Flake salt

whole fish with scales, 2.2–3.3 lbs (1–1.5 kg), any variety you like • coarse sea salt (1 kg) • Lemon • Butter • Baking • Aluminum foil • Oven preheated to 400°F (200°C)

Fish of your choice • oven-safe baking dish • Coarse salt to taste (smoked is optional) • Seasoned salt to taste (optional) • Water • Bell peppers • Onions to taste • Carrots to taste • Potatoes to taste • Any cooking oil you like

As many parotas • Water • Salt • lime • Chili powder or your preferred chili

medium or large shrimp per person • Coarse sea salt • Soy sauce • Lime • Olive oil • guajillo chili pepper • garlic

tomatoes, diced. 6 limes, 1 red onion, 1 pound jumbo shrimp. Cilantro and mint (fresh spearmint). Ketchup, soy sauce. Clamato juice. Salt and pepper to taste

Shallow baking dish • coarse sea salt (about 1 to 2 kilos) • Fish roe of your choice

ripe orange habanero peppers • seedless limes (juice only) • garlic cloves • Coarse salt and ground black pepper, to taste

table salt (I used pink salt) (about 120 grams) • fresh herbs (celery stalks with leaves, cilantro, parsley, basil) (about 60 grams) • water

Olive oil • Salt, to taste • Pepper, to taste • Garlic • Rosemary • Thyme • Large freezer-safe zip-top • Salt

corn tortillas • Salt, to taste

chipotle seasoning rub (such as McCormick) • coarse salt • Black pepper, to taste • Olive oil • picanha (about 2 kg) • Eggs

limes • large red onion • Coarse salt • Ground black pepper

chicken skin from 1 chicken, or as much as you like • Salt, to taste

cooked beans with epazote and salt with broth • grilled nopales with salt, cut into julienne strips • large turkey sausages, browned and diced • Salt to taste • Corn tortillas, warm • Homemade spicy salsa, freshly made, to taste • Fresh cheese for crumbling, to taste • lard • dried oregano • Salt to taste

chicken thighs, seasoned with pepper and garlic salt • butter (1/2 stick) • carrots, cut into strips • chipotle peppers, to taste • sour cream • Roma tomatoes • garlic, to taste • onion, to taste

(about 9 oz) textured soy, soaked overnight with salt, green onion tops, and a splash of vinegar • large tomatoes, washed and chopped • large onion, peeled and chopped • serrano peppers, stemmed and chopped • cilantro, washed and chopped • pineapple vinegar • oil • Salt • Corn tostadas or tortilla chips for serving • Spicy Sauce: • apple cider vinegar • (about 7 oz) roasted Yahualica or árbol chiles •

Chicken, corn kernels (fresh or canned), poblano pepper, corn tortillas, • Salt, pepper, cheese for melting, and lots of love to make it

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: •

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

peeled cassava • Salt to taste

large sesame seed rolls • black beans mashed with epazote and mint to taste • onions pickled in sour orange juice, sea salt, and dried oregano with a splash of tequila • or to taste chopped cooked pork carnitas, Michoacán style • ripe tomatoes • roasted xoconostles, peeled, seeded, and chopped • large onion, peeled and quartered • garlic, peeled and chopped • mint, chopped • fresh rosemary leaves • cinnamon stick • vinegar •

chicken breast with skin and bone • Salt to taste

thinly sliced beef • salt • lard • vegetable oil • work table • skillet • cutting board • kitchen spatula • knife • spoon • clothespins • large plastic bag

chicken breast, cut into cubes (150 grams) • celery, sliced diagonally • onion, diced • chopped parsley • cooked quinoa • olive oil • Juice of 1 lemon • Salt, black pepper, and paprika to taste

chicken breast (about 680 grams) • diced tomatoes • onion • Tomato puree • garlic • chopped basil leaves • curry powder • sour cream • grated Parmesan cheese • oregano • baby corn • Flour tortillas •

whole chicken, cut into pieces • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • avocado leaves • bay leaves • onion or 1 small onion • thyme • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • hoja santa (acuyo) leaves • bitter orange or 1 tablespoon vinegar • garlic cloves •

small head cabbage, very finely shredded • cooked chickpeas (I use them peeled) • cooked green peas (about 250 grams) • dried ancho chiles, soaked overnight and seeded • tomatoes, sliced into thin strips • small red onion, thinly sliced • chorizo (about 250 grams) • thin pork cutlets, chopped • garlic cloves, chopped • parsley, coarsely chopped • white pork lard • salt, to taste

large zucchini • achiote • potato • chicken bouillon • Salt, to taste • pressure cooker • red onion • vinegar • rice vinegar • water • curry powder • ground black pepper •

eggs per person • tender nopales (cactus paddles) • chorizo (about 200 grams) • onion, finely chopped • vegetable oil (about 45 ml) • Red salsa, to taste • Salt, to taste

pork loin (5 kg) • unsalted butter • chicken bouillon • parsley • cilantro • paprika (60 grams) • rosemary • thyme • tomato • chipotle pepper (20 grams) • guajillo pepper (100 grams) • onion •