cooked chicken breast (about 200 grams) • pork rinds (about 70 grams) • tomatillos • serrano peppers • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 40 grams) • olive oil (15 ml) • lactose-free cream (30 ml) • fresh parsley • Salt and pepper, to taste • onion

Peruvian beans (about 500 grams) or your preferred beans • bacon (about 200 grams) • turkey ham (about 150 grams) • chorizo (about 150 grams) • onion • garlic • canola oil (or lard) • Cilantro, to taste • pork rinds (about 30 grams, use any crunchy pork rinds) • tomato • serrano pepper (or use pickled jalapeño)

chicken-flavored Maruchan instant noodles (or your preferred flavor) • enough water to prepare the soup • corn • salt, to taste • butter, to taste • sour cream (about 60 grams) • mayonnaise (about 60 grams) • juice of 1 lime • cotija cheese or crumbled queso blanco, to taste • Tajín seasoning, to taste • Valentina hot sauce, to taste • Takis Fuego chips, to taste

large cans of corn kernels, drained • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • cornmeal (about 120 grams) • large eggs • melted butter (about 115 grams) • baking powder • salt • milk (about 355 ml) • large poblano peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded, and cut into strips • onion, thinly sliced • small can of corn kernels, drained • salt •

chicken or beef cutlets • all-purpose flour (30 grams) • plain breadcrumbs (50 grams) • large egg, beaten with a pinch of salt • warm corn tortillas, preferably fresh • medium potatoes, cooked and peeled • lettuce, washed, disinfected, and shredded • tomato, sliced • onion, sliced • Mexican crema or sour cream • enough oil for frying • onion powder with salt, to taste •

masa (about 2 kg) • pork lard (about 350 grams) • whole chicken • chicken broth (about 350 ml) • mole (about 750 grams) • corn husks • Salt, 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)

corn tortillas (about 500 grams, preferably 2-3 days old) • onion • garlic • large tomatoes • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • seasoned tomato puree (about 100 grams) • chicken bouillon powder • Salt to taste • Queso Chihuahua or your preferred cheese, to taste

tomatoes • onion • dried guajillo chiles • Garlic, to taste • Vegetable oil, • Salt and pepper, to taste • roasted red bell pepper, cleaned and seeded • cooked chicken breast, shredded • Corn tortillas,

ground beef (500 grams) • egg • Flour, • garlic • onion • large, very ripe tomatoes • Chipotle peppers, to taste • chicken bouillon (such as Knorr) • spaghetti (about 200 grams) • bay leaves • Salt and pepper

BAKED ENCHILADA SAUCE (magitta style) • dried guajillo chiles (seeded) • garlic cloves • salt • Soak the chiles in a little boiling water and let sit for about 10 minutes until soft. (Guajillo chiles are dried peppers.) • You can find these at international grocery stores in the US • filling • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 200 grams) • shredded cheddar cheese (about 200 grams) • onion, sliced • cooked, shredded chicken (about 300 grams) • corn tortillas •

to taste cheese (I used basket cheese because it’s affordable) • medium zucchini • medium ripe tomatoes • onion • large garlic clove • corn kernels (drained) • olive oil • chicken bouillon powder • to taste sour cream

corn tortillas • cooked chicken breast (about 300 grams) • tomato • onion • lettuce • Cotija or fresh cheese (about 200 grams) • Oil • guajillo chiles • pasilla chile • garlic clove • Salt and pepper, to taste • sour cream (about 200 ml)

shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about 250 grams) • bell pepper • potatoes • onion (about 100 grams) • tomato puree • hot Mexican-style tomato sauce (such as 'Salsa del Pato') • flour tortillas • fresh mushrooms • salt • chicken bouillon

dried mulato chiles (about 125 grams) • dried ancho chiles (about 125 grams) • dried pasilla chiles (about 125 grams) • cinnamon • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • anise seeds • cumin seeds • sesame seeds • Roma tomatoes • medium onion • garlic cloves •

pork cracklings (chicharrón) • masa (see my other recipes for how to prepare the masa) • jalapeño peppers • tomatillos • chicken bouillon powder • Salt, to taste • As needed, corn husks for tamales, soaked

guajillo chiles, soaked and seeded • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon cubes • hot water (about 355 ml) • lard (about 115 grams) • corn masa for tortillas (about 1250 grams) • evaporated milk (about 12 fl oz / 354 ml) • water (about 60 ml) • black pepper • chicken bouillon cubes • cooked chicken breast, shredded •

cooked chicken breast (about 225 grams) • nopal tortillas • green salsa (such as Herdez, or your favorite brand) • crema (Mexican-style sour cream), to taste • Parmesan cheese, to taste • salt, to taste • oil,

For the enchiladas: • soft fried corn tortillas, preferably fried in good-quality pork lard • For the Christmas sweet 13-chile sauce: • different dried chiles (Morita, Japanese, Cascabel, Pasilla, Costeño, Guajillo, dried Chipotle, Ancho, smoked Chipotle, Árbol, yellow Costeño, smoked Ancho, and Pico de Paloma chile) • roasted cinnamon • Small handful of sweet spices (anise, coriander seeds, cardamom, cloves, and Tabasco pepper) • Grated nutmeg • Small handful of raisins • Small handful of prunes • Small handful of peanuts • Small handful of pecans or walnuts • epazote •

corn tortillas (about 200 grams) • vegetable oil (about 500 ml) • chicken breast (about 150 grams) • Manchego cheese (about 50 grams) • tomato (about 50 grams) • cilantro • poblano peppers (about 300 grams) • sour cream (about 250 ml) • cream cheese (about 30 grams) • milk (about 100 ml) • chicken broth (about 400 ml) • butter (about 30 grams) •

large tomatoes (choose the largest you can find) • serrano peppers • large garlic cloves • cilantro • enough corn tortillas • salt, to taste • heaping tablespoons Mexican crema (or sour cream) • cooked chicken leg and thigh pieces, shredded • milk (360 ml) or one can of table cream (media crema) • heaping tablespoon chicken bouillon granules • Shredded Manchego cheese, to taste • Wooden toothpicks

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

poblano peppers • tomatillos • serrano peppers • garlic clove • or 1 cube chicken bouillon • white onion • tortilla chips (about 250 grams) • shredded Chihuahua or Monterey Jack cheese (about 170 grams) • cooked, shredded chicken (about 280 grams) • as needed, full-fat sour cream • as needed, salt • as needed, black pepper •

large tomatillos • serrano peppers • onion • garlic clove • small handful cilantro • sour cream • cream cheese • cooked chicken (leftover) • pork rinds, crushed (plus extra) (about 100 grams) • pork rinds, crushed (about 12 grams) • medium eggs • sour cream •

potato • carrot • celery • garlic • small red onion • olive oil • ground beef, pork, veal, or chicken (250 grams) • large bell peppers, any color you like • shredded cheese, any kind you like (125 grams)

tomatillos • serrano peppers • poblano pepper • onion • garlic clove • regular sour cream (about 200 grams) • cream cheese (about 1/2 block) • chicken bouillon cube • shredded Menonita cheese • butter • Shredded cheese, • Yellow corn tortillas, •

To cook the pork: • onion • bay leaves • garlic • pork shoulder or up to 2.2 lbs (800 g to 1 kg) • For the marinade: • ground cumin • ground black pepper (whole peppercorns can be used) • dried oregano • whole clove • large garlic cloves • small piece cinnamon stick (see photo) •

beef steak, cut into small pieces (1 kg) • smoked bacon, finely chopped (500 grams) • tomatillos • garlic • white onion • green onions (Cambray onions), use one per person if you like them • serrano green chiles • chopped cilantro • water (1 liter) • chicken bouillon cube • cooked pinto beans (frijoles de olla) • Salt to taste •

ground beef (98% lean and organic, optional) • medium potatoes, parboiled and diced • carrots, parboiled and diced • white onion, chopped • tomatoes, chopped • tomato puree • beef or vegetable broth, or water if you prefer (180 ml) • green olives with pits (about 75 grams) • raisins (optional) (about 75 grams) • plantain, previously fried in oil or butter • chopped cilantro (about 10 grams) • chicken bouillon •

pre-cooked hominy (750 grams) • medium white onions • bay leaves • garlic • water (9 liters) • Salt, to taste • pork shoulder (can use head, leg, or butt) (1 kg) • pork backbone (500 grams) • pork shank (500 grams) • pork snout (500 grams) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles •