Main course

beef steak of your choice (about 1 kg) • bell peppers • medium tomatoes • onions, peeled • Salt to taste • granulated garlic • little vegetable oil

broccoli florets (about 150 grams) • large carrot • butter (about 28 grams) • Salt and pepper to taste

long-grain white rice (about 400 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic • vegetable oil • chicken bouillon powder • salt • water (about 950 ml)

pasta (100 g) • sardines in oil • garlic • dried chile de árbol • salt (15 g) • olive oil (use regular for cooking, extra virgin for finishing) • shiso leaf (If you don't have shiso, you can use basil or try other herbs.)

lasagna noodles (good quality) • lean ground beef • Manchego cheese • onion, chopped • celery, chopped • all-purpose flour (about 24 grams) • milk (1 liter) • butter (about 30 grams) • tomato puree (about 1/2 liter) • chicken bouillon powder or salt • black pepper • nutmeg •

white rice (250 g) • sesame oil (50 ml) • peas (50 g) • carrot (50 g) • large egg (about 60 g) • garlic (10 g) • green onion (10 g) • ginger (10 g) • soy sauce (40 ml) • chicken breast (150 g) • beef (150 g) • shrimp (150 g) •

all-purpose flour, sifted (about 500 grams) • unsalted butter, softened and clarified (about 200 grams), at room temperature • large eggs, at room temperature, cracked • finely grated Cotija cheese (about 250 grams) • milk, at room temperature • fine salt, sifted • sugar • flour for dusting and shaping • rolling pin • vegetable oil for frying (about 2 liters) • spatula • fresh parsley, washed and sanitized

beef, preferably in one piece (about 450 grams) • olive oil • red wine (120 ml) • onion, cut into pieces • beef broth (480 ml) • Worcestershire sauce • fresh thyme • cornstarch • tomato paste • mushrooms

smoked marlin or smoked tuna (about 500 grams) • bacon, chopped (about 350 grams) • butter (about 1/3 stick) • vegetable juice (such as V8) • beer (12 oz each) • small can tomato puree • onion, chopped • garlic, chopped • celery stalks, diced • chipotle peppers (optional) • poblano or bell peppers, sliced • Vegetables are optional, use what you have: •

green cabbage, cut into thick slices • Olive oil, • paprika • Chile piquín or cayenne pepper, to taste • freshly ground black pepper • thyme • garlic salt • dried onion flakes • cumin • oregano • Salt, to taste

whole beef tenderloin • olive oil (60 ml) • garlic, minced • dried basil • dried oregano • dried thyme • salt • Worcestershire sauce • finely chopped shallot (about 75 grams) • garlic, pressed • heavy cream (about 1 cup or 240 ml) • tomato purée (80 ml) •

chicken thighs • Salt or chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • thyme • basil • oregano • drizzle of olive oil

soursop pulp (about 300 grams) • water (about 150 grams) • mezcal (about 35 grams) • sugar (about 125 grams) • chili powder with worm salt (about 15 grams) • ice • coarse salt (about 200 grams)

long-grain white rice (about 200 grams) • large tomatoes • red onion • large garlic cloves • water (about 710 ml) • celery stalk (optional) • fresh green peas (optional, about 75 grams) • Salt to taste • Vegetable oil to taste

ripe plantains, cooked with skin on • flour (about 120 grams) • oil (about 240 ml) • egg • Breadcrumbs, • Refried beans or cream cheese • Elbow macaroni or any pasta you have at home • potatoes, cooked and diced • carrots, cooked and chopped • mayonnaise • sour cream • tuna •

whole chicken (about 4.6 lbs or 2.1 kg) • Salt to taste (preferably sea salt) • carrots • Green peas to taste • Chickpeas to taste • Maguey leaves as needed • medium onion • garlic • Roma tomatoes • dried mirasol chiles • dried ancho chiles • Cumin to taste •

small zucchini (very green and tender, sliced) • onion (sliced) • sour cream (about 1/2 liter) • garlic (finely minced) • tomato puree • shredded cheese (such as Manchego, Gouda, Gruyère, or Parmesan) • Butter, • chicken bouillon powder • canned corn kernels • dried oregano

pork shoulder or leg (about 1 kg) • garlic cloves • medium onion • tomato • Anaheim pepper • dried guajillo or red chiles • dried ancho chile • dried oregano • black pepper • cumin • white vinegar • mayonnaise •

poblano peppers • chopped onion • (7.6 oz/225 g) table cream (such as Nestlé Media Crema) • milk (about 225 g, use the empty cream can to measure) • corn kernels • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Salt and pepper, to taste • Vegetable oil, • Corn tortillas, • Mexican crema and cheese, to taste • Serrano pepper (optional)

fideo pasta (about 100 grams) • medium tomatoes • garlic • small onion (thinly sliced into half-moons) • small carrot (diced) • cilantro • chicken broth (about 1/2 liter) • oil • salt to taste

chicken legs and 2 chicken thighs • onion • tomatoes • washed potatoes • zucchini • peeled carrots • chicken bouillon cube • garlic clove • coarse salt • black pepper • rice (about 100 grams) • water (3 liters) •

medium tomatoes • onion • garlic • water (240 ml) • fideo pasta • vegetable oil • parsley • dried cilantro (optional) • salt or chicken bouillon powder, to taste • enough water

bag medium fideo pasta • small tomatoes, quartered • onion • garlic • cilantro for flavor • tomato bouillon cubes • salt • black pepper • Oil • water (about 1.25 liters)

cold corn tortillas • (about 450 grams) shredded Oaxaca cheese or light string cheese • enchilada sauce or your preferred sauce • butter

olive oil • onion • carrots • parsley • celery • thyme • bay leaves • black pepper • powdered bouillon • No. 2 fideo pasta (thick vermicelli) • dried basil

noodles of your choice (I used fideo noodles) (about 100 grams) • large tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • Chicken pieces or giblets, depending on the number of servings • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste • fresh cilantro • Vegetables to taste (I used 1 ear of corn) • oil or lard (about 7 grams) • ground oregano • Chipotle in adobo, green chile, or serrano pepper, to taste (optional)

rotisserie chicken • oil • onion • guajillo chiles, with seeds • tomatoes • chipotle chiles in adobo sauce • garlic • water (about 950 ml) • chicken bouillon powder

chicken breast • Roma tomatoes • garlic cloves • potato • zucchini • carrot • white onion • cilantro • thyme • epazote • bay leaf • oregano •

flour (5 kg) • dry yeast (100 g) • water (3 1/2 liters) • sugar (1 kg) • salt (20 g) • eggs • sugar (3 kg) • flour (6 kg) • lard (2 1/2 liters) • lard

flour (remove 3 tablespoons and set aside) (about 8 cups flour; set aside 3 tablespoons) • ball vegetable shortening, about the size of a tennis ball (about 7 oz or 200 grams) • salt • water, as hot as you can handle (about 600 ml)