Cloves mashed

onion • dried chipotle pepper • dried morita pepper • dried pasilla pepper • cherry tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes • garlic • beef or pork broth (400 ml) • large potato • corn • green beans • Salt and pepper to taste • bay leaf •

corn tortillas, lightly fried on both sides in oil or vegetable shortening until soft • shelled, salted peanuts (about 140 grams) • roasted tomatoes • roasted onion, peeled and sliced into half-moons • red apple, cored and chopped • roasted garlic cloves, peeled • Small handful of freshly chopped mixed herbs (such as thyme, oregano, or marjoram) • fried chiles to taste (I use guajillo and ancho) • roasted cinnamon and cumin • salt • cooked sweet potato, mashed with a touch of vegetable shortening with salt or peanut butter, and freshly ground spices (about 250 grams). This is to make a mash • To serve or garnish: •

ground beef or pork (750 grams) • breadcrumbs • eggs • Worcestershire sauce, to taste • Maggi seasoning sauce, to taste • Salt • Freshly ground black pepper • large garlic clove, chopped • onion, chopped • Tomato bouillon powder, to taste • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • cooked potatoes (1 kg) •

eggs • guajillo chiles • onion • garlic cloves • your preferred oil • tomatillos • cooked Peruvian beans or canned beans • Salt and pepper to taste

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

cooked beans with broth (about 1/2 liter) • guajillo chile • toasted ground cumin • toasted dried oregano • small peeled onion • peeled garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • Epazote, to taste • cold corn tortillas • oil or lard • Refried beans with chorizo, • Mashed potatoes with chorizo, •

For the enchiladas: • soft fried corn tortillas, preferably fried in good-quality pork lard • For the Christmas sweet 13-chile sauce: • different dried chiles (Morita, Japanese, Cascabel, Pasilla, Costeño, Guajillo, dried Chipotle, Ancho, smoked Chipotle, Árbol, yellow Costeño, smoked Ancho, and Pico de Paloma chile) • roasted cinnamon • Small handful of sweet spices (anise, coriander seeds, cardamom, cloves, and Tabasco pepper) • Grated nutmeg • Small handful of raisins • Small handful of prunes • Small handful of peanuts • Small handful of pecans or walnuts • epazote •

tomatillos • serrano peppers • poblano pepper • onion • garlic clove • regular sour cream (about 200 grams) • cream cheese (about 1/2 block) • chicken bouillon cube • shredded Menonita cheese • butter • Shredded cheese, • Yellow corn tortillas, •

pork carnitas (about 750 grams) • Refried beans, to taste, mashed • bolillo rolls • FOR THE SAUCE: • tomatoes • whole cloves • garlic cloves • small onion • Dried oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste • Bouillon powder or granules, to taste • water (2 liters) •

corn taco tortillas • Various stews (mashed potatoes, pork cracklings in sauce, carnitas, picadillo, shredded chicken, refried beans, etc.) • very ripe cooked tomatoes • canned tomato puree • medium onion • garlic cloves • oregano • bay leaves • chicken or beef bouillon cubes • cloves • allspice berries • finely sliced cabbage •