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corn tortillas • sliced mushrooms • spinach • Oaxaca cheese (about 30 grams) • Mexican salad (tomato, onion, radish, cilantro, lime, and salt) • Seasonings: dried chile de árbol or pepperoncini, black pepper, garlic powder, and salt • Olive oil, to taste • Optional: onion and bell peppers to add with the mushrooms

ground beef (1 kg) • ripe red tomatoes • cilantro • large potatoes • garlic • tomato puree (7 oz each, 200 grams) • spaghetti noodles • Panela cheese, shredded, to taste (or substitute with mozzarella or Monterey Jack for melting) • Salt, to taste • onion • basil • black pepper

chicken breast, cut into pieces • sour cream or Greek yogurt (about 120 ml) • large egg • minced garlic • small onion, finely chopped • Salt and pepper, to taste • Shredded Manchego cheese, • Grated Parmesan cheese,

zucchini (about 1 kg) • tuna • tomatoes, diced • onion, finely diced • chili pepper, finely chopped • Salt, oregano, and thyme to taste • Shredded cheese that melts well, such as Monterey Jack, Chihuahua, or any melting cheese

spaghetti (about 7 oz or 200 grams) • bacon, chopped (about 150 grams) • heavy cream (120 ml) • Roma tomatoes • small piece onion • small garlic clove • American cheese • melting cheese, such as Chihuahua cheese

ground chicken (500 grams) • hard-boiled eggs • Panela cheese, cut into small cubes (2 cubes per meatball) • Cooked white rice, • Cooked zucchini, diced very small, mixed with the rice, • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • tomatillo • serrano peppers • onion, to taste • garlic clove

smoked fish (I used jack mackerel) (about 300 grams) • medium onion • Roma tomatoes • ground cumin • garlic powder • dried chives • Salt to taste

zucchini (about 1.5 kg) • round cheese (such as queso fresco or panela) • pork ribs, cut into small pieces (about 1/2 kilo) • tomatoes (about 1 kg) • onion • Tampico chile, to taste (or substitute with jalapeño or serrano pepper) • pipicha, or to taste (or substitute with cilantro)

dried corn husks, reserve 4 husks • Medium steamer pot • Dough: • vegetable shortening (about 270 grams) • instant corn masa for tamales (about 480 grams) • vegetable broth (about 630 ml) • baking powder • kosher salt • Filling: • vegetable oil • white onion, sliced into half-moons (about 150 grams) • garlic, minced •

bolillo roll • turkey ham • Your choice of cheese, to taste • American cheese • Lettuce, to taste • Chipotle pepper sauce or dressing, to taste • Cheese and chili sauce or dressing, to taste • Butter, to taste

pork (about 1.5 kg) • bay leaves • garlic cloves, unpeeled and halved • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles (or similar dried red chiles) • arbol chiles • garlic cloves • Cumin, to taste • Salt, • lard • Broth from the cooked pork, • masa (about 3 kg) •

telera or bolillo rolls • Oaxaca cheese (about 500 grams) • chorizo (about 500 grams) • avocados • small white onion • tomatoes • lime • Pickled chiles, to taste

chicken cutlets • Gouda cheese, about 1/2 inch thick (1 cm) per cutlet • bacon to wrap each cutlet • Paella seasoning • Garlic powder

egg • Manchego cheese • refried beans • corn tortilla chips

corn masa (about 200 grams) • firm white cheese, such as queso fresco or farmer cheese (about 70 grams) • sugar • vegetable oil (about 500 ml)

chicken breast fillets • bacon • Manchego cheese • whole milk (240 ml) • poblano peppers • heavy cream (60 ml) • Salt and pepper • Toothpicks • chicken bouillon cube

boiled and shredded chicken breast (about 500 grams) • medium tomatoes • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon cube • water (about 355 ml) • Manchego cheese or your preferred cheese • corn tortillas • Oil,

bell pepper • sliced mushrooms • Panela cheese, • Corn kernels, • tomato • Chopped onion, • Cilantro, • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Dried herbs, to taste

carrot cake mix • oil (about 80 ml) • water (about 240 ml) • eggs • sweetened condensed milk (about 14 oz / 397 g) • evaporated milk (about 12 oz / 354 ml) • eggs • cream cheese (Philadelphia, 8 oz / 226 g) • powdered sugar (about 60 g) • cream cheese (Philadelphia, 8 oz / 226 g) • butter (about 55 g)

(about 9 oz each, 250 grams) spaghetti • onion • garlic • Dutch Edam cheese, sliced or shredded (150 grams) • heavy cream • milk • Salt, to taste • fresh parsley, cleaned and chopped

almond flour (65 grams) • shredded cheese (mozzarella, Parmesan, and cheddar) (150 grams) • eggs • baking powder • Pepper, to taste

masa (about 1 kilogram) • Sour cream, to taste • Shredded cheese, to taste • Salsa, to taste

butter (50 grams) • chopped white onion • cornstarch • chicken or vegetable broth • milk • crumbled blue cheese (100 grams) • baby spinach, washed and drained (250 grams; I used ready-to-eat) • heavy cream • Salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste

cooked black beans with broth (about 240 ml) • avocado oil • shredded Oaxaca cheese (about 50 grams) • dried oregano • nopal tortillas • as needed, cooking spray • finely sliced lettuce (about 50 grams) • avocado • as needed, sour cream • as needed, green salsa or your favorite salsa

chocolate cake mix (about 500 grams) • water (about 300 grams) • vegetable oil (about 100 grams) • eggs • sweetened condensed milk (Lechera) • evaporated milk (Clavel) • vanilla extract • sugar • -inch (30 cm) round cake pan

sugar (about 200 grams) • very hot water (about 120 ml) • heavy whipping cream (about 200 grams) • cream cheese, like Philadelphia (about 200 grams) • sweetened condensed milk (about 200 grams) • eggs

bolillo rolls (or substitute with French rolls or small baguettes) • Manchego cheese (if unavailable, use Chihuahua, Oaxaca, or panela cheese) • cooked beans (pinto, black, or bayo; I used pinto beans) (about 240 grams) • butter • carrots • small zucchini • medium cauliflower florets • red onion • Salt, to taste • Lime, to taste • Lime, to taste

beef steaks • red bell pepper • yellow bell pepper • green bell pepper • onion • vegetable oil • salt to taste • black pepper to taste • Worcestershire sauce to taste

shrimp (raw or pre-cooked) (750 g) • Roma tomatoes (diced, remove seeds) • poblano pepper • garlic (finely chopped) • Oaxaca cheese (250 g) • red onion • fresh epazote leaves • flour tortillas • habanero peppers • limes • cilantro (10 g) • bouillon cube (chicken or seafood) •

pork sausages • potato • onion • bacon • cherry tomatoes • Cheese • Salt and pepper