Corn seed

masa quebrada (coarse white corn dough) • broth (1 liter) • tequesquite water (alkaline mineral water, or substitute with 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda) • lard (about 1 cup or 225 grams) • chopped epazote (or substitute with cilantro if unavailable) • chopped onions • chia seeds • Sea salt, to taste • small corn husks, soaked in salted water with avocado leaves

corn tortillas, fried in oil • Filling: • mashed potatoes (about 700 grams) • chia seeds (about 70 grams) • amaranth (about 70 grams) • onion, peeled and chopped • Small handful of cilantro, washed and chopped • Salt • Sauce: • roasted poblano peppers, stems and seeds removed • roasted corn tortillas • chopped hoja santa leaves •

cooked chicken breasts • refried beans • red or green tomatoes, your choice • corn tortillas • onion • garlic • serrano chiles (or to taste; you can remove the seeds) • thick cream (about 1/2 liter) • shredded melting cheese • vegetable oil • Salt, to taste • Cilantro or epazote, to taste

corn, kernels removed • unsalted butter, melted • eggs • sugar • sweetened condensed milk • cornstarch or all-purpose flour • baking powder • Ground flaxseed, to taste • Black sesame seeds, to taste (optional)

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 •

corn tortillas (about 250 grams) • garlic • Roma tomatoes (about 300 grams) • small stick cinnamon (about 1 gram) • whole cloves • dried ancho chiles • dried morita chile • small French bread roll (bolillo) • toasted sesame seeds (about 15 grams) • star anise • tablet Mexican drinking chocolate • Oregano, to taste •

cacahuazintle hominy corn • white onion • pork shoulder • pork spine • pork head • FOR THE PIPIÁN: • romaine lettuce • spinach leaves • cilantro • epazote • tomatillos • serrano chiles •

precooked hominy corn • chicken breast or meat of your choice (can use beef brisket or pork head) • large guajillo chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • cumin seeds • garlic, peeled • onion • fresh thyme • cheesecloth or a thin clean cloth • Salt, to taste

dried ancho chile • dried mulato chile • dried guajillo chile • large garlic clove • dried oregano • ground cloves • cinnamon • chopped onion (about 100 grams) • unsweetened cocoa powder • cornstarch • ground beef (about 400 grams) • corn tortillas •

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 •

young squash vines (about 1 kg) • water (2.5 liters) • corn masa (about 500 grams) • garlic (about 20 grams) • chopped onion (about 200 grams) • corn • corn kernels (about 200 grams) • chepiche (about 300 grams) • chepil (about 300 grams) • small zucchini • pork lard (about 150 grams) • limes •

turkey or chicken (500 grams) • ripe plantain • medium tomatoes • mulato chiles (50 grams) • pasilla chiles (40 grams) • almonds (75 grams) • raisins (25 grams) • white onion • tablet Mexican chocolate • chile seeds • corn tortilla • bolillo (Mexican bread roll) •

beef chuck or stew meat (400 grams) • dried mirasol chiles • Roma tomatoes (about 2 cups, 300 grams) • whole black peppercorns • sesame seeds (about 16 grams) • whole cloves • garlic cloves • white vinegar (about 30 ml) • to taste kosher salt • to taste refried beans • to taste corn tortillas • to taste cooked Mexican red rice

chihuacle chiles • mulato chiles • pasilla chiles • chile seeds (about 125 grams) • white onions • garlic • tomatoes • tomatillos • lard (about 250 grams) • plantain • corn tortilla • yema bread (or substitute with 1/2 sweet bread roll) •

chicken breast • Salt, to taste • spicy mole paste (125 grams) • sweet mole paste (125 grams) • Mexican crema, • grated Cotija cheese (250 grams) • Chopped onion, • corn tortillas • Olive oil, • Water, • sesame seeds • disk Oaxaca chocolate

hominy (about 1 kg) • bone-in chicken breasts • garlic or equivalent amount • onion • spinach • poblano peppers • jalapeño peppers • tomatillos (about 400 grams) • cilantro • radish leaves • pumpkin seeds • chicken bouillon cubes (optional) •

chilaca peppers (1 per taco) • tuna, drained completely • Roma tomatoes (I recommend removing the seeds), chopped • chopped onion • blended chipotle peppers • salt, to taste • black pepper, to taste • Manchego cheese • corn tortillas

dried mulato chiles (about 125 grams) • dried ancho chiles (about 125 grams) • dried pasilla chiles (about 125 grams) • cinnamon • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • anise seeds • cumin seeds • sesame seeds • Roma tomatoes • medium onion • garlic cloves •

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) •

boneless, skinless chicken breast (750 grams) • Enough water to cover the chicken • garlic • white onion • poblano pepper • tomatillos (500 grams) • serrano peppers • cream cheese (Philadelphia-style, 90 grams) • sesame seeds • Salt and pepper to taste • As needed, corn tortillas • As needed, oil •

precooked hominy (about 1 kg) • whole chicken • chicken breast • poblano pepper • Anaheim pepper • onion • garlic • pumpkin seeds • cilantro • spinach • radish leaves

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) •

Pozole: • precooked hominy (maíz para pozole) • chicken backs • water (let stand overnight if possible) • mushrooms, sliced or quartered • Sauce/Seasoning: • dried guajillo chiles, toasted and soaked in vinegar and piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar) • dried chipotle chiles, toasted (preferably smoked) • large onions, peeled and roasted • garlic, peeled, roasted, and chopped • Small handful of toasted cumin seeds • Toppings: •

white hominy, precooked (about 400 grams) • chicken breasts • garlic • green tomatillos • serrano pepper • pumpkin seeds (pepitas) • water (2 1/2 liters) • white onion • ground cumin • dried oregano • Salt and black pepper to taste • Radishes, lettuce, avocado, and limes •

pork shoulder, cut into chunks (about 1 kg) • pork ribs or neck bones (about 1/2 kg) • garlic • hominy (about 1 kg) • green Roma tomatoes (not fully ripe) • serrano or jalapeño peppers • spinach • pumpkin seeds (about 40 grams) • poblano peppers, roasted, peeled, and seeded • Salt

beef stew meat, cut into small pieces (include a piece of fat) • vinegar • bay leaves • dried mirasol chiles • dried pasilla chiles • medium garlic cloves • sesame seeds • cumin seeds • marjoram • whole black peppercorns • ground black pepper • saffron threads •

sunny-side-up or poached eggs per person • For serving: • large fried corn tortilla, soft, for each egg • ranchero mole with two shots of white tequila added, served hot • To taste Toasted sesame seeds

green tomatoes • serrano peppers • jalapeño peppers • poblano peppers • medium onion • garlic cloves • cilantro • heaping tablespoons chicken bouillon powder • oil • toasted sesame seeds • thick sour cream • melting cheese (such as manchego, gouda, chihuahua, mozzarella) •

corn flour for tortillas (about 1 kg) • pork lard (about 500 grams) • salt • pork (about 250 grams) • chicken breasts • dried ancho chiles • dried mulato chiles • dried pasilla chiles • hard-boiled eggs • tomatillos • Roma tomatoes • almonds (about 50 grams) •

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 •