Breaded

cooked spaghetti • Sliced hot dogs, to taste • (about 450 grams) ground beef or less • Salt • Black pepper • Garlic powder • Roma tomatoes • garlic clove • egg • Breadcrumbs • Oil • onion •

jalapeño peppers, halved and seeded • cream cheese • Shredded cheese that melts well, such as Monterey Jack or mozzarella, to taste • Ground black pepper, to taste • Garlic powder, to taste • little milk • Dried or ground basil, to taste • egg • All-purpose flour, • Breadcrumbs,

ground pork (200 grams) • ground beef (200 grams) • onion, finely chopped • egg • Breadcrumbs, • Salt • Black pepper • tomato puree (500 ml) • onion, finely chopped • garlic clove • Salt and black pepper • chipotle pepper (30 grams)

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

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)

For the patties: • plantains (about 2 1/2 kilos) • plain breadcrumbs • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • sugar • dried oregano • For frying: • Enough vegetable oil • For the filling: • refried beans with chorizo (see my recipe) • goat cheese (about 50 grams) •

ground beef • panko breadcrumbs (1 oz. / about 28 grams) • large egg, beaten • onion, chopped • black pepper • ground cumin • ground celery seed • dried oregano • salt, to taste • Chihuahua cheese (or substitute Monterey Jack) • For the sauce: • red tomatoes •

potatoes • chorizo • butter (about 28 grams) • onion • garlic • breadcrumbs (about 24 grams) • cornstarch (about 32 grams) • eggs • Salt and pepper, to taste • Vegetable oil,

ground beef (1 kilo) • breadcrumbs • egg • Chopped cilantro, to taste • Chopped onion, to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Vegetable oil, • small can chipotle peppers • dried ancho chiles • tomato puree • garlic cloves •

ground beef (500 grams) • large egg • Black pepper, to taste • tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • Breadcrumbs, • Salt, to taste • Olive oil, • Chipotle-flavored tomato puree, to taste (optional)

ground beef (500 g) • ground pork (500 g) • hard-boiled eggs • raw eggs • Roma tomatoes • small onion • garlic • chipotle peppers • breadcrumbs (about 100 g) • Salt, to taste • cumin

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • breadcrumbs (about 100 grams) • chicken breast • potatoes (about 1 kilogram) • margarine • oil (as needed) • salt, to taste

ground beef (about 600 grams) • sliced bacon (about 120 grams) • medium potato, diced • egg • frozen peas and carrots (about 70 grams) • small piece onion, grated • chicken bouillon powder (from 1 1/2 cubes) • ground cumin • ground black pepper • breadcrumbs (about 30 grams)

ground beef (500 grams) • Roma tomatoes • carrots • potatoes • zucchini • egg • uncooked rice (about 20 grams) • fresh mint • drops Maggi seasoning sauce • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • onion •

medium potatoes • butter • Ham, • Manchego cheese or any cheese for melting, • Salt and pepper • Flour, • Oil, • Breadcrumbs, • beaten egg

medium head of cabbage • large eggs • ground dried shrimp • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • small cup plain breadcrumbs (about 70 grams) • chicken bouillon powder • ground cumin • ripe tomatoes • onion • garlic • Salt, to taste

mole negro paste (1 kg) • chocolate (cacao-based) (100 grams) • Breadcrumbs, to taste • chicken breast (also reserve the broth) (2 kg) • Banana leaves or corn husks (totomoxtle), as needed, for wrapping the tamales • lard or 4 1/4 cups oil (3/4 kg lard or 1 liter oil) • masa harina (Maseca) (2 kg) • Water, • salt • baking powder

ground chicken (500 grams) • Spices to taste • tomato • garlic • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • tomato puree • chipotle sauce • chicken bouillon • water (240 ml) • oil

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 •

small head cabbage • ground sirloin (500 grams) • large bell pepper • plain breadcrumbs • milk (60 ml) • red onion • eggs • White pork lard, as needed, for frying • Salt, black pepper, and nutmeg, to taste

carrots • medium-large zucchinis • dried shrimp powder • breadcrumbs (about 100 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 60 grams) • eggs • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • dried marjoram • onion • garlic clove • Salt, to taste

dried shrimp (about 85 g), eyes removed • large eggs, at room temperature • plain breadcrumbs • onion, thinly sliced • nopales (cactus paddles), cut into thin strips (about 1 kg) • garlic clove • onion • tomatillo husks • salt • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried ancho chile, stemmed and seeded • dried puya guajillo chiles with seeds or 6 dried arbol chiles •

uncooked rice (about 400 grams) • medium onion • garlic • cold water (about 530 ml) • medium tomatillos, chopped • medium tomato, chopped • onion • garlic • fresh mint • whole black peppercorns • allspice berries • whole cloves •

flour tortillas • cheese (Oaxaca, Manchego, or Gouda) • Sliced poblano peppers, • egg • Breadcrumbs, • Nonstick cooking spray (such as Pam), • tomato • tomatillos • onion • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (or 1 serrano pepper)

boneless, skinless chicken breasts • onion • thyme (about 1/8 cup) • water (about 3.5 liters) • masa harina dough (about 2 kg) • lard (about 1/4 kg) • mole negro paste (about 1/2 kg) • medium tomatoes • dried corn husks • Salt, to taste • garlic

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

fish for tacos (such as angel shark or any firm white fish) • corn tortillas (about 1 kilo) • flour (about 375 grams) • Mustard, to taste • beer (120 ml) • club soda, enough to make the batter • black pepper • Oregano, to taste • shrimp bouillon powder • breadcrumbs • baking powder (about 1 teaspoon) • Vegetables: tomato, onion, green chiles, and cabbage •

large potato (or 2 medium potatoes) • large can of tuna in water (about 7 oz or 200 grams), drained • egg • breadcrumbs • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Oil, as needed for frying

dried guajillo chiles, toasted and ground • dried ancho chiles, toasted and ground • peeled garlic • onion • raisins • sesame seeds • almonds • ground black pepper • ground cloves • dried oregano • dried thyme • ground licorice root (almoraduz) •

pasta of your choice • oil • salt • ground beef (500 grams) • cooked lentils (about 200 grams) • egg • enough breadcrumbs to bind • ground cumin • salt and pepper to taste • tomatoes, diced small • onion, diced small • tomato puree (about 240 ml) •