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unsalted butter (about 113 grams) • baguette loaf • small bunch fresh parsley • garlic cloves • olive oil • Black pepper, to taste • dried oregano • Salt, to taste • dried basil • grated Parmesan cheese

rice • grated carrot • onion • garlic • oil • salt or to taste • water

asparagus spears • Portobello mushrooms • extra virgin olive oil (about 80 ml) • salt • garlic powder • black pepper • grated Parmesan cheese (about 50 grams)

cauliflower (about 750 grams) • large garlic clove • fresh thyme • butter (45 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (25 grams) • heavy cream • Salt, white pepper, and ground nutmeg to taste

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) •

all-purpose flour, sifted (about 500 grams) • unsalted butter, softened and clarified (about 200 grams), at room temperature • large eggs, at room temperature, cracked • finely grated Cotija cheese (about 250 grams) • milk, at room temperature • fine salt, sifted • sugar • flour for dusting and shaping • rolling pin • vegetable oil for frying (about 2 liters) • spatula • fresh parsley, washed and sanitized

boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 1 kg) • tomatillos, husked (about 1 kg) • onions • fresh green chile de árbol peppers • garlic clove • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • chicken bouillon granules • Salt, to taste • Vegetable oil • Mexican crema (about 1/2 kg) • crumbled or grated panela cheese (about 1/2 kg)

ground pork (250 grams) • ground beef (250 grams) • celery • spinach • grated carrot • cilantro • small piece onion • garlic • mustard • egg • ground oats (or more) • pepper •

potatoes (about 3 kg; estimate 9 oz per serving) • Grilled beef, to taste (you can substitute with your preferred meat) • grated melting cheese (about 500 grams; use as much as you like) • Fried tortilla strips, to taste • Dressing of your choice (garlic or your favorite), to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Mexican crema (about 8.8 oz or 250 grams) • Butter, to taste • aluminum foil • Pico de gallo, to taste (tomato, onion, lime juice, salt, and cilantro) • Guacamole, to taste

ground beef or pork (about 500 grams) • potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced • garlic, finely chopped • small piece onion, finely chopped • tomatoes, peeled and grated • basil leaves, finely chopped • Salt and pepper to taste • vegetable oil • shredded or sliced Manchego or Gouda cheese (about 250 grams)

beef round (about 1 kg) • onion + 1/4 onion • garlic, or 3 if small + 2 or 3 more • Roma tomatoes • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste • water (2.5 liters) • carrots, grated • sliced lettuce • cucumber, sliced or cut into half-moons, seeds removed • Avocado, to taste • Pickled red or white onion, to taste

ground beef (80/20) • onion • carrots • potato • peas • Minced garlic, to taste • Salt and pepper, to taste • lettuce • Cooked tomato, onion, and cilantro salsa • sour cream • grated dry cheese (about 400 grams) • cooking oil (about 1 liter), any kind you like

As many as needed corn tortillas • Oil • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles • poblano chiles • tomatoes • Cumin, to taste • Oregano, to taste • onion • chicken bouillon cube (such as Knorr) • Refried beans • cooked chicken (about 225 grams) •

mixed ground meat (about 1 kg) • cooked carrots, grated • eggs • McCormick seasoning blend (onion, garlic, lime, and chili) to taste • Oregano, to taste • *Sauce*** • Roma tomatoes • small can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • Knorr garlic and onion bouillon cube • Coarse salt, to taste • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste

rice noodles (200 g) • medium zucchini • mushrooms • carrot, grated • Spinach leaves, to taste • -inch piece fresh ginger (about 3 cm) • parsley • mint leaves • Soy sauce, to taste • Salt, to taste • Green onion • Black pepper •

medium zucchini • large poblano pepper, cleaned and sliced, or 1 cup frozen sliced poblano peppers • medium leek (white part only) • garlic clove • almond milk or your preferred milk (240 ml) • butter (14 grams) • Salt and pepper to taste • Grated panela or fresh cheese for garnish,

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 •

plantain (ripe) • small French roll (bolillo) • mulato chiles • ancho chiles • tomato • onion • garlic cloves • cinnamon stick • whole clove • whole black peppercorns • dried oregano • almonds •

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 •

white corn kernels (about 240 grams) • water (about 830 ml) • green chili pepper • onion • garlic clove • butter (about 28 grams) • chicken bouillon powder • Salt to taste • For serving: • mayonnaise per cup • Juice of 1 lime per cup • Salt to taste •

hominy corn (pozole corn) • pork head • pork shoulder, leg, or loin • water • herbs of your choice, to taste • salt • chicken or beef bouillon powder, to taste • onion • garlic • small romaine lettuce • radishes • white onion •

guajillo chiles • ancho chile • corn tortillas (about 1/2 kilo) • onions • grated dry cheese (about 1/2 kilo, such as queso fresco or cotija) • tomato • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • whole clove • garlic clove • chicken bouillon • water (about 480 ml) •

corn tortillas • dried guajillo chiles, cleaned and soaked • soaking water • cooked carrots and potatoes, diced • sour cream • grated Cotija cheese • shredded lettuce, washed and sanitized • salt, garlic, black pepper, and onion • vegetable oil,

cucumber • tomatoes • Carrot • red onion • lettuce • Grated dry cheese (such as Cotija or Parmesan) • Corn flour (about 3 1/3 cups or 400 grams) • avocados • Radishes • Refried beans • Chicken breast • Chicken seasoning •

mini bolillo rolls or small French rolls • refried beans with chorizo (about 1 kg) • thin slices of carnitas or shredded pork leg (about 2 kg) • tomatoes, stemmed and roughly chopped (about 2 kg) • onions, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1/2 kg) • garlic, cloves peeled and chopped • cinnamon, toasted or roasted • small handful toasted cumin seeds • toasted whole cloves • toasted anise seeds • bay leaves • roasted red bell peppers, cleaned, seeded, and stemmed •

chicken breast, cut into pieces • sour cream or Greek yogurt (about 120 ml) • large egg • minced garlic • small onion, finely chopped • Salt and pepper, to taste • Shredded Manchego cheese, • Grated Parmesan cheese,

tlacoyos (I buy them pre-made) • medium tomatillos • pasilla chiles, washed, seeded, and deveined • onion • garlic cloves • sea salt, to taste • finely shredded lettuce, to taste • radishes, cut into thin strips, to taste • grated Cotija cheese, to taste

pork leg (or chicken) (about 600 grams) • onion • garlic • bay leaf • vinegar (120 ml) • dried ancho chiles • thyme • coriander seeds • oregano • grated ginger • whole cloves • Salt, pepper, and sugar to taste

dried shrimp • eggs • rice flour (about 100 grams) • enough oil for frying • tomatoes (about 1/2 kg) • onion, cut up • garlic • dried ancho chiles • dried mirasol or chilaca chiles • cilantro • salt • water (2 liters) •