Mashed corn

onion • dried chipotle pepper • dried morita pepper • dried pasilla pepper • cherry tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes • garlic • beef or pork broth (400 ml) • large potato • corn • green beans • Salt and pepper to taste • bay leaf •

corn tortillas (about 500 grams) • cooked beef (flank or brisket) or cooked and mashed potato, seasoned to taste with herbs like marjoram and basil (about 250 grams) • finely shredded cabbage or lettuce (about 70 grams) • crumbled queso fresco or grated Parmesan cheese (about 100 grams) • full-fat sour cream (about 50 grams) • Salsa (see below) • tomato • refried beans, mashed (about 50 grams)

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: •

corn tortillas, fried in oil • Filling: • mashed potatoes (about 700 grams) • chia seeds (about 70 grams) • amaranth (about 70 grams) • onion, peeled and chopped • Small handful of cilantro, washed and chopped • Salt • Sauce: • roasted poblano peppers, stems and seeds removed • roasted corn tortillas • chopped hoja santa leaves •

mashed Peruvian beans (about 240 grams) • corn tortillas (about 450 grams) • Roma tomatoes • serrano peppers • onion • garlic clove • chopped lettuce (about 50 grams) • cream cheese (about 115 grams) • sour cream (about 120 grams) • oil (about 240 ml) • Salt, 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 •

corn taco tortillas • Various stews (mashed potatoes, pork cracklings in sauce, carnitas, picadillo, shredded chicken, refried beans, etc.) • very ripe cooked tomatoes • canned tomato puree • medium onion • garlic cloves • oregano • bay leaves • chicken or beef bouillon cubes • cloves • allspice berries • finely sliced cabbage •

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 •

cooked beans with broth (about 1/2 liter) • guajillo chile • toasted ground cumin • toasted dried oregano • small peeled onion • peeled garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • Epazote, to taste • cold corn tortillas • oil or lard • Refried beans with chorizo, • Mashed potatoes with chorizo, •

tomatillos • serrano peppers • poblano pepper • onion • garlic clove • regular sour cream (about 200 grams) • cream cheese (about 1/2 block) • chicken bouillon cube • shredded Menonita cheese • butter • Shredded cheese, • Yellow corn tortillas, •

tuna in water • mashed potatoes (about 475 grams) • corn tortillas (about 1 kilogram), freshly made or store-bought • lettuce, finely chopped, washed, and dried • pickled onion (see my recipe) plus a small piece, chopped • As needed, thick sour cream • As needed, crumbled queso fresco • Salsas to taste: red salsa, green salsa, aioli with chili powder, chipotle mayo • As needed, vegetable oil • tomatoes, finely chopped • garlic, pressed

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

corn flour (about 500 grams) • warm water (about 500 ml), more as needed • salt • oil • shredded quesillo (about 400 grams; substitute with Oaxaca cheese if needed) • mashed refried beans • habanero salsas

corn flour • warm water • carnitas bits • Mashed beans, to taste • Salsa of your choice, to taste • Manchego or fresh cheese, to taste