Of lemons

chicken, any cut you prefer • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste (use both coarse and ground if you like) • onion • Lemon, to taste • Oil, • Water,

sugar (200 g) • heaping tablespoons grated lemon zest • all-purpose flour (260 g) • baking powder • salt • baking soda • mild olive oil (180 ml) • lemon juice (120 ml) • large eggs • plain yogurt (180 ml) • sugar (100 g) • lemon juice (60 ml)

fresh chicken wings (1 kg) • Lemon pepper seasoning, to taste • Buffalo sauce, to taste • garlic salt • Regular salt, to taste • black pepper

water (240 ml) • unflavored gelatin • lemon-flavored gelatin • food-grade lemon essential oil (make sure it is safe to eat)

fish fillet (I used tilapia) • olive oil • white wine • lemon pepper seasoning • garlic powder • Salt, to taste

Zest from 4 lemons • coarse sea salt (about 45 grams) • whole black peppercorns

lemons (juice) • Zest of 2 lemons • evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • Maria cookies

large can sweetened condensed milk • large can evaporated milk • cream cheese • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • Maria cookies (or plain tea biscuits) • peaches in syrup

plain Greek yogurt (very thick) (about 360 grams) • agave syrup (or your preferred sweetener) • Juice of 2 lemons (up to 4 if they're small) • vanilla extract • Maria-style cookies

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

yellow or vanilla cake mix • melted butter (about 225 grams) • lemon-flavored liquid gelatin (about 240 ml) • eggs • chia seeds • powdered sugar (about 60 grams) • lemon juice or the same lemon-flavored liquid gelatin

all-purpose flour (about 200 grams) • sugar (about 125 grams) • oil (about 75 ml) • egg • lemon (zest and juice) • salt • baking powder

asparagus • garlic • small lemons, juice and zest • lemon slices to taste • salt to taste

evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • cream cheese • lemon juice • ginger, 1 cm, peeled • Maria cookies • melted butter • ground cardamom

ice cubes • lemon juice (40 ml) • simple syrup (30 ml) • club soda (100 ml) • red wine (70 ml)

salmon • salt and pepper • minced garlic • white wine • olive oil • Cajun seasoning (optional) • asparagus • serving steamed rice • cherry tomatoes • zest and juice of 1 lemon • cream or white sauce (bechamel)

Smoked turkey • butter (about 350 grams) • white wine • thyme • lemons • orange • bay leaves • rosemary • minced garlic • kitchen twine • aluminum foil

milk • lemon juice • salt

chicken breast, cut into cubes (150 grams) • celery, sliced diagonally • onion, diced • chopped parsley • cooked quinoa • olive oil • Juice of 1 lemon • Salt, black pepper, and paprika to taste

whole fish with scales, 2.2–3.3 lbs (1–1.5 kg), any variety you like • coarse sea salt (1 kg) • Lemon • Butter • Baking • Aluminum foil • Oven preheated to 400°F (200°C)

boneless pork leg, whole piece • large white onions • garlic • fresh parsley leaves • fresh cilantro leaves • celery • fresh basil leaves • apple cider vinegar • lemon juice • red wine (optional) • Salt and pepper • Sauce: •

tuna steaks • mangos • large cucumber • red onion • cilantro • large lemons (about 1/3 cup juice, 80 ml) • orange, optional (about 1/4 cup juice, 60 ml) • lime, optional (about 2 tablespoons juice, 30 ml) • dried arbol chiles

short-grain brown rice (about 90 grams) • water (240 ml) • chicken bouillon • saffron powder • bell pepper, finely chopped (I used green because I didn't have red, but red adds a nice color) • onion, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • Nonstick cooking spray, • Water, as needed, for sautéing • chicken drumstick (you can also use chicken breast) • Cilantro leaves, to taste • lemon

beef for grilling (about 500 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • mustard • soy sauce • Juice of 1/2 bitter orange (or substitute with lemon if bitter orange is unavailable)

beef steak (250 g) • fresh parsley (5 g) • peeled garlic (10 g) • white onion (15 g) • salt and black pepper (5 g) • Worcestershire sauce (5 ml) • Lemon juice, to taste • white potato (50 g) • butter (10 g) • rosemary (5 g) • salt (3 g) • black pepper (3 g)

large can or 2 pouches of tuna in water • avocado • lemon juice (from 1 lemon) • finely chopped celery (about 25 grams) • finely chopped green onion • sun-dried tomatoes in oil • dried chili flakes (optional) • Salt and pepper to taste

small pineapple • finely chopped onion (about 80 grams) • chopped cilantro (about 10 grams) • lime juice (about 90 ml) • Oil • Salt • Ground black pepper • flour (about 125 grams) • white fish fillets • Lemon juice

octopus carpaccio (100 g) • Manila mango • lemon • mango pulp vinegar • olive oil • crushed pink peppercorns • fleur de sel, to taste • freshly ground black pepper, to taste • caperberries, to taste • whole pink peppercorns, to taste

packed cilantro leaves (about 15 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 60 ml) • small garlic clove • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste) • ground black pepper • ground cumin