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flour (5 kg) • dry yeast (100 g) • water (3 1/2 liters) • sugar (1 kg) • salt (20 g) • eggs • sugar (3 kg) • flour (6 kg) • lard (2 1/2 liters) • lard

masa harina (your preferred brand) (about 240 grams) • asadero or Oaxaca cheese (about 150 grams) • egg filling (optional) • refried beans (about 250 grams) • chicken broth (about 355 ml) • salt • Avocado salsa (see my recipes)

finely chopped onion (about 25 grams) • sweet pickles or 6 baby pickles • mayonnaise • ketchup • Dijon mustard • white wine vinegar, I use rice vinegar • sugar, I use brown sugar • salt

pork steak (about 1 kg) • large potatoes • coconut oil • butter (about 100 grams) • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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

large boneless fish fillets • flour (about 120 grams) • garlic powder • onion powder • Ground black pepper, to taste • Enough oil for frying • Salt, to taste • egg

shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut into small pieces (about 1.5 kg) • fish, cut into small cubes (about 500 grams) • freshly squeezed lime juice (about 500 ml) • seedless cucumber • avocados, diced • large ripe mango, diced • Roma tomatoes, diced • red onion, diced • Serrano chiles, to taste • habanero chile, grated and seeded • Clamato juice (about 1 liter) • soy sauce •

large eggs • spinach (about 100 g, washed) • bacon • oil • Salt, to taste

chicken breast • seasoned garlic in oil • Pepper to taste • small tomatoes • jalapeño peppers • small onion, chopped • Chicken broth or salt to taste • large flour tortillas • Manchego cheese • Avocado (optional)

water (about 7.5 liters) • precooked hominy (well rinsed) (1 kg) • garlic (peeled) • large onions • tomatillos (about 225 grams) • poblano peppers • jalapeño peppers • epazote leaves • Oregano, to taste • Whole black pepper, to taste • Thyme, to taste • small bunch cilantro •

large cooked chicken breast, shredded (or 1 medium) • corn tortillas or 1 bag of tortilla chips • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • medium tomatoes • pasilla chiles • onion • garlic cloves • shredded cheese (about 150 grams) • sour cream (about 240 ml) • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste

large shrimp (1 kg) • bacon (about 350 grams) • cream cheese (8 oz/225 grams, such as Philadelphia) • chipotle pepper

red bell peppers • tomatoes • large red onions or 3 small ones • garlic • habanero pepper • chicken bouillon cubes • -inch piece ginger (or 1 tablespoon ground ginger) • tomato paste (about 120 grams) • chicken broth (about 710 ml) • rice (about 400 grams) • as needed, oil • plantains •

black beans (1 kilo) • large handful cilantro • Salt and pepper • pork (200 grams) • Avocado • sour cream • adobera cheese (100 grams)

ground beef and pork (500 grams) • large garlic cloves • onion • Cilantro, to taste • egg • Butter, • Mexican crema or sour cream (250 ml) • small can chipotle peppers • fresh mushrooms (about 225 grams) • tomatoes • Garlic salt, to taste • 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 •

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

large cans tuna in water • carrots, grated • small red onion, finely chopped • chopped fresh cilantro, to taste • ground black pepper, to taste • garlic powder, to taste • salt, • eggs

beef (such as shank or stew meat) • dried guajillo chiles • zucchini, cut into large pieces • chayotes, cut into wedges • carrots, chopped • small bunch of epazote • corn, cut into pieces • beef bouillon cubes • onion • garlic • water,

boneless chicken breast, cut into large cubes • butter • oil • water (120 ml) • thick sour cream (120 ml) • Herbs de Provence or Italian seasoning, to taste • chopped sun-dried tomatoes (about 60 grams) • chopped spinach (about 60 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (about 50 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

Potato Patties: • large potatoes, cooked and mashed • peeled, chopped onion • breadcrumbs • ricotta cheese • egg • salt • As needed, oil for frying • Lenten Nopales: • cooked nopales (cactus paddles), diced • onion, peeled and diced • chopped tomato •

pork leg (about 1 kg) • Juice of 3 oranges • Peel from half an orange • onion • pork lard (about 30 grams) • garlic • avocados • large tomato • onion • serrano peppers or canned pickled peppers • Mayonnaise, to taste • Mustard, to taste •

pork leg (about 750 grams) • pork lard • large onion or 2 small onions • bay leaves • garlic cloves • coarse salt, • whole cloves, to taste • broth (about 480 ml) • California chiles • guajillo chiles • oregano • black pepper •

large potatoes • small onion • eggs • Oil, salt, and pepper to taste

tuna steaks • cucumber • limes • small red onion or 1/3 if large • mangos • soy sauce • Maggi seasoning sauce

pork leg (you can use half pork shoulder) • achiote paste (80 grams) • fresh orange juice (about 500 ml, from about 6 oranges) • large garlic cloves • medium onion • dried oregano • black pepper • Salt • guajillo chiles, pre-soaked • limes (if the oranges are very sweet, use one more) • vinegar • bay leaves (add at the end)

chicken (about 1 kg) • ripe tomatoes • green olives • capers • large oregano leaf • onion • garlic clove • pickled chili broth, to taste • salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube • large potatoes • bay leaf, 1 sprig thyme •

ground sierra or chula fish (about 1 kg) • ripe lemons, more yellow than green (about 1 kg) • tomatoes • large white onion • serrano or habanero peppers • Cilantro, • Salt, to taste

garlic • water (3 liters) • large dried shrimp (about 225 grams) • medium onion • whole black peppercorns • carrots • medium potatoes • guajillo chiles • Salt, to taste • oil (50 milliliters) • butter • whole clove

large eggs • sugar (about 200 grams) • vanilla extract (about 5 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 240 grams) • whole milk (about 500 ml) • evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • cinnamon • sliced peaches in syrup