beef shank (about 500 grams) • beef round (about 500 grams) • onion • garlic clove • salt to taste • bouillon cube (beef flavor) • guajillo chiles • ancho chile • pasilla chile • small handful of arbol chiles • onion • garlic clove •

beef tongue • dried Guajillo or California chiles • Pasilla chile • bay leaves • dried oregano • garlic cloves • whole black peppercorns • unsweetened cocoa powder • chicken bouillon • Chicken broth (enough to cover the tongue)

pork or chicken for shredding (500 grams) • large potatoes • ripe tomato • onions • carrot • garlic or garlic powder • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • parsley • cheese (200 grams) • romaine lettuce • bay leaves • radish, to taste •

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) •

beef shank (about 2 kg) • beef soup bone (about 225 grams) • tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • serrano pepper • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • bay leaves • green cabbage • cilantro • onion •

pork flank, cut into pieces (about 1 kilogram) • guajillo chiles • morita chiles • cinnamon stick • garlic • onion • tomatoes • whole cumin seeds • Salt, to taste • Cilantro, washed, disinfected, and finely chopped, to taste • onion, finely chopped • limes •

ground beef (500 grams) • egg • Flour, • garlic • onion • large, very ripe tomatoes • Chipotle peppers, to taste • chicken bouillon (such as Knorr) • spaghetti (about 200 grams) • bay leaves • Salt and pepper

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) •

garlic • white onion • bay leaves • Maggi seasoning sauce (20 ml) • salt • textured soy protein (about 350 grams) • corn tortillas • olive oil • cilantro, sliced thin • white onion, finely diced • limes, cut into thirds • hot sauce, to taste

chicken leg quarters, • guajillo chiles, • ancho chiles, • morita chiles, seeded • cumin • black peppercorns, • whole cloves, • bay leaves, • garlic cloves, • onion, salt, • avocado • nopales (cactus paddles), •

beef shank (about 750 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla chiles • thyme • cumin • oregano • ground cloves • vinegar • ground cinnamon •

pork leg (about 2 kg) • guajillo chiles, boiled in 2 cups of pork broth • onion • garlic • oregano • bay leaves, to taste • chopped cilantro, • chopped onion, • chile de árbol salsa, to taste

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 •

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

ground beef (500 grams) • medium carrots • large potato • chopped onion • tomato puree (from a 12.7 oz/375 gram carton) • water (240 ml) • Garlic salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste • bay leaves • oil

pork leg (about 1 kg) • pork backbone (about 1 kg) • pig’s feet, cut into thirds • pre-cooked hominy (about 2.5 kg) • onion • large head of garlic • bay leaves • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • Marjoram, to taste • red tomato • Chopped onion, shredded lettuce, lime wedges, sliced radishes, to taste •

To cook the pork: • onion • bay leaves • garlic • pork shoulder or up to 2.2 lbs (800 g to 1 kg) • For the marinade: • ground cumin • ground black pepper (whole peppercorns can be used) • dried oregano • whole clove • large garlic cloves • small piece cinnamon stick (see photo) •

ground beef (about 500 grams) • large carrots, peeled and diced • large potatoes, peeled and diced • large zucchini, diced • medium onion, finely chopped • large garlic clove, finely chopped • bay leaves • oregano • cumin • cilantro or epazote for extra flavor (optional) • small box tomato puree • water (about 800 ml), or as needed for desired brothiness •

pre-cooked hominy (750 grams) • medium white onions • bay leaves • garlic • water (9 liters) • Salt, to taste • pork shoulder (can use head, leg, or butt) (1 kg) • pork backbone (500 grams) • pork shank (500 grams) • pork snout (500 grams) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles •

pork shank (about 500 grams) • pork shoulder (about 500 grams) • medium tomatoes • onion • garlic • chipotle peppers • bay leaves • dried oregano • black pepper • oil

cooked beans • Avocado leaf, to taste • oil (15 ml) • avocado • Cilantro, to taste • Salt, to taste • arbol chiles • tomatoes • garlic clove • small corn tortillas • quesillo (Oaxacan cheese or mozzarella) • oil •

hominy corn (about 28 oz/800 g drained each) • water for cooking the corn and pork • pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • pork shank (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles (about 100 g) • garlic • medium onion • salt • bay leaves • to taste cloves, black pepper, cumin • lettuce, very thinly sliced • to taste radishes, thinly sliced •

banana leaves, passed over a flame to soften • pork leg (500 grams) • achiote paste (200 grams) • sweet orange juice (120 ml) • white vinegar (120 ml) • ground cumin • dried oregano • white pepper • black pepper • ground cinnamon • whole allspice berries, ground • garlic, pressed •

pork shoulder or butt, cut into chunks (about 1.5 kg) • achiote paste • orange juice (200 ml) • lime juice (200 ml) • garlic, chopped • ground cumin • black pepper • Yucatecan oregano or 1 1/2 tablespoons regular oregano • Salt, to taste • vegetable oil or pork lard (if using pork loin) • Banana leaves,

banana leaves • pork (about 3 kg) • pork lard (about 225 grams) • achiote paste (about 50 grams) • orange juice (1 liter; if you can find sour oranges for the juice, even better) • lime juice • ground cinnamon • ground cumin • dried oregano • ground black pepper • allspice or 5 whole allspice berries • large garlic cloves •

pork leg (about 500 grams) • pork shank (about 500 grams) • achiote paste • garlic • Salt, to taste • banana leaf • limes, if needed • sour oranges • güero chiles • large red onion • Oregano, to taste • White vinegar, to taste

precooked hominy (maíz pozolero) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • dried arbol chiles • garlic • small onion • dried oregano leaves • bay leaves • pork shoulder (about 500 grams) • pork neck bones or your preferred cut of meat (some use pork head) (about 500 grams)

pork (I asked for pork shoulder) • garlic cloves • achiote paste • sour orange juice (about 240 ml) • If you don't have sour orange juice, use 1 cup orange juice with the juice of 1 lime • white vinegar (60 ml) • whole cloves • oregano • cumin • black peppercorns • Aluminum foil • Fire-roasted banana leaf (pass over flame to soften) •

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 •

masa harina (about 1 kg) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • Herbs of your choice, to taste • Salt, to taste • lard (about 10 grams) • chicken broth (about 50 ml) • Banana leaves, • tomatoes • chopped onion (about 10 grams) • garlic • shredded chicken (about 50 grams) •