground • Smoked paprika • Himalayan pink salt, freshly ground • Chopped parsley

frozen scallops • garlic cloves • chopped parsley • white wine • extra virgin olive oil • Freshly ground pink salt (or regular salt) • breadcrumbs

cooked small shrimp • onion • cilantro • yellow food coloring • baking powder • flour • egg • salt • clams • garlic • cilantro • dry sherry or manzanilla wine •

vegetable broth (about 2 liters) • fresh parsley, chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried parsley • garlic • small handfuls thin noodles

shrimp (about 350 grams) 🦐 • olive oil (100 ml) • garlic 🧄 • dried red chili peppers 🌶️ • Salt 🧂

cooked shrimp (150 grams) • baby shrimp (150 grams) • eggs • salt • extra virgin olive oil • chopped parsley • cherry tomatoes • oregano • garlic cloves • romaine lettuce

whole baby potatoes • mayonnaise • Tabasco sauce • ground chili pepper • black garlic aioli • Himalayan pink salt • Smoked paprika • Frozen chopped parsley • Vegetable oil

pork loin cutlets (or pork loin roast) (about 600 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (80 ml) • Salt and ground black pepper • For the sauce: • garlic cloves • onion • piquillo peppers • tomato • beef bouillon cube • white or red wine (200 ml) • milk (200 ml) • bay leaves

olive oil (150 ml) • garlic • chopped parsley • Juice of 1/2 lemon • Salt and ground pepper • frozen scallops

cod fillets (about 800 grams) • red bell pepper, sliced into strips • tomato • onion, sliced into rings • garlic cloves • blanched almonds, chopped • Balsamic glaze • Salt

large pork tenderloin • black garlic cloves • fresh onion • blonde beer (180 ml) • cornstarch • grated truffle in oil • Coarse sea salt with herbs • Extra virgin olive oil • water (100 ml), measured for pots

all-purpose flour (about 450 grams) • salt • sugar • dry yeast • warm milk (150 ml) • melted butter • whole egg + 1 egg white (reserve the yolk for later) • ----- Filling: • chopped parsley • garlic • softened butter • oil •

chicken wings • large garlic cloves • frozen chopped parsley • Salt • extra virgin olive oil • Cyprus black salt in a grinder • frozen chopped parsley for garnish

spaghetti (about 230 grams) • Tomatoes to your liking (cherry, Roma...) or canned/crushed tomatoes • fresh basil • garlic • whole cayenne peppers • Cayenne pepper powder (optional) • Extra virgin olive oil • Salt

boneless chicken breasts • Generous splash of extra virgin olive oil • garlic • sweet paprika • honey • Chopped parsley to taste • Salt to taste • Freshly ground black pepper to taste • chicken broth (about 250 ml) • cornstarch, dissolved • apple cider vinegar

rigatoni • serving of butifarra sausage • whole head of garlic • green onion • tahini • Sesame seeds • lemon juice • grated Parmesan cheese

flour tortilla (the kind used for burritos or fajitas) • green tomato (you won’t use the whole thing; save the rest for another dish or as a toast topping) • onion • –3 tablespoons (30–50 g) fat-free ricotta or cottage cheese • Oregano • –1/2 cup (50–70 g) zucchini • kale leaves • mixed vegetables (I used a handful of frozen mixed veggies: eggplant, green garlic, asparagus, green beans)

mussels (500 grams) • bay leaf • Chopped parsley • ------- For the Aioli • garlic clove • egg • Olive oil • Salt

egg • garlic clove • sunflower oil (230 ml) • lemon juice • salt

frozen peeled shrimp (about 350 grams) • dried red chili peppers • garlic cloves • Salt to taste • chopped parsley (or to taste) • Olive oil

almorta flour (about 30 grams) • sweet paprika (about 7 grams) • About 2 cups water (about 480 ml) • Oil • purple garlic • Salt • strips of fresh pork belly (optional) • Hot chili peppers (optional)

pork liver slices • garlic • frozen chopped parsley • extra virgin olive oil • white wine • Salt • Pepper

oxtail (I use beef tail) (about 1 kg) • large onions • carrots • ripe tomatoes • garlic cloves • strands of saffron • Salt and pepper • dry red wine (about 1/2 liter; use a good quality wine, no water or broth needed) • olive oil (about 50 grams)

ground beef (1 kg) • chopped parsley • beef bouillon cube • medium onion • carrots • level tablespoon flour • black pepper • garlic • water or beef broth (see my recipe) • salt

salted cod fillets (500 grams) • breadcrumbs (about 100 grams) • large eggs • Flour (for coating) • dry white wine (about 80 ml) • strands of saffron • large garlic clove or 2 small ones • fresh parsley • Salt • Extra virgin olive oil • small onion

(about 1 kg) or 8 Roma tomatoes • avocado • cooked beet • hard-boiled eggs • Feta cheese or similar • Black olives • Extra virgin olive oil • garlic cloves • Vinegar • Salt

fish fillets or fish for frying (I used sea bass fillets. You can use tuna, hake, anchovies, sardines, whiting, etc.) • garlic powder • frying flour (about 65 grams) • Salt • Oil • For the mashed yuca • medium yuca • onion, chopped or grated • red bell pepper, diced • tomato sauce (I used a mix of tomato, dried oregano, garlic powder, and dried onion) • butter • For the salad (very light and basic) •