15 cloves garlic

packed cilantro leaves (about 15 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 60 ml) • small garlic clove • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste) • ground black pepper • ground cumin

raw chicken (1 kg) • mulato chiles (500 grams) • sesame seeds (about 4.5 oz or 125 grams) • cinnamon (about 0.35 oz or 10 grams) • or 3 pieces Mexican table chocolate (about 75 grams) • medium onion (about 4.2 oz or 120 grams) • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • garlic • medium tomatoes (1 kg) • ground cumin (about 0.18 oz or 5 grams) • dried mixed herbs (such as oregano, thyme, cumin, dried parsley, or a mix—about 0.5 oz or 15 grams) •

fresh ginger root • garlic cloves • green onions (white parts) • oil (about 240 ml) • eggs • radishes • mushrooms • green onions (green tops) • chicken (or any meat you prefer) (about 1 kg) • Swiss chard • pan drippings (from the skillet) • water (about 1.5 liters) •

rice noodles (200 g) • medium zucchini • mushrooms • carrot, grated • Spinach leaves, to taste • -inch piece fresh ginger (about 3 cm) • parsley • mint leaves • Soy sauce, to taste • Salt, to taste • Green onion • Black pepper •

poblano peppers • jalapeño or serrano peppers • white onion • Sour cream • Mozzarella or asadero cheese • corn, 15 oz (432 g) • Chicken broth • garlic clove • Butter (optional) • Oil

cooked beans • Avocado leaf, to taste • oil (15 ml) • avocado • Cilantro, to taste • Salt, to taste • arbol chiles • tomatoes • garlic clove • small corn tortillas • quesillo (Oaxacan cheese or mozzarella) • oil •

corn tortillas (about 250 grams) • garlic • Roma tomatoes (about 300 grams) • small stick cinnamon (about 1 gram) • whole cloves • dried ancho chiles • dried morita chile • small French bread roll (bolillo) • toasted sesame seeds (about 15 grams) • star anise • tablet Mexican drinking chocolate • Oregano, to taste •

pork or chicken, as you prefer (1 kg) • masa harina for tamales or tortilla masa (1 kg) • pork lard (about 8.8 oz or 250 grams) • as needed, broth from cooking the meat • dried guajillo chiles (100 grams) • dried catarino chiles (100 grams) • each of black pepper, cumin, and cloves • small piece of cinnamon stick • ripe tomatoes • garlic cloves • onion • salt, to taste •

ripe tomatoes (about 500 grams) • water (about 500 ml) • salt (about 15 grams) • onion • garlic clove • masa (about 1 kilogram)

pork spare ribs, cut into bite-sized pieces (about 1 1/4 kilos) • pork shoulder, cut into bite-sized pieces (about 3/4 kilo) • tomato puree (about 60 ml) • dried puya chiles (about 15 grams) • dried chipotle chiles (about 15 grams) • dried morita chiles (about 15 grams) • dried cascabel chiles (about 15 grams) • dried piquín chiles (about 15 grams) • small can chipotle chiles in adobo • fresh jalapeño peppers • large onions • large garlic cloves •

corn flour for tortillas (about 1 kg) • pork lard (about 500 grams) • salt • pork (about 250 grams) • chicken breasts • dried ancho chiles • dried mulato chiles • dried pasilla chiles • hard-boiled eggs • tomatillos • Roma tomatoes • almonds (about 50 grams) •

pork neck bones (about 1.5 kg) • pig’s feet (about 1.5 kg) • pork shoulder or stew meat (about 1.5 kg) • pork head (about 1.5 lbs/700 g) • chicken bouillon powder (about 22 g) • bay leaves • cooked onions (about 1.5 kg) • whole head of garlic plus 2 cloves • dried guajillo chiles for color • pre-cooked hominy (about 4 kg) • ground cumin (about 7 g) • Salt to taste •

medium portobello mushrooms • orange juice (about 480 ml) • honey (about 30 ml) • garlic clove • onion • Mixed herbs (such as bay leaf, thyme, oregano) • allspice berries • apple cider vinegar (about 15 ml) • dried prunes • Salt, to taste • ---- for the salsa • tomatoes •