Cheesy garlic

corn tortillas • sliced mushrooms • spinach • Oaxaca cheese (about 30 grams) • Mexican salad (tomato, onion, radish, cilantro, lime, and salt) • Seasonings: dried chile de árbol or pepperoncini, black pepper, garlic powder, and salt • Olive oil, to taste • Optional: onion and bell peppers to add with the mushrooms

ground beef (1 kg) • ripe red tomatoes • cilantro • large potatoes • garlic • tomato puree (7 oz each, 200 grams) • spaghetti noodles • Panela cheese, shredded, to taste (or substitute with mozzarella or Monterey Jack for melting) • Salt, to taste • onion • basil • black pepper

chicken breast, cut into pieces • sour cream or Greek yogurt (about 120 ml) • large egg • minced garlic • small onion, finely chopped • Salt and pepper, to taste • Shredded Manchego cheese, • Grated Parmesan cheese,

unsalted butter (about 113 grams) • baguette loaf • small bunch fresh parsley • garlic cloves • olive oil • Black pepper, to taste • dried oregano • Salt, to taste • dried basil • grated Parmesan cheese

spaghetti (about 7 oz or 200 grams) • bacon, chopped (about 150 grams) • heavy cream (120 ml) • Roma tomatoes • small piece onion • small garlic clove • American cheese • melting cheese, such as Chihuahua cheese

ground chicken (500 grams) • hard-boiled eggs • Panela cheese, cut into small cubes (2 cubes per meatball) • Cooked white rice, • Cooked zucchini, diced very small, mixed with the rice, • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • tomatillo • serrano peppers • onion, to taste • garlic clove

smoked fish (I used jack mackerel) (about 300 grams) • medium onion • Roma tomatoes • ground cumin • garlic powder • dried chives • Salt to taste

dried corn husks, reserve 4 husks • Medium steamer pot • Dough: • vegetable shortening (about 270 grams) • instant corn masa for tamales (about 480 grams) • vegetable broth (about 630 ml) • baking powder • kosher salt • Filling: • vegetable oil • white onion, sliced into half-moons (about 150 grams) • garlic, minced •

pork (about 1.5 kg) • bay leaves • garlic cloves, unpeeled and halved • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles (or similar dried red chiles) • arbol chiles • garlic cloves • Cumin, to taste • Salt, • lard • Broth from the cooked pork, • masa (about 3 kg) •

chicken cutlets • Gouda cheese, about 1/2 inch thick (1 cm) per cutlet • bacon to wrap each cutlet • Paella seasoning • Garlic powder

boiled and shredded chicken breast (about 500 grams) • medium tomatoes • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon cube • water (about 355 ml) • Manchego cheese or your preferred cheese • corn tortillas • Oil,

(about 9 oz each, 250 grams) spaghetti • onion • garlic • Dutch Edam cheese, sliced or shredded (150 grams) • heavy cream • milk • Salt, to taste • fresh parsley, cleaned and chopped

shrimp (raw or pre-cooked) (750 g) • Roma tomatoes (diced, remove seeds) • poblano pepper • garlic (finely chopped) • Oaxaca cheese (250 g) • red onion • fresh epazote leaves • flour tortillas • habanero peppers • limes • cilantro (10 g) • bouillon cube (chicken or seafood) •

to taste 🧀 fresh cheese 🧀 • 🧀 corn tortillas 🌽 • 🧀 Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound/450 grams) 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅 • 🧀 green chili pepper🌶 • 🧀 jalapeño pepper🌶 • to taste 🧀 salt and oregano🧂 • 🧀 garlic clove 🧄 • 🧀 white onion 🧅 • small handful 🧀 cilantro • 🧀 lime 🫒

small white potatoes • cheese blend, or 5 ounces mozzarella and 2 ounces cheddar • small handful of dried rosemary • garlic, finely chopped • Salt to taste

nopales (about 4 cups) fresh, cleaned and diced • Oaxaca cheese (2 kg) • medium onion, chopped • garlic, minced • salt • large flour tortillas (about 6 inches in diameter) • medium-ripe guajillo chiles • dried chile de árbol peppers • milpero tomatillos • water (240 ml) • salt

shredded cheddar cheese (about 115 grams) • whole milk (about 480 ml) • butter (about 28 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) • salt • black pepper • garlic powder • sweet paprika • pickled jalapeños, chopped

poblano peppers • melting cheese (such as manchego, gouda, etc.) (about 500 grams) • tomatoes (about 1 kg) • eggs • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • garlic clove • onion • Enough oil for frying the chiles • Salt, to taste • Water,

ground beef (500 grams) • Oregano, to taste • Chopped parsley, to taste • Garlic powder, to taste • Ground black pepper, to taste • eggs • Shredded cheese, • pork rinds, crushed (about 60 grams) • Manchego cheese, cut into cubes, • sliced mushrooms (about 70 grams) • zucchini • Butter, •

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

poblano peppers • eggs • All-purpose flour, • Adobera cheese or your preferred cheese, • tomatoes • garlic clove • Salt, • dried oregano • tomato puree

mashed Peruvian beans (about 240 grams) • corn tortillas (about 450 grams) • Roma tomatoes • serrano peppers • onion • garlic clove • chopped lettuce (about 50 grams) • cream cheese (about 115 grams) • sour cream (about 120 grams) • oil (about 240 ml) • Salt, to taste

large dried ancho chiles • panela cheese (about 500 grams) • eggs • large tomatoes • black pepper • whole cloves • (about 1 inch) cinnamon stick (3 cm) • garlic cloves • onion • water (480 ml) • all-purpose flour • salt to taste •

poblano peppers, roasted, cleaned, and seeded • manchego cheese (about 1 kilogram) • all-purpose flour • egg whites • egg yolks • vegetable oil (240 ml) • tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves • water (240 ml) • Chicken bouillon, salt, and pepper to taste • Wooden toothpicks

corn tortillas • to taste freshly cooked beans • to taste California chiles • to taste garlic • to taste chicken bouillon • to taste oil • to taste shredded cooked chicken • to taste grated dry cheese (such as Cotija or queso fresco) • to taste thinly sliced lettuce • to taste Mexican crema or sour cream • to taste your favorite salsa • to taste red onion pickled in lime juice and salt •

tomato, seeded and chopped • white onion, chopped • serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped • cilantro, chopped • lime juice • ground black pepper • kosher salt • plus 1 tablespoon cooking oil, divided • white onion, chopped • garlic, finely chopped • rotisserie chicken, shredded • tomato, seeded and chopped •

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

masa (about 1 kg) • Oaxaca cheese, shredded (about 500 grams) • salt (about 20 grams) • ground black pepper (about 10 grams) • garlic powder (about 10 grams) • vegetable oil (about 1/2 liter)

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)

corn tortillas (optional: use red tortillas if you like) • dried chile de árbol peppers • queso fresco or Sierra cheese (about 400 grams) • As needed, shredded lettuce • dried ancho chiles • dried morita chiles • As needed, water • garlic cloves • onion • Salt, to taste • black pepper • As needed, pork lard •