Cups

oil • ancho chile • árbol chiles or to taste • peanuts • bolillo roll or Maria or animal crackers • tortilla • onion • garlic • chicken broth • tomatoes (red) • chocolate tablet • cloves •

large tomatoes • small onion, peeled and chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped • cilantro, chopped (about 1/4 cup or 10 grams) • yellow quince, cored and chopped • Salt, to taste • For the meat: • finely chopped pork (about 1 kilogram) • Salt, to taste • To serve: refried beans, tortillas, and homemade hot sauce, as desired

boneless, skinless chicken breast (500 g) • eggs • sesame seeds (5 g) • cooked white rice (about 1/2 cup, 100 g) • all-purpose flour (150 g) • garlic powder • ground cloves • ground ginger • ground cinnamon • ground white pepper • oil (10 ml) • garlic, minced •

cooked and refried beans or 1 large can (about 500 grams) • Fresh chorizo, cooked and crumbled • corn tortillas, lightly fried in oil • shredded mild melting cheese (such as Monterey Jack or mozzarella) (about 60 grams) • small tub sour cream (about 1 cup or 240 grams) • Roasted red and green bell peppers, sliced

(about 2 2/3 cups) Peruvian beans (or pinto beans) • (about 14 oz) Spanish-style chorizo sausage • (about 14 oz) Chihuahua or Menonita cheese • (about 7 oz) sliced red pickled peppers • (about 1 lb 2 oz) smoked bacon • (about 7 tablespoons) unsalted butter

pumpkin purée (about 2 cups) • all-purpose flour (about 125 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • margarine (about 7 tablespoons) • eggs, at room temperature • sweetened condensed milk • baking powder • salt • Vanilla extract • Ground cinnamon, to taste

cooked, shredded chicken breast (about 420 grams) • poblano peppers • corn kernels (about 1 cup or 165 grams) • onion, thinly sliced • mayonnaise (about 240 grams)

poblano peppers • white onion • garlic • corn kernels • butter (about 1/2 cup or 113 grams) • oil • chicken breast, cooked and shredded • sour cream (about 710 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste

roasted poblano peppers, sliced into strips • onion, sliced into strips • corn, kernels removed, or 1 small can of corn • chicken breast • onion • small garlic clove or half of a large one • large garlic clove, finely chopped • milk (240 ml) • Mexican-style table cream (media crema) or 1 cup heavy cream (240 ml) • olive oil (60 ml) • Salt, to taste

Mexican sausage (longaniza) (about 250 grams) • zucchini, diced (about 400 grams) • onion, finely chopped (about 150 grams) • tomato, chopped (about 180 grams) • corn kernels or kernels from 1 ear of fresh sweet corn (about 1 cup or 165 grams) • salt

tuna steaks • mangos • large cucumber • red onion • cilantro • large lemons (about 1/3 cup juice, 80 ml) • orange, optional (about 1/4 cup juice, 60 ml) • lime, optional (about 2 tablespoons juice, 30 ml) • dried arbol chiles

chicken • Water • spaghetti • medium can chipotle peppers • sour cream, 2 cups (450 grams) • Salt • Chicken bouillon or seasoning • Onion • Butter • Cream cheese (such as 1 package, to taste) • milk (240 ml) • cooking oil

boneless pork leg, sliced (1 kg) • pork lard (about 2 1/4 cups or 500 grams) • limes • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla or ancho chiles • paprika • white onion • red onions • green cabbage or white cabbage • dried chile de árbol or bird’s eye chiles (250 grams) • avocados • Salt and pepper to taste •

very ripe tomatoes • medium onion • garlic clove • medium potato • sugar (optional, to reduce tomato acidity) • chicken broth (about 1/2 liter) or 2 cups water (about 1/2 liter) and half a chicken bouillon cube • olive oil • heavy cream • Salt

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 •

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

chicken, cut into pieces • tomatoes (about 2 kg) • miltomate (tomatillo) (about 1/2 kg) • stale bolillo rolls (or substitute with 1 1/2 cups stale French bread, cut into pieces) • large plantains • onions • Pickled chili peppers • whole cloves • black peppercorns • Oregano • Thyme • cinnamon •

small amount of oil • sugar (100 grams) • eggs • evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • table cream (media crema) • cream cheese (100 grams, such as Philadelphia) • vanilla extract • chocolate cake mix (230 grams) • eggs • regular milk (120 ml) • oil (about 1/5 cup or 40 ml) •

eggs • Ham, to taste • tomatoes, diced (about 1 cup/180 grams) • onion, thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup/35 grams) • green chiles, diced (about 1/4 cup/30 grams) • Salt and pepper, to taste • Tortilla chips, to taste, fried in oil • Oil,

pumpkin (about 700 grams), preferably calabaza de Castilla or similar • sweet potatoes (about 1 kg), use a mix of yellow and purple if available • large piloncillo cones (or 2 cups packed dark brown sugar, about 400 grams) • water (710 ml) • large cinnamon stick • whole cloves • Milk, to taste, for serving

long-grain white rice (about 1 1/2 cups or 300 grams) • Roma tomatoes (use 1 if large, 2 if small) • Chicken bouillon cubes, to taste • Salt, to taste • small garlic clove • Onion, to taste • Boiling water

instant coffee dissolved in 1 cup water • whole milk (about 480 ml) • evaporated milk (about 12 oz/354 ml) • water (about 120 ml) • unflavored gelatin • sugar (about 100 grams) • water (about 60 ml)

rice cooker cups brown rice (about 1 1/2 cups or 300 grams) • water • Sazón seasoning with saffron • salt to taste • mini frankfurter sausages (about 250 grams) • frozen green beans • frozen carrots and peas • frozen artichoke hearts, chopped • small can roasted red peppers

milk (about 2 cups/500 ml) • sour cream • You can skip the sour cream if you want; the cornstarch will thicken the sauce • cornstarch • chicken bouillon cubes • spaghetti • medium tomatoes • serrano peppers, or to taste (optional) • Salt and oil, to taste

sweetened condensed milk (about 1 2/3 cups or 380 ml) • shredded coconut (about 400 grams) • water (about 50 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams)

drizzle of oil • large carrots • medium potatoes • white onion • medium tomato • celery • small half head of cabbage or 1/4 if it's large • About 16 cups water (about 4 liters) • Salt, to taste • bay leaves • small handful whole peppercorns • small handful dried oregano •

boneless, skinless chicken breast steaks or halves • Salt and pepper, to taste • Olive oil, • butter (50 grams) • onion, thinly sliced • medium garlic cloves or 1 large, finely chopped or pressed • cherry tomatoes, halved (about 12 ounces or 350 grams) • baby spinach, stems removed (100 grams) • freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 3/4 cup, 75 grams; avoid pre-grated imitation) • fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil • heavy cream or whipping cream (about 240 ml) • lemon zest (preferably from a yellow lemon) •

---- cake: • eggs (separate the whites and yolks) • sifted flour (about 250 grams) • sifted sugar (about 200 grams) • whole milk (120 ml) • baking powder • vanilla extract • milks: • sweetened condensed milk • evaporated milk • table cream (media crema) or 1 cup heavy cream (240 ml) • whole milk (240 ml)

Chicharrón (fried pork rinds), as desired • large Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound/450 grams)

water (1 liter) • sweet potato • cinnamon stick • whole piloncillo cones (or 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar, about 300 grams)