Basic

mixed ground meat (about 1/2 pork, 1/2 beef) (500 grams) • medium onion or 1/2 large onion • garlic • medium carrot • large celery stalk • tomato puree (1 liter) • red wine (100 ml) • beef bouillon concentrate (such as Better Than Bouillon) • Worcestershire sauce • dried oregano • Italian herbs • olive oil

sleeves of Maria cookies (about 12 ounces or 340 grams) plus 5 extra cookies • sweetened condensed milk (14 ounces or 380 grams) • evaporated milk (12 ounces or 360 grams) • table cream (7.9 ounces or 225 grams, such as Nestlé Media Crema) • fresh lime juice (about 120 ml)

medium to large carrots • milk (about 480 ml) • chicken bouillon or salt • pepper or nutmeg • Soup crackers or croutons for serving • Red pepper flakes (optional)

cooked chicken breast, prepared as you like • eggs, separated • flour • vegetable oil (about 80 ml) • tomatoes • garlic cloves • of an onion, cut into a chunk • Salt and pepper to taste

fish fillet (I used tilapia) • olive oil • white wine • lemon pepper seasoning • garlic powder • Salt, to taste

Chicharrón (fried pork rinds), as desired • large Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound/450 grams)

sweet potatoes • unsalted butter (about 90 grams) • orange juice (about 1/2 liter) • ground cinnamon • ground nutmeg • brown sugar or honey • black pepper • pecans • mini marshmallows

large chicken thighs • avocado oil • ground chile de árbol (or substitute with cayenne pepper) • paprika • salt • oregano • onion powder • garlic powder

cooked and chilled brown rice (best if it's from the day before) • cooked frozen shrimp, thawed (about 120 grams) • chopped onion • diced carrot • diced zucchini • small broccoli florets • finely chopped red bell pepper • egg • avocado oil • sesame oil • low-sodium soy sauce • garlic powder •

medium beets • medium carrots • limes • olive oil (30 ml) • salt • apple cider vinegar (5 ml) • ground dried oregano

sweet potatoes • sugar • broken cinnamon sticks • water

fish fillets of your choice (except basa) • butter (about 4 tablespoons or 56 grams) • Juice of 2 lemons, plus 1 lemon sliced • fresh parsley, cleaned and finely chopped (about 15 grams) • garlic, pressed or finely chopped • tomatoes, finely chopped • Salt and pepper, to taste • Guajillo chili seeds (or other dried chili seeds), to taste • Water,

queso panela (about 500 grams) • serrano chiles • tomatoes • onion • as needed, oil • garlic clove • salt, to taste • beans, to taste • tortillas, to taste

cucumber • carrot • lime • Japanese-style peanuts • gummy candies • chamoy sauce or hot sauce • chili powder • small bag spicy chips

flour (about 40 grams) • butter (about 40 grams) • milk (about 800 ml) • onion • whole cloves • bay leaves • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • broccoli • heavy cream (about 200 ml) • milk (about 50 ml) • butter (about 40 grams)

Chicken breast fillets • large eggs • salt • ground black pepper • garlic powder • breadcrumbs (about 60 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 65 grams) • vegetable oil

table salt (I used pink salt) (about 120 grams) • fresh herbs (celery stalks with leaves, cilantro, parsley, basil) (about 60 grams) • water

zucchini • tomatoes • onion • green chili pepper • fresh corn • Salt, to taste • water (120 ml) • Cheese, to taste • Sour cream, to taste

Zest from 4 lemons • coarse sea salt (about 45 grams) • whole black peppercorns

pork head • olive oil • garlic cloves • thyme • oregano • bay leaves • whole allspice berries • coarse salt • heaping tablespoon pork lard, softened • Street taco-size corn tortillas • Limes (cut into quarters) • ---- Green Salsa •

chicken breasts • milk (75 ml) • eggs • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • ketchup • salt • black pepper, to taste • oregano, to taste • paprika • garlic powder, to taste

beef steaks • red bell pepper • yellow bell pepper • green bell pepper • onion • vegetable oil • salt to taste • black pepper to taste • Worcestershire sauce to taste

ground pork (250 grams) • ground beef (250 grams) • celery • spinach • grated carrot • cilantro • small piece onion • garlic • mustard • egg • ground oats (or more) • pepper •

corn tortillas • Salt, to taste

tomatoes • garlic • onion • salt • fresh epazote • eggs

fresh epazote • black beans (1 kilogram) • pork lard (200 grams) • Coarse salt

butter plus a little oil • onion, chopped • large garlic clove • Roma tomatoes, cut into large chunks • large dried guajillo chile, cleaned • chicharrón (fried pork rinds), broken into pieces (about 150 grams) • chicken broth (about 480 ml) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Heavy cream, • Shredded cheese (such as Manchego, Gouda, Chihuahua, Gruyère, or hoop cheese), • Chicharrón crumbs, •

small cooked shrimp (about 300 g) • tomatoes • onion • medium cucumber • avocados • serrano peppers • limes • cilantro • sour oranges or 1 cup orange soda • salt • ketchup (about 180 ml) • Maggi seasoning sauce •

pork ribs (about 1.5 kg) • Sweet and Sour Sauce • For the Sweet and Sour Sauce: • beef bouillon powder • soy sauce (120 ml) • rice vinegar (120 ml) • to taste garlic powder • canned tomato puree (240 ml) • ground cayenne pepper • ground black pepper • ground nutmeg • water (80 ml) •

pork shoulder or leg (about 600 grams) • chili powder • Sriracha sauce • salt