Hearty

smoked marlin or smoked tuna (about 500 grams) • bacon, chopped (about 350 grams) • butter (about 1/3 stick) • vegetable juice (such as V8) • beer (12 oz each) • small can tomato puree • onion, chopped • garlic, chopped • celery stalks, diced • chipotle peppers (optional) • poblano or bell peppers, sliced • Vegetables are optional, use what you have: •

ground beef (500 g) • ground pork (500 g) • hard-boiled eggs • raw eggs • Roma tomatoes • small onion • garlic • chipotle peppers • breadcrumbs (about 100 g) • Salt, to taste • cumin

ground beef • ground pork • ground black pepper • garlic salt • Salt to taste • egg • chopped carrots (about 200 grams) • chopped bell pepper (about 100 grams) • celery • bacon (about 400 grams)

chayotes • zucchini • corn, halved • carrots (about 500 grams) • small new potatoes • achiote (100 grams) • water (3 liters) • beef femur bone and shank • cabbage • small bunch cilantro • green beans (about 225 grams)

medium chicken breast • cabbage • Roma tomatoes • large onion • garlic • Salt, to taste

shrimp (500 g) • Enough water to boil shrimp • onions (half for boiling, whole for chopping) • garlic • black pepper • tomatoes • cucumber • cilantro • ketchup (about 950 ml) • tomato-clam juice (like Clamato, about 240 ml) • spicy tomato juice (about 240 ml) • hot sauce •

beef chuck or stew meat (about 1 kg) • carrots • potatoes • onion • frozen peas (about 75 grams) • green olives (about 75 grams) • ripe tomatoes • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla chiles • garlic cloves • whole black peppercorns • ground cumin •

smoked marlin, shredded (about 400 grams) • onion, chopped • poblano peppers, sliced into strips • celery, chopped • bacon, chopped and fried (about 200 grams) • potatoes (about 1/4 kg) • carrots, peeled and diced • ripe tomatoes, chopped • butter • V8 vegetable juice • beer • chicken bouillon cubes •

fresh portobello mushrooms • hamburger buns • Gouda cheese (about 200 grams) • pesto • spaghetti sauce • ketchup, to taste (optional) • mustard, to taste (optional) • mayonnaise, to taste (optional) • wheat germ, as needed (optional) • lettuce, as needed (optional) • tomato, as needed (optional) • onion rings, as needed (optional) •

chicken breast, cut into large cubes (500 grams) • medium zucchini • medium carrots • cauliflower florets (about 100 grams) • finely shredded cabbage (about 70 grams) • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • yellow poblano pepper • orange poblano pepper • onion, thinly sliced into half-moons • yellow corn, cooked and sliced

potatoes, peeled and diced • chorizo (about 100 grams) • corn tortillas • medium onion, chopped as you like • Salt • Oil • tomato sauce (about 180 ml)

chicken drumsticks or thighs • medium potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes • tomatillos (about 450 grams) • medium onion • garlic • jalapeño pepper • chicken bouillon cube • Salt, to taste

pinto, canary, or Peruvian beans (about 250 grams) • olive oil • onion • bacon • ham • garlic • green bell pepper • bay leaves • potato • zucchini • carrot • tomatoes •

beef short ribs for stewing (1 kg) • corn • carrots • potatoes • zucchini • Roma tomatoes • guajillo chiles • onion • garlic • sprigs of epazote • Salt,

eggs • cooked pinto beans (from the pot) • serrano or jalapeño pepper, finely chopped • store-bought salsa verde • vegetable oil • Salt and pepper to taste • flour tortillas • shredded cheese

ground beef (about 750 grams) • ground pork (about 250 grams) • boiled tomatoes (about 500 grams) • green peas (about 40 grams) • carrots, diced small • large potatoes, diced small • onion • garlic clove • bay leaves • Salt and water, to taste

small chicken drumsticks or 4 large ones • onion • garlic • bay leaves • salt • medium white potatoes • tomatillos • small garlic cloves or 1 large • jalapeño pepper • serrano pepper • salt to taste • oil

rice (about 600 grams) • water • cinnamon (about 4 inches each) • vanilla extract • sugar (about 200 grams) • salt (to enhance the flavor) • whole milk (about 480 ml) • evaporated milk (about 12 oz/354 ml) • cream of coconut (about 480 ml) • ground cinnamon for garnish, to taste (adds a delicious finishing touch)

pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • pork shank (about 1 kg) • pork bones with marrow • hominy corn, nixtamalized (about 1 kg) • garlic • onion • water (about 4 liters) • dried mirasol chiles • garlic • salt • water (about 1/2 liter) • onion •

ground dried shrimp, about 2 ounces (60 grams) • nopales (cactus paddles) • dried pasilla chiles • dried California chiles • eggs • garlic • cumin • oregano • chicken bouillon powder

bone-in chicken breast (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • garlic • celery • dried guajillo chiles (100 grams) • onion (150 grams) • tomatoes (500 grams) • panela cheese (300 grams) • medium avocados • dried puya chiles, thinly sliced and lightly toasted • day-old corn tortillas (250 grams)

pinto beans (about 500 grams) • small package hot dogs, sliced • bacon, diced (about 115 grams) • Mexican chorizo, crumbled (about 115 grams) • large onion • sprigs of cilantro • pork cracklings (chicharrón)

chicken breast • red bell pepper • yellow bell pepper • zucchini • tomatoes • onion • garlic • soy sauce (30 ml) • brown sugar (4 grams) • oil • salt to taste • black pepper to taste

Pozole: • precooked hominy (maíz para pozole) • chicken backs • water (let stand overnight if possible) • mushrooms, sliced or quartered • Sauce/Seasoning: • dried guajillo chiles, toasted and soaked in vinegar and piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar) • dried chipotle chiles, toasted (preferably smoked) • large onions, peeled and roasted • garlic, peeled, roasted, and chopped • Small handful of toasted cumin seeds • Toppings: •

chicken breast • bean sprouts • green onions (5-6 pieces) • green bell pepper • Worcestershire sauce • Maggi seasoning sauce • water • avocado oil or your preferred oil • salt and pepper to taste