Leftover

bolillo rolls, split in half with a firm crumb • mashed or refried beans • roasted pork or carnitas, cut into small pieces • onion rings marinated in lime juice, salt, and dried oregano • For the broth: • tomatoes • freshly ground toasted spices with cinnamon and cumin • fresh cilantro • apple cider vinegar • apple juice • large onion, peeled and roughly chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped •

flour tortillas • shrimp (about 115 grams) • onion • bell pepper • tomato • flour and a little water • Oil for frying • Pink sauce with habanero, to taste

pre-cooked octopus (about 100 grams) • chopped cucumber (about 70 grams) • chopped tomato (about 75 grams) • chopped onion (about 35 grams) • Juice of 2 limes • chopped cilantro • avocado • tostada shells • mayonnaise (about 60 grams) • little sriracha sauce • Sliced jalapeño, to taste

corn husks, soaked in hot salted water • sprigs of rosemary added to the soaking water • For the dough: • white corn masa, ground on a metate (about 2 kg) • whipped heavy cream (about 710 ml) • thick jocoque or plain Greek yogurt (about 475 ml) • epazote, finely chopped • serrano chiles, stems removed • Salt, to taste • For the filling: • Finely chopped cooked dishes you have on hand; I like to add olives, peanuts, chia seeds, amaranth, and pumpkin seeds • To serve the tamales •

pork ribs • red chili powder • (about 120 ml) guajillo sauce or 2 dried guajillo chiles, seeded and soaked • small piece onion • small garlic clove • potato • zucchini • To taste, chicken bouillon powder • As needed, prepared tamale dough (masa)

cooked rice (from your side dish) (about 100 grams) • eggs • Chopped vegetables, ham, or sausage, as much as you like—get creative! • tomatoes for the sauce • Onion, • Garlic, • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

as needed, leftover mole sauce, • as needed, corn tortillas • chicken breast • or less of an onion • as needed, shredded cheese

chicharrón (pork cracklings), can be small pieces • masa for tortillas (you can buy it) • baking powder (such as Royal) • salt • water • refried beans • fresh cheese (queso fresco) • sour cream • Salad, to taste (optional) • roasted tomatoes • small piece of onion • water (60 ml) •

green chilaquiles (about 1 kg) • bolillo or telera rolls • refried beans (about 240 ml) • sour cream (about 1/4 kg) • onion, thinly sliced and soaked to mellow flavor • tomatoes • fresh cheese (about 100 grams) • mozzarella cheese (about 100 grams)

water (1 liter) • sunflower seeds • dried shrimp (100 grams) • Bell pepper, to taste • Mexican-style table cream (media crema) • Evaporated milk, • eggs • ground black pepper • Salt, to taste • Chives or onion, to taste • oats • jalapeño pepper •

ground beef (about 100 grams) • small piece of Mexican chorizo or longaniza • pambazo sauce (about 60 ml) • finely chopped onion (about 1/8 onion) • Nonstick cooking spray, • ground cloves • dried oregano • ground cinnamon • ground cumin • pambazo roll • Chopped lettuce, to taste • avocado, sliced

bolillo or telera rolls • raisins (about 60 grams, optional) • unsalted peanuts (about 60 grams, optional) • chopped walnuts (about 100 grams) • piloncillo (about 300 grams) • cinnamon stick • whole cloves • panela cheese (about 150 grams) • water (1 liter) • butter (about 45 grams, half of a 90-gram stick)

corn flour for tortillas (Maseca, 1 kg or about 8 cups/2.2 lbs) • Warm water, • oil or lard (100 ml) • baking powder (Royal) • coarse salt

cooked pinto beans (about 3 cups or 500 grams) • bacon (about 250 grams) • Mexican chorizo (about 250 grams) • ham (about 250 grams) • ham bone • Pork cracklings (chicharrón), to taste • Tomato, to taste • Cilantro, to taste • Onion, to taste • Avocado, to taste • Queso seco or Monterey Jack cheese, to taste

water (240 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 125 grams) • Peel from half an orange • cinnamon stick • brown sugar (about 50 grams) • eggs • butter (about 85 grams) • vanilla extract • vegetable oil (about 1 liter), for frying • Ground cinnamon, • Powdered sugar,

Tortillas (as needed) • Sausages or shredded chicken breast (as needed) • Shredded or sliced cheese (optional, as needed) • Grated dry cheese (optional, as needed) • tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • Chicken bouillon seasoning • chipotle chiles

rotisserie chicken breast • Enough corn tortillas • Enough oil for frying

white corn masa for tortillas (500 grams) • olive oil (150 ml) • baking powder (such as Royal) • salt • garlic powder • broth • refried beans • tamale husks • to taste sour cream and Cotija cheese for garnish

For the sauce: • Roma tomatoes, chopped • guajillo chiles (preferably 2 mild and 2 hot) • garlic cloves • onion, chopped • cumin • For the filling: • calabaza de castilla (Mexican pumpkin), cooked and peeled, cut into cubes • dried shrimp (or regular dried shrimp if unavailable) • fresh shrimp • Cooking oil • Salt and pepper to taste •

Maseca corn flour (about 120 grams) • warm water (about 240 ml), approximately • as needed, oil for frying • cooked chicken (about 200 grams) • tomato (about 100 grams) • onion (about 60 grams) • garlic clove • as needed, oil • salt to taste • bay leaf • chicken bouillon • as needed, water •

corn masa • mozzarella cheese, to taste • nonstick cooking spray, • guacamole, to taste • sliced cucumber, to taste

green salsa tamal, sliced lengthwise into three pieces • homemade or store-bought green salsa • shredded chicken • sour cream • shredded melting cheese

chicken breast fillets, washed and cut into strips or "fajitas" • ham, cut into squares • bacon, cut into squares • soy sauce • Shredded cheese, to taste • Oil

corn flour (Maseca) • all-purpose flour • baking powder (optional) • Salt to taste • Oil • Water • Filling: • tuna, peppers, pork rinds, cactus, ground beef, chorizo, etc

assorted carnitas • green salsa • onion, finely chopped • all-purpose flour • eggs

tortilla chips for nachos (or 2.2 pounds of corn tortillas cut into triangles and fried) • nacho cheese • cooked potatoes, diced into small cubes • chorizo, browned in its own fat (cut into pieces or crumbled) • grilled beef steak, cut into pieces • Jalapeño peppers to taste

eggs • roasted tomatoes • roasted serrano peppers • onion • pork steaks • large cactus paddle or 2 small ones • salt to taste • garlic to taste • pepper to taste • fried tortillas • beans • Cotija cheese

chopped cold cuts or deli meats • large onion, chopped • farm-fresh eggs • oil or fat to taste • Salt to taste • Spicy ranch-style aromatic avocado sauce: • avocados, peeled and pitted, just the flesh • thick yogurt • epazote, chopped • cilantro, chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped • Juice of three limes •

large sesame seed rolls • black beans mashed with epazote and mint to taste • onions pickled in sour orange juice, sea salt, and dried oregano with a splash of tequila • or to taste chopped cooked pork carnitas, Michoacán style • ripe tomatoes • roasted xoconostles, peeled, seeded, and chopped • large onion, peeled and quartered • garlic, peeled and chopped • mint, chopped • fresh rosemary leaves • cinnamon stick • vinegar •

all-purpose flour (about 225 grams) • whole wheat flour (about 25 grams) • olive oil • sourdough starter (about 50 grams) • warm water (about 175 grams) • salt • pepperoni (about 100 grams) • mozzarella cheese (about 150 grams) • red onion, sliced • Pizza sauce to taste • roasted red bell pepper