Cooked groundnuts

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: •

hulled pumpkin seeds (about 180 grams) • peanuts (about 70 grams) • chicken or vegetable broth (2 liters) • tomatillos (about 400 grams) • serrano peppers • onion • garlic • cilantro • epazote • lettuce leaves • spinach leaves • radish leaves or 1 hoja santa leaf •

cooked chicken breasts • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • little sesame seeds • tablet Mexican chocolate • peanuts • Salt and pepper to taste

corn husks, soaked in hot salted water • sprigs of rosemary added to the soaking water • For the dough: • white corn masa, ground on a metate (about 2 kg) • whipped heavy cream (about 710 ml) • thick jocoque or plain Greek yogurt (about 475 ml) • epazote, finely chopped • serrano chiles, stems removed • Salt, to taste • For the filling: • Finely chopped cooked dishes you have on hand; I like to add olives, peanuts, chia seeds, amaranth, and pumpkin seeds • To serve the tamales •

pork (about 3 kg) • Salt • garlic • corn tostadas • mulato chile (dried poblano chile) • ancho chiles • mulato chiles (dried chilaca chiles) • plantains • Oil • garlic • bolillo rolls (or French rolls) • almonds (about 60 grams) •

cooked, skinless, boneless chicken breasts (any chicken pieces can also be used if desired) • dried ancho chiles, seeds removed • sesame seeds (about 50 grams) • shelled peanuts (about 25 grams) • shelled pumpkin seeds (about 50 grams) • medium tomatoes • onion • garlic • oil • chicken broth