Cumin spice

quinoa (about 170 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • vegetable bouillon • large tomato or 2 Roma tomatoes, diced • chopped cilantro (about 15 grams) • black beans, drained • yellow corn kernels (about 165 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 60 ml) • ground cumin • Juice of 1 1/2 lemons, strained • Salt and pepper, to taste

tilapia (about 400 grams) • garlic powder, to taste • salt, to taste • cumin, to taste • black pepper, to taste • pico de gallo (onion, tomato, and cilantro), to taste • lime, to taste • corn tortillas, to taste • cucumber, to taste • salsa, to taste • dressing, to taste

semita rolls with sesame seeds (sometimes called 'amores'), sliced in half • For the filling: chili-flavored mayonnaise and a pinch of dried chiles • Filling: Potatoes with Cochinita Pibil (Achiote Pork): • cooked, shredded pork (about 1 kg) • cooked baby potatoes, diced (about 300 grams) • onion, peeled and diced • Achiote sauce or broth • tablet or cube of achiote seasoning • dried oregano, cumin, pepper, cinnamon, dried chile of your choice, and salt • sour orange juice (about 710 ml) • cola (about 240 ml) • vinegar (about 240 ml) •

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: •

peeled and deveined shrimp (1 kg) • paprika • garlic powder • dried oregano • ground cumin • guajillo chili flakes (optional) • salt • wooden skewers • finely shredded green and purple cabbage (about 300 grams) • finely chopped raw jalapeños, serrano, or guero chili (optional) • corn tortillas • sour cream (about 240 ml) •

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

ground chicken breast • tomatillos • green chiles • cilantro • Garlic, to taste • Salt, to taste • Onion, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Cumin, to taste • egg • bread soaked in milk • cooked rice (about 100 grams) for the meatballs •

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

pork leg (about 750 grams) • pork lard • large onion or 2 small onions • bay leaves • garlic cloves • coarse salt, • whole cloves, to taste • broth (about 480 ml) • California chiles • guajillo chiles • oregano • black pepper •

lamb or mutton (ribs, leg, and backbone) • maguey leaves (optional) • cooked chickpeas (about 300 grams) • mixed herbs (such as thyme, marjoram, bay leaf) • rice • dried guajillo chile • dried morita chiles • Himalayan salt, to taste • onion • avocado leaves • garlic cloves • allspice berries •

beef for birria (about 2 kg) • whole black peppercorns • dried oregano • bay leaves • small handful cumin seeds • whole cloves • cinnamon (optional) • garlic cloves • tomatoes (about 1 1/4 lbs or 570 grams) • dried chile de árbol peppers (adjust to taste for spiciness) • onions, finely diced • Cilantro, finely chopped •

large chickens (about 7 3/4 lbs or 3.5 kg) • dried ancho chiles, toasted and seeded • dried guajillo chiles, toasted and seeded • serrano chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cumin seeds • dried oregano • small stick cinnamon • roasted garlic • oil • hoja santa (or acuyo) leaves • avocado leaves •

boneless beef shank (about 1 kg) • beef short ribs (about 1 kg) • dried guajillo chiles (nopaleros) • dried ancho chiles • dried cascabel chiles • dried morita chiles • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cumin • dried marjoram • dried thyme • ground ginger •

whole chicken • bay leaves • avocado leaves • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • ground cumin • seasoning mix • dried ancho chiles, boiled • dried guajillo chiles, boiled • tomatoes, boiled • dried oregano • curry powder •

chicken giblets • chicken wings, previously cooked in another recipe • leftover chicken stew broth (1 liter) • water (1 liter) • chicken bouillon • each of oregano, bay leaf, thyme, and cumin • carrot, chopped • potato, chopped • White rice to taste, for serving

olive oil (120 ml) • oranges, sliced • baby potatoes (1 kg) • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste • garlic • zucchini • carrot • ground meat (beef, pork, or a mix) (500 g) • unsalted butter (about 6.3 oz or 180 g) • whole chickens (about 4.4 lbs each or 2 kg each) • Mexican oregano •

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) •

beef tenderloin (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chiles • ancho chiles • chipotle chile (for a Sonoran touch) • large garlic clove • ground cumin • ground cloves • onion • chicken bouillon cube • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste •

pork, cut into pieces (500 grams) • purslane (verdolagas) (500 grams) • oil • tomatillos • Roma tomatoes • onion • large garlic cloves or 4 small ones • serrano chiles • Salt, to taste • cumin

beef steak for grilling, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 750 grams) • onion, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • vegetable oil • ground black pepper • salt • ground cumin • beef broth (about 240 ml) • dried guajillo chiles, toasted • dried chile de árbol, toasted • garlic, toasted • vegetable oil •

pork spare ribs (about 400 grams) • dried red chiles (such as guajillo) • garlic • onion • Maseca corn flour (or corn masa flour) • cumin • oregano • black pepper • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube (optional) • cooked nopales (about 400 grams) • Water,

---- For the enchiladas: • corn tortillas • dried guajillo chiles (about 100 grams) • onion • whole garlic clove • Oil • ---- Filling: • Parmesan cheese or aged cheese • Finely chopped onion • ----- Chicken in Asado: • chicken legs and 2 thighs, trimmed of fat and skinless • red tomato, sliced •

pork (about 400 grams) • tomatoes (about 1 lb or 450 grams) • medium-large red tomato • or 1 bag purslane (about 1 kg) • serrano peppers, or to taste • garlic, or 6 garlic bouillon cubes • ground cumin • Oil • Salt, to taste

beef stew meat (cortadillo) • serrano peppers • fresh tomatillos • garlic • onion • small potatoes (such as Yukon Gold or red potatoes) • medium zucchini • tomato • cilantro • ground cumin • black pepper • fresh oregano •

pork shanks (about 2 kg) • Roma tomatoes • onion • dried ancho chile • dried pasilla chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • Black pepper, cumin, cloves, and bay • Beans • Rice • Onion with habanero pepper • Red chili sauce

pork, cut into pieces (I used leg with and without bone, ribs, and shank) • lard, softened • Juice of 2 medium oranges • Juice of 1 small lime • cane or apple cider vinegar • achiote paste (about 2 oz or 55 grams) • ground cumin, oregano, and black pepper • Salt • =====Pickled Red Onion and Habanero===== • medium red onion • habanero peppers • white or apple cider vinegar •

steak (use your choice: beef, pork, or chicken) • red tomatoes • dried pasilla chiles • garlic cloves • onion • bean, chicken, or beef broth (about 1/2 liter; use water if you don't have broth) • cilantro • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Cumin, to taste • Oil, to taste

fresh tuna, cut into cubes (about 400 grams) • dried guajillo chiles • dried puya chiles • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cumin • garlic clove • white onion, cut into chunks • white onion, thinly sliced • white vinegar • oil • Salt, to taste •

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) •

(cut into 2-inch pieces) pork ribs (500 g) • Hatch chiles • nopales (cactus paddles) (200 g) • Salt, to taste • ground black pepper • ground cumin • bay leaf • water (800 ml) • oil or pork lard • cooked beans, for serving (200 g) • cooked rice, for serving (200 g) • corn tortillas