Grandma

Swiss chard • ground beef or pork (500 grams) • garlic (chopped) • onion (chopped) • epazote • whole black peppercorns • eggs • mixed vegetables (carrot, cauliflower, and broccoli) (80 grams)

ground beef (1 kg) • ground bacon (100 grams) • eggs • milk • Worcestershire sauce, to taste • ketchup • mustard • butter • carrot, chopped • onion • garlic cloves • celery stalks •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cleaned (ask your butcher for them this way—they really will prepare them for you) • frozen julienned mixed vegetables (any brand is fine) • corn • zucchini (the green kind) • onion • garlic powder, to taste • salt, to taste • tomato • flour tortillas • oil • cucumber with chili powder and lime (optional) • sour cream, to taste, for the tacos

boneless beef shank (about 1 kg) • beef soup bones • medium onion • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • dried ancho chiles • dried mulato chiles • dried pasilla chile • onion • garlic clove • large tomatillos • epazote •

beef neck bones (about 1 kg) • dried pasilla chiles (50 g) • dried ancho chiles (50 g) • green beans (50 g) • large potato • large zucchini • corn • epazote • garlic • onion • Salt, to taste • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste

masa harina (your preferred brand) (about 240 grams) • asadero or Oaxaca cheese (about 150 grams) • egg filling (optional) • refried beans (about 250 grams) • chicken broth (about 355 ml) • salt • Avocado salsa (see my recipes)

fresh sweet corn, with husks for wrapping the tamales • butter • milk (120 ml) • For the salsa: tomatillos, green chiles, garlic to taste, and salt • To serve: fresh cheese (queso fresco or ranchero) and plain sour cream

tamale dough (masa) (about 3 kilos) • lard (about 1 kilo) • small onion • red tomatoes • guajillo chiles • chopped hoja santa leaves • banana leaves • chicken breast

whole suckling pig, about 66 lbs (30 kg) • Recado rojo (achiote paste), to taste • Salt, • Banana leaves and oak leaves, as needed • sour oranges • Ground chili, • finely chopped onion (1 kg)

sugar • eggs • vanilla • sweetened condensed milk • table cream • evaporated milk

black beans soaked for 12 hours or 1 hour with the quick trick • water • onion • garlic • epazote • oil • sea salt to taste

serrano peppers • garlic clove • ripe tomatoes • Salt, to taste • cilantro • longaniza or chorizo (enough for 20 sopes) • Corn masa, • Refried black beans, to taste • Onion, to taste • Lettuce, to taste • Mexican crema, to taste • Panela or basket cheese, to taste

Potato Patties: • large potatoes, cooked and mashed • peeled, chopped onion • breadcrumbs • ricotta cheese • egg • salt • As needed, oil for frying • Lenten Nopales: • cooked nopales (cactus paddles), diced • onion, peeled and diced • chopped tomato •

tomatillos • white onion • large handful dried chile de árbol peppers (we recommend more than 20) • garlic • chicken bouillon powder (like Knorr) or 1 tablespoon salt • water (about 475 ml)

small onion, finely chopped • elbow macaroni No. 2 (about 100 grams) • water (1 liter) • large tomatoes • garlic clove • good splash of olive oil • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon powder • spinach • Cilantro, to taste (optional)

chicken drumsticks • ripe plantains • Roma tomatoes • small white onion • capers or green olives • garlic • bay leaves • thyme • oregano • as needed, oil for frying • as needed, salt • as needed, ground black pepper

masa harina (about 1 kg, or use fresh masa if available) • baking powder (such as Royal brand) (about 5 grams) • chicken breast • garlic clove • as needed, onion • large Roma tomatoes • as needed, salt • as needed, vegetable oil • tomatillos • habanero pepper • sour cream (about 1/4 liter) • Cotija cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 kg) •

limes • evaporated milk (12 oz/360 g) • sweetened condensed milk (14 oz/387 g) • plain cookies (preferably Maria cookies, or substitute with vanilla wafers)

cooked beans of your choice (about 480–720 ml) • chorizo sausage • onion, finely chopped • chili pepper, finely chopped (to taste) • Salt, to taste • Cooking oil, to taste

eggs • chorizo sausages • corn tortillas • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

onion • whole cloves • jalapeño pepper • tomato • cinnamon stick • Shredded coconut, to taste • Raisins, to taste • Aged cheese, to taste • Corn tortillas, • Toasted bread or toasted bolillo rolls, • water (2 liters) • large piloncillo cones

ground pork and beef (about 600 grams) • water (3 liters) • carrots • chayote squash • zucchini • potatoes • fresh green beans (about 100 grams) • tomatoes • onion • serrano peppers • fresh oregano • small handful rice •

carrots • corn tortillas • sour cream • lettuce • salsa, to taste • cheese • oil

chicken breast • guajillo chiles • onion • vegetable oil • chipotle chile • garlic clove • unsalted peanuts (about 100 grams) • tomato • salt to taste

dried beans • rice (about 200 grams) • oil (about 30 ml) • onion (white or red, either is fine) • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube (or 1 tablespoon if using powder) • Tortilla chips, as needed (you can cut tortillas into strips and fry them, or use chopped warm tortillas if you prefer) • Queso fresco or Oaxaca cheese, to taste • Mexican crema, to taste • Hard-boiled eggs, to taste (optional)

hominy corn • chicken • fresh herbs (such as bay leaf, thyme, or marjoram) • garlic • onion • green cabbage • radishes • dried guajillo chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • tomatoes • dried oregano •

pork (about 500 grams) • dried guajillo chiles • masa harina dough (about 1 kilogram) • lard (about 300 grams) • baking powder (about 12 grams) • Salt to taste • corn husks for tamales

guavas • masa harina for tamales • lard • sugar • baking powder • food coloring to taste • corn husks for tamales

Soup or broth: • ripe tomatoes, fried or roasted • unsweetened hibiscus water • large onion, peeled and quartered, roasted • shrimp powder • green onion stalks, chopped and roasted • roasted pasilla chiles, stemmed • ground cinnamon and cumin • Fresh cow's milk butter • toasted dried shrimp • Salt • Garnish or decoration: •

🌼 4 - 5 ripe bananas • 🌼 4 eggs • 🌼 2 cups of flour • 🌼 1/2 cup of oil • 🌼 1/2 cup of sugar • 🌼 walnuts to taste (I used about 5 oz) • 🌼 2 teaspoons of baking soda • 🍀 or 2 teaspoons of baking powder • 🌼 1 heaping teaspoon of cinnamon • 🌼 4-5 tablespoons of vanilla extract