Basic sauce

Crêpe batter • dark chocolate (70 g) • Heavy cream • Shredded coconut

ripe tomatoes, diced • hot peppers, chopped • garlic, grated or crushed • tomato paste • Black pepper • Salt • olive oil • potatoes • eggplants • Vegetable oil for frying

monkfish tail (about 1 kg) • smoked bacon • shallots • garlic • red wine (Côtes du Rhône) (about 120 ml) • white wine (Côtes de Bergerac) (about 120 ml) • salted butter (about 50 grams) • thyme • Espelette pepper • Olive oil • Butter • Salt •

chicken breasts or large chicken fillets • mushrooms (about 250 grams) • shallot • garlic clove • thick sour cream (about 200 ml) • dry white wine (about 100 ml) • water (about 150 ml) with 1 bouillon cube • mild mustard • cornstarch or flour • butter (about 20 grams) • oil • salt •

brown basmati rice (about 500 grams) • capon broth (about 700 ml, homemade recipe linked) • Salt and pepper • heaping tablespoons chopped parsley (tip linked)

onion • Veal • Salt • Pepper • cinnamon • Potatoes • Parsley • egg • Lemon • Canned chickpeas (I forgot to add them)

chopped onion • large tomatoes • garlic • tomato paste • Fresh basil to taste (about 10 leaves) • salt-free Italian seasoning • homemade unsalted vegetable broth (about 180 ml)

marinated bird’s eye chilies (about 700 grams, from my trip to the Marquesas) • marinated Polynesian chilies (about 400 grams, from my trip to the Marquesas) • red Caribbean chilies (about 400 grams) • lemons • fresh ginger, about 6 inches long • fresh cilantro • onions • garlic • turmeric • Sichuan peppercorns • whole cloves, 10 cardamom pods (from my trip to India) • olive oil (about 300 ml)

seeds • smoked grouper • chacha fish • onions • tomatoes • kble (smoked fish part, see note) • kplo (smoked beef skin, see note) • mild chili peppers • Maggi bouillon cubes • Kadi bouillon packet

raw broccoli (about 350 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 240–250 grams) • cheese, such as Gruyère (about 250 grams) • heavy cream (about 330 ml) • Espelette pepper, salt to taste • Shelled walnuts

fresh pollock fillet (250 g) • carrots • small zucchini • onion • lemon • olive oil • mustard (for the sauce) • garlic, minced • salt and pepper • parsley • dill • thick light sour cream (about 7 oz or 200 ml, 15% fat) •

live lobsters • monkfish tail (about 400 grams) • leeks (white parts only) • carrots • turnips • fresh white mushrooms (button mushrooms) • celery stalk • shallots • garlic clove • bouquet garni (bundle of herbs) • dry white wine (about 100 ml) • heavy cream (about 200 ml) •

soy milk (about 220 ml) • nutritional yeast (about 20 grams) • tapioca starch (about 10 grams) • cashew butter (about 25 grams) • mustard (about 5 grams) • garlic powder (about 1 gram) • onion powder (about 1 gram) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

tomatoes • melon seeds (egusi) or similar seeds • large onions • akpi seeds • mild chili peppers • cow skin (about 8 oz/225 g) • fresh chacha fish (or similar firm white fish, about 1 1/2 lbs/700 g) • crabs • large snails • smoked mackerel • seasoning blend (adjovant) • bouillon cubes •

low-fat milk (1 liter) • Grana Padano cheese, grated (100 grams) • unsalted butter (100 grams) • spelt flour (100 grams) • smoked garlic powder • Salt and pepper • ground nutmeg

For 1 serving • pork shoulder chop, rib chop, or pork loin chop • salt • generous pinch of cracked black pepper • Sunflower oil • Fresh thyme • garlic, crushed • heaping tablespoon green peppercorns in brine or fresh (lightly crushed to release their aroma) • heavy cream or half-and-half • dry white wine (about 120 ml)

large chicken legs • broken rice • ripe tomatoes (about 6 1/2 pounds or 3 kg) • large onions • fresh parsley • chives • garlic • chicken bouillon cubes • red Adja seasoning (to replace tomato paste) • Kadi bouillon • large mild chili peppers • carrot •

shrimp (300 g) • sea scallops (300 g) • drops of soy sauce • heavy cream (1 small carton, about 8 oz or 200 ml) • Thai seasoning • Salt

sweet potato leaves • broken rice • beef (1 kg) • large okra • smoked fish • large onions • tomatoes • mild chili peppers • bouillon cubes (such as Maggi) • red palm oil • small jar powdered shrimp • small jar fish powder •

pork shoulder chops • porcini mushrooms (50 g) • homemade red wine sauce (about 7 oz or 200 g; see linked recipe) • lard (homemade; see linked recipe) • Herbes de Provence • red wine (about 3.5 fl oz or 100 ml) • chopped mixed fresh herbs (homemade blend)

pork chops • for the marinade • hoisin sauce • sriracha sauce (or more for extra heat) • water • soy sauce • neutral vegetable oil • -inch piece fresh ginger • garlic cloves • for cooking • neutral oil

Greek yogurt (about 150 grams), • olive oil, • black garlic, • lemon juice, • Salt, pepper • lamb chops, • dried thyme, 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, • olive oil, • Salt, pepper

smoked fish • large whole fresh mackerel • small eggplants • onions • tomatoes • mild chili peppers • red palm oil • okra pods • small jar akpi (Djansang seeds) • bouillon cubes • Kadi bouillon seasoning

eggplant • tomato • Sunflower oil • lamb neck or other meat • garlic • tomato paste (15–30 grams) • Salt and pepper • caraway • paprika • chili paste or derssa if you have it (use according to your spice preference) • Parsley • egg

enoki mushrooms • regular soy sauce (about 75 ml) • sweet soy sauce (about 30 ml) • lime • sesame oil • onion • shallot • garlic cloves • sesame seeds

Wild asparagus • heavy cream (about 150 ml) • onion • ravioli with fresh cheese (such as ricotta) • salt, pepper

boneless pork shoulder chops • apple • heavy cream (100 ml) • yellow onion • firm potatoes (about 500 grams) • chopped walnuts (20 grams) • endives • vegetable broth (homemade or 1 bouillon cube, 150 ml) • sugar • butter • olive oil • Salt and pepper, parsley

scallop corals • dry white wine (about 100 ml) • salted butter • heavy cream or 3 to 4 heaping tablespoons crème fraîche (about 100 ml) • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste • shallot • cornstarch (optional)

egg yolk • plain Greek yogurt (about 100 grams) • Dijon mustard • pickle brine • salt • tomato paste • honey • smoked paprika • black pepper • onion, finely grated • garlic, crushed • dill pickle, finely grated

water (200 ml) • beef bouillon • heavy cream • mixed peppercorns (about 5 grams) • black pepper (about 5 grams) • mustard • cognac