Basic

French roll or bolillo, sliced in half lengthwise • Pico de Gallo: • Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped • finely chopped white onion • jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped • chopped cilantro • fresh lime juice • kosher salt • Beans: • vegetable oil • chopped white onion • chopped garlic •

beef (about 500 grams) • raw tomatillos (or green tomatoes) • raw serrano peppers (adjust to taste) • bouillon cube • Salt • garlic cloves, depending on size • Chopped bacon • small potatoes, diced • Spring onions (cambray onions) • Radish • Chopped onion • Chopped cilantro •

cooked chicken breast • chicken broth (about 240 ml) • corn tortillas • garlic clove • onion • serrano peppers • tomatillos (about 225 grams) • shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about 225 grams) • sour cream (about 240 ml) • Salt or chicken bouillon powder, to taste • water (about 60 ml) • Cooking oil,

chicken drumsticks or thighs • medium potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes • tomatillos (about 450 grams) • medium onion • garlic • jalapeño pepper • chicken bouillon cube • Salt, to taste

eggs • chopped onion (about 40 grams) • chopped tomato (about 120 grams) • chopped jalapeño pepper • Blended black beans • Queso fresco (fresh Mexican cheese) • Chorizo sausage • corn tortillas

corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • cooking oil (about 250 mL) • eggs • chicken bouillon powder • seasoned tomato puree • water (about 2 liters) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • onion • garlic • epazote • Sour cream, to taste •

egg whites • sausage • Refried beans, to taste • Chorizo, to taste

tuna steaks • all-purpose flour • salt • mayonnaise (about 30 grams) • ketchup (about 15 grams) • lime juice • Worcestershire sauce • chipotle or Sriracha sauce (about 5 grams) • soy sauce

dried beans, soaked overnight (about 500 grams) • Mexican chorizo or pork sausage (about 500 grams) • smoked pork chops, chopped • pork hot dogs • finely chopped onion, plus another 1/4 cup • chopped cilantro, washed • Salt, to taste • pork cracklings, broken into pieces (about 250 grams) • chipotle peppers • Water, • Salt, to taste

corn tortillas (about 500 grams) • poblano peppers • corn kernels • Mexican crema (60 ml) • shredded Manchego cheese (30 grams) • chicken breast • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves

ground beef (400 grams) • Precooked rice • Roma tomatoes • red chili peppers • onion • garlic clove • breadcrumbs (about 60 grams) • egg • Salt, to taste

tomatoes (adjust based on number of servings) • onion • Serrano pepper • Cheese (any kind you have) • garlic clove

mixed lettuce greens (about 80 grams) • pineapple • apple • cooked chicken breast (about 150 grams) • ham • onion • corn kernels • Salt • Black pepper • mayonnaise • Water

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • sugar (about 125 grams) • unsalted butter (about 50 grams) • vegetable shortening (about 50 grams) • eggs • warm milk (about 125 ml) • vanilla extract (about 5 ml) • active dry yeast (about 15 grams) • Sugar crust for the rosca: • vegetable shortening (about 100 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 100 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) •

tomatoes • garlic • onion • tortillas • panela cheese • little oil • epazote

beef for grilling (T-bone, bone-in chop), thawed • onions • beer • limes • medium oranges • ground black pepper • salt • meat tenderizer

chicken breast, cut into cubes (150 g) • zucchini, sliced into half-moons • garlic, minced • onion, chopped • salt, to taste • black pepper, to taste • paprika • oil • light sour cream or low-fat cream • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

dried hibiscus flowers (jamaica), rinsed well (about 50 grams) • pitted prunes (about 80 grams) • Juice of 1/2 lemon • brown sugar (or 1/3 cup, about 65-100 grams) • chili powder with lime and salt • hibiscus tea (about 480 ml)

dried pork rinds (about 100 grams) • Roma tomatoes • Morita chiles, to taste • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • Vegetable oil,

red onion (about 800 grams; I used 2 large ones) • water (400 ml) • salt • apple cider vinegar • brown sugar • whole allspice berries • bay leaves • whole cloves

tomatillos (about 400 grams) • jalapeño pepper • onion • water (120 ml) • cumin • Salt to taste • cilantro • sour cream (250 ml) • asadero cheese (about 200 grams) • cooked and shredded chicken breast • corn tortillas, lightly fried in oil • corn kernels •

eggs • chorizo sausages • oil • Black pepper • Salt, to taste

Onion • Garlic • Dried hibiscus flowers • Corn tortillas • Avocado • Carrot • Beet • Lettuce • sour cream (about 120 ml) • Black pepper • Salt

chicken • guajillo chiles • ripe tomatoes • onion • garlic • parsley • carrots • zucchini • potatoes

cooked beans (about 480 ml) • guajillo chili pepper • Oil, • onion

Anaheim peppers • oil • Salt, to taste • corn (15 oz or 432 grams) • heaping tablespoons sour cream (very full) • Cheese, to taste • Rice or spaghetti, to serve

red onion • habanero peppers • bitter oranges (or substitute with 3/4 cup orange juice and 2 limes) • limes • salt

medium potatoes • bacon (200 grams) • Monterey Jack cheese (200 grams) • onion, finely chopped • Chopped parsley (as needed) • Oil (as needed) • sour cream (200 grams) • Salt and pepper to taste

flour tortillas • Sugar, to taste • Cinnamon, to taste • Vegetable oil,

sweetened condensed milk • milk (240 ml) • evaporated milk • eggs • vanilla extract • brown sugar (about 50 grams)