rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 950 ml) • garlic • serrano peppers • pork (preferably pork ribs, cut into medium pieces) • tomatoes • As needed, freshly cooked pinto beans (preferably light-colored) • To taste, sour cream or Mexican crema • To taste, adobera cheese (or substitute with queso fresco) • To taste, salt

ground beef (200 grams) • Corn tortillas • Salt • Taco seasoning or beef seasoning • Garlic • tomatoes • onion • serrano peppers • Olive oil • Seasoned soy sauce (such as Maggi or similar) • Limes

rice (about 95 grams) • chicken bouillon • water (about 475 ml) • oil • broccoli florets (about 90 grams) • chopped spinach (about 7 grams) • chopped walnuts • chopped onion (about 35 grams) • garlic, minced • ground ginger • soy sauce • honey •

fresh tuna steaks • little cilantro • lemon • olive oil (30 ml) • soy sauce (30 ml) • maple syrup (30 ml) • Ground black pepper, to taste • Garlic powder, to taste • Spices of your choice, to taste

whole chicken breast, sliced into cutlets • corn, kernels removed • poblano peppers • onion, sliced • To taste, garlic powder or finely chopped garlic • To taste, sour cream • To taste, evaporated milk or whole milk

–7 oz spaghetti (160–200 grams) • shrimp (200 grams) • crème fraîche (about 240 ml) • Butter, • small bunch cilantro • avocado • garlic • –2 jalapeño peppers (optional) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

cooked, shredded beef (about 500 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • tomato sauce with chipotle (about 120 ml) • Tostadas, • canned refried beans (about 240 grams) • lettuce • Sour cream, • Cotija cheese, • Salt, to taste • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • garlic powder

chicken breast • cilantro • celery • small garlic cloves • lettuce • tomatoes • avocado • fresh cheese • to taste sour cream • to taste salsa of your choice • corn flour (about 500 grams) • butter (about 100 grams) •

corn tortillas • to taste freshly cooked beans • to taste California chiles • to taste garlic • to taste chicken bouillon • to taste oil • to taste shredded cooked chicken • to taste grated dry cheese (such as Cotija or queso fresco) • to taste thinly sliced lettuce • to taste Mexican crema or sour cream • to taste your favorite salsa • to taste red onion pickled in lime juice and salt •

potatoes • bacon (200 grams) • Edam cheese (150 grams) • sour cream (1/4 liter) • milk (60 ml) • Greek yogurt (60 ml) • Salt and pepper to taste • chicken bouillon powder • garlic powder • onion powder

cooked chicken breast • medium Roma tomatoes • medium onion • large potato • medium garlic cloves • serrano pepper • Salt and pepper to taste • Corn tortillas, as needed depending on size • Sour cream, • Fresh cheese or Cotija cheese, • Fresh lettuce,

guajillo chiles (mirasol) • ancho chiles, depending on how sweet you want it (I used 1) • arbol chiles • ripe red tomatoes • chicken broth (about 475 ml) • garlic cloves • oregano • salt • cumin • oil for frying • epazote • corn tortilla chips (about 250 grams) •

pambazo rolls • chicken tinga • water (100 ml) • guajillo chili pepper • garlic clove • onion • Salt, to taste • Shredded lettuce, to taste • Sour cream, to taste • Green salsa, to taste • Crumbled cheese, to taste

dried guajillo chiles • garlic • corn tortillas • queso fresco (about 120 grams) • sour cream (about 240 grams) • lettuce • radishes • To taste cotija cheese (aged, crumbled) • cooked chicken breast, shredded • salt • oil

For the soup: • chicken breast • potatoes, cut into cubes • carrots, chopped • onion • chopped garlic • small handful of sea salt • chicken bouillon powder • bay leaves • For the chilaquiles: • tortilla chips • (about 14 oz) red enchilada sauce (such as La Costeña or any brand) •

tomatoes • onion • dried guajillo chiles • Garlic, to taste • Vegetable oil, • Salt and pepper, to taste • roasted red bell pepper, cleaned and seeded • cooked chicken breast, shredded • Corn tortillas,

Sauce: • guajillo chiles • dried red ancho chiles (for a little heat, add 2 roasted and soaked puya chiles) • garlic clove • onion • whole allspice berries • cinnamon stick • small pinch cumin • tablet Mexican chocolate • water (about 480 ml) • small piloncillo or a piece (about 1.5 oz / 40 g) • lard or vegetable shortening (about 40 g) •

potato, cut into small pieces • cooked freshwater shrimp • Pepper, to taste • Finely chopped garlic and onion • finely chopped celery • Worcestershire sauce • soy sauce • teriyaki sauce • ketchup • ground chipotle chili, to taste • Butter, • paprika

BAKED ENCHILADA SAUCE (magitta style) • dried guajillo chiles (seeded) • garlic cloves • salt • Soak the chiles in a little boiling water and let sit for about 10 minutes until soft. (Guajillo chiles are dried peppers.) • You can find these at international grocery stores in the US • filling • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 200 grams) • shredded cheddar cheese (about 200 grams) • onion, sliced • cooked, shredded chicken (about 300 grams) • corn tortillas •

to taste cheese (I used basket cheese because it’s affordable) • medium zucchini • medium ripe tomatoes • onion • large garlic clove • corn kernels (drained) • olive oil • chicken bouillon powder • to taste sour cream

corn tortillas • cooked chicken breast (about 300 grams) • tomato • onion • lettuce • Cotija or fresh cheese (about 200 grams) • Oil • guajillo chiles • pasilla chile • garlic clove • Salt and pepper, to taste • sour cream (about 200 ml)

mole sauce (about 1/2 liter; you can use store-bought or homemade) • pork leg (about 1 kg, ask for it cut into three pieces) • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • bay leaves • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • Tostada shells, • green cabbage (thinly sliced) • refried beans (about 250 grams) • sour cream (about 1/4 kg) • Cotija or fresh cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 kg) •

guajillo chiles • ancho chiles • corn tortillas (nixtamalized, if available) • onion • garlic • eggs • sour cream • crumbled fresh cheese (such as queso fresco or farmer cheese)

shrimp (about 500 grams) • jalapeño peppers • batter flour (about 250 grams) • baking powder • garlic powder • onion powder • Salt and pepper to taste • beer (12 oz / 355 ml) • oil for frying (about 700 ml) • Corn tortillas, as needed, for tacos • Smoked marlin • sour cream (about 225 grams) •

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 •

large tomatoes (choose the largest you can find) • serrano peppers • large garlic cloves • cilantro • enough corn tortillas • salt, to taste • heaping tablespoons Mexican crema (or sour cream) • cooked chicken leg and thigh pieces, shredded • milk (360 ml) or one can of table cream (media crema) • heaping tablespoon chicken bouillon granules • Shredded Manchego cheese, to taste • Wooden toothpicks

tomatillos • onion • garlic • green chiles • cilantro • whole chicken breast • corn tortillas • to taste sour cream • to taste cheese

poblano peppers • jalapeño or serrano peppers • white onion • Sour cream • Mozzarella or asadero cheese • corn, 15 oz (432 g) • Chicken broth • garlic clove • Butter (optional) • Oil

tomatillos • Asadero cheese, to taste • serrano peppers • salt • onion • garlic • sour cream (about 60 ml) • corn tortillas, or as many as you like • Enough oil for frying

fresh sweet corn, with husks for wrapping the tamales • butter • milk (120 ml) • For the salsa: tomatillos, green chiles, garlic to taste, and salt • To serve: fresh cheese (queso fresco or ranchero) and plain sour cream