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

frozen calamari, pre-sliced (500 grams) • large shrimp • dry white wine (60 ml) • Water or fish stock • garlic • Fresh or dried parsley • Olive oil

peeled frozen shrimp (300 g) • garlic • sweet paprika • bay leaf • couple of fresh mint leaves • white wine (100 ml) • Coarse salt, to taste

pork in one piece (loin, leg, or flank) • coarse salt • black pepper • ground cumin • garlic (crushed) • oregano • fresh lime juice (about 240 ml)

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

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)

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

turkey breasts • milk • shredded cheese or 2 tablespoons cream cheese (like Philadelphia) • Salt, black pepper, parsley • Olive oil (extra virgin) • Oriental option: turmeric and ginger • Italian option: oregano and garlic • Spanish option: onion and garlic • large potatoes or 3 medium potatoes • Onion • Carrot • Tomato •

macaroni (500 grams) • chorizo (120 grams) • Shredded cheese • scallion • leek • garlic cloves • white wine (100 ml) • crushed tomatoes (400 ml) • cream cheese (like Philadelphia) (100 grams) • sugar • Salt • Extra virgin olive oil

chicken breasts • corn tortillas • shredded cheese (parmesan, grana padano, or mozzarella) (about 150 grams) • bacon (about 50 grams) • heavy cream (about 100 ml) • onion • garlic cloves or 2 green garlics • salt and pepper (about 5 grams) • oil or 2 tablespoons butter • spices to taste (such as cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, finely chopped) (about 20 grams)

elbow macaroni (about 500 g) • smoked chorizo sausages • onion • bay leaf • tomato sauce (about 250 g) • sugar or baking soda • garlic • dried basil • heavy cream • Extra virgin olive oil • Salt and pepper • Mâche (lamb’s lettuce)

porcini mushrooms (boletus), any variety you like • Italian sausage with pepper (casings removed) or ground pork and beef • large onion • garlic • all-purpose flour (about 50 grams) • butter (about 50 grams) • whole milk (1 liter) • no-boil lasagna noodles • Salt, freshly ground black pepper, nutmeg

Cod or hake • broccolini or asparagus • eggs • baking powder • cider • flour • milk • pepper • salt • chopped parsley • garlic cloves • dried red chili peppers •

cooked macaroni (about 400 grams) • onion • garlic • cooking chorizo (about 125 grams, use more or less to taste) • frankfurter-style sausages • tomato sauce (about 250 grams) • Shredded mozzarella cheese • Shredded four-cheese blend

mushrooms (2 packages) (500 grams) • Diced ham • Garlic • Chopped parsley • Salt • Olive oil • Black pepper

Olive oil • onion, grated • tomato sauce • garlic, chopped • Spinach, to taste • Water • chickpeas, drained and rinsed • bouillon cube • Sweet paprika, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste • hard-boiled eggs

red bell pepper • green bell pepper • Potatoes (roughly broken into chunks) • fish stock (fumet) (about 1 liter) • onion • garlic • albacore tuna (about 500 grams) • Sweet paprika • Olive oil • Salt and pepper, to taste • white wine (about 60 ml) • Crushed tomatoes

For the Salad: • small head of lettuce (washed, dried, and thinly sliced) • tomatoes (washed, dried, and chopped) • cooked ham (cut into strips) • –1.75 oz pimento-stuffed olives (chopped) (25–50 g) • –2 tablespoons bean sprouts • –2 tablespoons pickled carrots • –3 white asparagus spears (chopped) • –1.75 oz walnuts (chopped) (25–50 g) • For the Vinaigrette: • –4 tablespoons olive oil • –3 tablespoons vinegar •

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

zucchini • garlic • diced cured ham (such as prosciutto or country ham) • mild cheese (like Monterey Jack or mozzarella) • eggs • Olive oil

onion • carrot • mushrooms • chicken broth (about 750 ml) • fresh ginger, minced • chicken breast • rice noodles (about 75–100 grams) • garlic cloves • chives • dried chili pepper

pork belly • potatoes • red bell pepper • Chorizo sausage • garlic cloves • chicken bouillon cube • About 1/2 cup water (120 ml)

flour (about 500 grams) • yeast • egg • salt • warm water • sardines (about 270 grams) • tomato • onion and garlic • Black pepper, parsley, bay leaf, salt, and wine vinegar • oil for frying

ripe tomatoes (about 1 kg) • carrot • onion • medium Italian green pepper • medium cucumber • garlic clove • Day-old bread • Extra virgin olive oil • Salt • Piel de Sapo melon • diced serrano ham • Apple cider vinegar (optional)

Bulgarian or Greek yogurt (about 500 grams) • cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced • garlic, peeled • walnuts, lightly toasted (about 75 grams) • fresh dill • sunflower oil • Salt • Ground black pepper

Ground beef • Cheddar cheese • Onion • Flour tortillas • Tomato paste • Salt • Black pepper • Sweet paprika • Hot paprika • Ground cumin • Garlic powder • Olive oil •

cod fillets • Green and red bell pepper • Onion • Olive oil • Garlic • Honey • Salt • egg

mushrooms (about 2 packages) (500 grams) • large onion • diced ham (50 grams) • dried cayenne chili pepper • white wine (about 100 ml) • water • cornstarch • Olive oil, salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and parsley

large monkfish tails or 2.2 lbs rosada fillets (about 1 kg) • onion • garlic cloves • Fresh or frozen cilantro, • all-purpose flour or cornstarch • dry white wine (about 120 ml) • water (about 500 ml) and 1 vegetable bouillon cube • large shrimp or peeled jumbo shrimp (about 100 grams) • dried chili pepper (optional) • Olive oil and salt