Basic

salt, to taste • cumin • black pepper, to taste • red pepper, to taste • salt, to taste • medium or large potatoes • large garlic clove • ground beef (about 250 grams) • large onion • small can mixed vegetables (corn, carrots, and peas) • turmeric, to taste • pepper, to taste •

water (240 ml) • chocolate cake mix • vegetable oil (120 ml) • eggs • eggs • evaporated milk (12 oz / 354 ml) • sweetened condensed milk (14 oz / 396 g) • cream cheese (about 4 oz / 113 g) • vanilla extract • sugar (100 g)

ground beef (about 750 grams) • ground pork (about 250 grams) • boiled tomatoes (about 500 grams) • green peas (about 40 grams) • carrots, diced small • large potatoes, diced small • onion • garlic clove • bay leaves • Salt and water, to taste

corn tortillas • Monterey Jack cheese • oil (about 120 ml) • Salt, to taste • red sauce (about 1/2 liter)

white corn kernels (about 240 grams) • water (about 830 ml) • green chili pepper • onion • garlic clove • butter (about 28 grams) • chicken bouillon powder • Salt to taste • For serving: • mayonnaise per cup • Juice of 1 lime per cup • Salt to taste •

Cooked tomatillos • fresh serrano peppers • diced red onion (about 75 grams) • Crema to taste (Mexican-style sour cream or regular sour cream) • cilantro leaves

sugar (200 g) • bittersweet chocolate (180 g) • butter (50 g) • large eggs • sugar (100 g) • cake flour (120 g) • baking powder • salt • baking soda • sweetened condensed milk • evaporated milk • large eggs •

guajillo chiles • Roma tomatoes • large white onion • garlic • salt • water (about 710 ml) • bolillo rolls, sandwich rolls, or telera rolls • large potatoes • chorizo (about 200 grams) • oregano

shrimp • tomato • red onion • cilantro • carrot • salt, to taste • pepper, to taste • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • corn tortillas • garlic cloves • lime, to taste

pork (I asked for pork shoulder) • garlic cloves • achiote paste • sour orange juice (about 240 ml) • If you don't have sour orange juice, use 1 cup orange juice with the juice of 1 lime • white vinegar (60 ml) • whole cloves • oregano • cumin • black peppercorns • Aluminum foil • Fire-roasted banana leaf (pass over flame to soften) •

tomatillos • serrano peppers • cilantro • onion • garlic • day-old or cold corn tortilla • egg, shredded chicken, cheese, sour cream, and seasoning

spinach, cut into thin strips (about 15 grams) • eggs • light sour cream • panela cheese • green salsa • avocado • onion, to taste • cilantro, to taste

tomato • chopped white onion (about 70 grams) • garlic • dried oregano • cilantro • shredded cooked chicken (about 45 grams) • low-calorie corn tortillas (such as Nopalia or Susalia) • shredded light Oaxaca cheese (about 10 grams)

precooked hominy (about 1 kg) • whole chicken • chicken breast • poblano pepper • Anaheim pepper • onion • garlic • pumpkin seeds • cilantro • spinach • radish leaves

potatoes (about 500 grams) • tuna, 10.4 oz (295 grams) • Water, • Salt, • Oil,

small chicken drumsticks or 4 large ones • onion • garlic • bay leaves • salt • medium white potatoes • tomatillos • small garlic cloves or 1 large • jalapeño pepper • serrano pepper • salt to taste • oil

spinach, washed and chopped (about 680 grams) • tomatoes (about 450 grams) • green chili pepper (serrano or jalapeño) • shredded white cheese (about 150 grams, such as basket cheese or your preferred type) • finely chopped turkey breast ham (about 150 grams) • eggs • garlic clove • onion • water (1 liter)

tomatillos • onion • green chiles (such as jalapeños or serranos) • garlic cloves • Cilantro, to taste (optional) • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Enough oil for frying • As many corn tortillas • Sour cream, to taste • Cheese of your choice, to taste

chopped tomatoes • small or large cactus paddles (nopalitos) (optional) • chopped onion • Shredded cheese or cream cheese, to taste (optional) • Diced ham, to taste • chicken bouillon powder or salt if you don’t have it • (about 7 oz/200 grams) of pre-cooked mushrooms

lamb shoulder or loin (about 400 grams) • mixiote leaves, • dried ancho chiles • dried pasilla chile • allspice berries • whole cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • pulque (about 250 ml) • avocado leaves • bitter orange • garlic •

cream cheese (about 180 grams) • sweetened condensed milk (about 284 ml) • evaporated milk (about 170 ml) • Maria cookies • fresh lime juice • Lime zest,

tomato • lettuce • avocado • bolillo or telera rolls, or your preferred sandwich rolls • salt, to taste • ground black pepper, to taste • chicken breast, sliced • pickled jalapeños, to taste (optional, for extra flavor)

ground beef (100 grams) • Chopped cilantro, to taste • garlic, minced • Salt, to taste • black pepper • tamari sauce • tamari sauce (1/8 cup) • tapioca starch • monk fruit sweetener with erythritol • water • konjac fettuccine noodles • asparagus spears •

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 •

evaporated milk (360 g) • sweetened condensed milk (387 g) • canned table cream (225 g) • eggs • vanilla extract • sugar (150 g) • whole milk (300 ml) • cornstarch

Poblano peppers • Chorizo sausage • Red onions • Tomato sauce (see linked recipe) • Mexican crema

egg • sucralose sweetener • water • milk (about 80 ml) • vanilla extract

tamal dough (masa para tamal) • lard (reserve 1 tablespoon) • queso de cincho or another salty, non-melting cheese • heaping tablespoon baking powder • chicken bouillon powder • water (240 ml) • pouch refried beans or homemade refried beans • garlic, crushed • onion, chopped • About 20 corn husks for tamales

baguettes • piloncillo (Mexican unrefined cane sugar) • panela cheese (about 500 grams) • walnuts • raisins • Vegetable oil, • water (about 480 ml)

evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • table cream (media crema) • cream cheese (190 g) • eggs • sugar (200 g) • vanilla extract