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all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • yogurt, any flavor or plain (about 125 grams) • white sugar (about 150 grams) • baking powder • large eggs • sunflower oil (about 125 ml) • crushed Oreo cookies or walnuts • Lemon zest, cinnamon, or vanilla extract (optional)

whole wheat fusilli pasta (120 grams) • fresh asparagus (200 grams) • frozen green peas (100 grams) • raw shrimp (200 grams) • lemon, zest and juice • garlic • olive oil • water (355 ml) • salt • ground black pepper • crushed red pepper flakes

breaded chicken breasts • avocado • tomatoes • lettuce • small handful cilantro • small cucumber • lime • olive oil (30 ml) • white vinegar (30 ml) • black pepper • Salt and crushed red pepper to taste

spinach (about 60 grams) • ricotta cheese (about 50 grams) • chopped onion • Salt and pepper, to taste • oil • brown rice cakes • avocado • Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

octopus carpaccio (100 g) • Manila mango • lemon • mango pulp vinegar • olive oil • crushed pink peppercorns • fleur de sel, to taste • freshly ground black pepper, to taste • caperberries, to taste • whole pink peppercorns, to taste

Maseca tamale flour (about 240 grams) • unsalted butter (90 grams) • vegetable shortening (90 grams) • sweetened condensed milk • baking powder • baking soda • ground cinnamon • vanilla extract • crushed pineapple • pineapple juice (about 240 ml) • sugar • as needed, corn husks for tamales •

good-quality bacon, chopped (about 300 grams) • unsalted butter (about 100 grams) • medium white onion, chopped • garlic, minced or crushed • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • milk (1 liter) • ground nutmeg • White pepper to taste (or black pepper if you don't have white) • dried fine herbs (optional) • Salt to taste • all-purpose flour (about 60 grams; can use seasoned flour) • large eggs •

ground beef (500 g) • tomatoes • onion • bell pepper (any color you like) • hot dogs • chorizo, to taste • cooked beans, any kind you like (about 170 g) • crushed tomatoes (similar to tomato puree, about 14 oz/400 g) • frozen mixed vegetables (such as corn and poblano pepper strips) • pitted green olives • small can mushrooms • milk (30 ml) •

packed cilantro leaves (about 15 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 60 ml) • small garlic clove • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste) • ground black pepper • ground cumin

rice (about 500 grams) • large beverage dispensers filled with purified drinking water • Sugar to taste (about 2/3 lb or 1/3 kilo), or if making at home, 3 cans sweetened condensed milk • strawberries, washed and disinfected • ice or one large block of ice, crushed • cinnamon stick • evaporated milk, or for a more budget-friendly option, 4 cans regular milk

assorted cherry tomatoes • honey or sugar • spices (oregano, thyme, black pepper, rosemary) • to taste peeled and crushed garlic • to taste salt • extra virgin olive oil

beef brisket, cut into pieces (about 4 kg) • onion, chopped • garlic, chopped • chicken liver pâté (about 60 ml) • beer • beef broth (about 240 ml) • each) tomato sauce • bay leaves • vinegar (about 30 ml) • ground black pepper • crushed red pepper • salt •

ground beef (1 kg) • heavy cream (30 ml) • finely chopped ginger (10 ml) • finely chopped serrano chiles • garlic, finely chopped • ground coriander seeds (7 ml) • ground cumin (7 ml) • olive or vegetable oil (15 ml) • whole cumin seeds (5 ml) • bay leaves • finely chopped ginger (10 ml) • finely chopped serrano chiles •

rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • chicken bouillon cube • tomato bouillon cube • garlic, crushed • serrano pepper • frozen peas and carrots (about 70 grams) • ground cumin • ground black pepper

purslane • cucumber • bell pepper • onion • panela cheese (50 grams) • avocado • vinegar • olive oil • Salt • Black pepper • lime • sugar •

cooked beef trotter (about 400 grams) • apple cider vinegar (about 80 ml) • thinly sliced onion, divided (about 80 grams) • refried beans (about 240 grams) • lettuce, cleaned, shredded, and rinsed • dried oregano, crushed by hand • thick sour cream (about 120 ml) • finely shredded queso fresco (about 120 grams) • Pickled jalapeños, to taste • tostada shells • water (about 80 ml) • avocado

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, •

chicken • poblano peppers • corn • Mexican crema (about 100 grams) • cream cheese (about 250 grams) • shredded Manchego or Chihuahua cheese (about 150 grams) • small onion, sliced • garlic clove, crushed • Salt to taste • chicken bouillon powder • nutmeg • Corn tortillas,

red onions • habanero peppers • Crushed dried oregano, to taste • sour orange juice (about 240 ml) • white vinegar (about 60 ml) • Salt, to taste • Ground black pepper (not powdered), to taste

lean ground pork (about 750 grams) • garlic, finely chopped • onion, finely chopped • seasoned tomato puree (about 17.5 ounces or 500 grams) • smoked chipotle peppers, finely chopped • dried marjoram, crushed • vegetable oil • Salt, to taste • corn tortillas (about 1 kilogram)

large tomatillos • serrano peppers • onion • garlic clove • small handful cilantro • sour cream • cream cheese • cooked chicken (leftover) • pork rinds, crushed (plus extra) (about 100 grams) • pork rinds, crushed (about 12 grams) • medium eggs • sour cream •

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) •

crushed soy protein • garlic • onion • to taste thyme • to taste bay • to taste soy sauce • to taste Maggi seasoning sauce • to taste salt • tortillas • oil

pre-cooked hominy (about 1.5 kg) • garlic • allspice berries • small handful dried oregano • boneless skinless chicken breast (about 1 kg) • pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • pork head meat (about 1/2 kg) • onion • Salt, to taste • Chicken bouillon, to taste • radishes • limes •

tamal dough (masa para tamal) • lard (reserve 1 tablespoon) • queso de cincho or another salty, non-melting cheese • heaping tablespoon baking powder • chicken bouillon powder • water (240 ml) • pouch refried beans or homemade refried beans • garlic, crushed • onion, chopped • About 20 corn husks for tamales

tube (about 7 ounces/200 grams) Maria cookies, finely crushed • ground cinnamon • (1/2 cup/113 grams) unsalted butter • lemon zest • orange zest • plain yogurt (not sweetened) • cream cheese • sugar • flour • lemon zest • orange zest • vanilla extract •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • large eggs, at room temperature • Zest of 1 orange • sugar, plus 1 teaspoon (for the yeast) • salt • anise seeds, crushed with 1 teaspoon sugar in a mortar • active dry yeast (11 grams) • orange juice (a little less than 1/2 cup) • unsalted butter (about 200 grams) • Small plastic baby figurines, as needed, to hide in the bread • all-purpose flour • powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt •

crunchy bread crumbs or crushed Corn Flakes • –18 oz chicken cutlets (about 250–500 grams) • milk (240 ml) • garlic clove • egg • salt

pork leg • pork ribs • peeled onion • peeled garlic cloves • fresh aromatic herbs (such as thyme, marjoram, bay leaf) • epazote • water (about 5.7 liters) • Salt • Salsa to season the broth • dried guajillo chiles, 3 dried pasilla chiles, and 4 dried smoked chipotle chiles, roasted and soaked in vinegar and piloncillo (or brown sugar) • peeled and crushed garlic cloves • avocado leaves •

beef of your choice (short ribs, brisket, neck, skirt steak, sirloin) • steak seasoning (garlic salt, cumin, oregano, paprika, crushed red pepper, onion powder) • large avocado leaf • bay leaves • chopped garlic or 3 cloves • water (2.5 liters) • Salt to taste • pasilla chile