Orange slice

beef steaks, sliced in half lengthwise • bell peppers, cut into thin strips • onion, cut into thin strips • sugar (about 38 grams) • water (about 60 ml) • soy sauce (about 45 ml) • star anise • whole clove • orange peel • garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise • ginger, cut into thin strips (about 16 grams)

bolillos (Mexican bread rolls), cut into thick slices and left to dry in the sun or air-dried • oil (1 liter) with 2 cinnamon sticks, 7 whole allspice berries, 5 black peppercorns or Tabasco peppercorns, and 3 whole cloves • Syrup: • piloncillo (about 1 kilogram) • apple juice (1 liter) • Zest of 1 orange • whole cloves, 5 black peppercorns, and 2 whole star anise • cinnamon sticks • pulque or light beer (1 liter) • For garnish: • pitted prunes • raisins •

dried ancho chiles • dried red chilaca chiles (mild, not spicy) • dried chipotle chiles • garlic cloves • salt, or to taste • whole cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • pineapple juice (about 480 ml) • onion • achiote paste • sour orange juice or white vinegar (about 240 ml) •

al pastor-style chicken cutlets (about 600 grams) • baguettes • Red and green lettuce • Mayonnaise mixed with habanero sauce • limes, 2 slices of pineapple, 1 small orange • guajillo chiles, 2 morita chiles • whole cloves, 4 whole black peppercorns • achiote paste (about 40 grams), 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 large garlic clove • white onion, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar or white vinegar (60 ml) • cumin, and salt to taste

flour (200 grams) • baking powder • granulated sugar (150 grams) • eggs • light corn or sunflower oil (100 ml) • heavy cream (100 ml) • orange juice (50 ml) • orange zest • chocolate chips (50 grams) • for decoration: • orange, thinly sliced • heavy cream (200 ml) •

small onions, sliced into thin strips • carrots, cut into strips • bell peppers (green, red, yellow, and orange), cut into strips • chayotes, cut into thin strips • spinach

rice • large onion (1/4 for the rice, divide the rest in 2 for the chicken) • Grated ginger • Salt to taste • Soy sauce • pineapple in syrup • small box yellow cornstarch • Garlic and pepper powder • chicken breast, sliced • chicken thighs, flattened or in pieces • zucchinis • carrots •

cooked white rice (used my own recipe) • raw tuna steaks • broccoli florets • mango • cucumber • avocado • sesame seeds • black sesame seeds • Juice of 1 orange • soy sauce • white part of leek, thinly sliced • all-purpose flour •

olive oil (120 ml) • oranges, sliced • baby potatoes (1 kg) • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste • garlic • zucchini • carrot • ground meat (beef, pork, or a mix) (500 g) • unsalted butter (about 6.3 oz or 180 g) • whole chickens (about 4.4 lbs each or 2 kg each) • Mexican oregano •

mixed dried beans, cleaned (about 800 grams) • wheat berries, cleaned (about 200 grams) • water (4 liters) • Salt, to taste • large tomatoes, diced • medium onion, peeled and diced • colored chilaca peppers, stemmed and seeded • xoconostles, roasted, peeled, seeded, and chopped • green apple, cored and chopped • fresh mint, chopped • Juice of 1 bitter orange • anise liqueur •

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

semita rolls with sesame seeds (sometimes called 'amores'), sliced in half • For the filling: chili-flavored mayonnaise and a pinch of dried chiles • Filling: Potatoes with Cochinita Pibil (Achiote Pork): • cooked, shredded pork (about 1 kg) • cooked baby potatoes, diced (about 300 grams) • onion, peeled and diced • Achiote sauce or broth • tablet or cube of achiote seasoning • dried oregano, cumin, pepper, cinnamon, dried chile of your choice, and salt • sour orange juice (about 710 ml) • cola (about 240 ml) • vinegar (about 240 ml) •

homemade chicken broth (1 liter) • Fried tortilla strips or tortilla chips, to taste • bitter orange, sliced • cooked chicken breast, shredded (from the homemade broth) • Escabeche Oriental spice blend • Chopped habanero with tomato, red onion, and cilantro, to taste • Lime wedges (with seeds) for squeezing, to taste • little Kut (smoked and seasoned habanero sauce)

pork flank, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 kg) • achiote paste • sour orange juice (about 240 ml) • allspice berries • bay leaves • banana leaves, cleaned • red onion • garlic cloves • tomatoes, thinly sliced • Salt, • Water, • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) •

orange liqueur • tamarind syrup • tequila • lime juice • salt (about 5 grams) • chili powder (about 5 grams, use chili-lime seasoning if available) • lime slice • ice

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 •

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 •

cooked hibiscus flowers (from making hibiscus water) (about 400 grams) • large onions, peeled and chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped • tomatillos, husked and chopped (about 500 grams) • dried árbol chiles, toasted and chopped, or use red pepper flakes • sour orange juice (about 240 ml) • epazote, finely chopped • As needed, oil for frying • Salt, to taste • dried ancho chiles, toasted, soaked in vinegar and garlic • cumin, toasted and ground with salt • large onion, cooked •

vegetable oil • pork shoulder, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 1.5 kg) • fresh orange juice (about 710 ml) • guajillo chiles, mild, seeded and soaked (about 100 grams) • vinegar (about 240 ml) • garlic, peeled • achiote paste (about 50 grams) • Salt, to taste • Salsa • red onion, sliced • habanero chiles (or to taste), sliced • sour limes, juiced •

pork steaks, washed and drained (1 kg) • medium onion • medium dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • large garlic cloves • Herbs to taste (cumin, dried rosemary, bay leaf, clove, thyme) • Juice of 2 medium sweet oranges • cooking oil • or 1 cube chicken bouillon powder • Salt and pepper to taste • honey pineapple, cored and sliced • white vinegar (60 ml)

soy chilorio (about 7.5 oz or 215 g each) • chopped onion (about 40 grams) • medium tomato or 2 plum tomatoes, chopped (about 1 cup or 150 grams) • serrano pepper, seeded and chopped • cilantro, washed, chopped (about 1/4 cup or 10 grams) • orange bell pepper, cut into thin strips (about 1 cup or 120 grams) • avocado, peeled and sliced into 8 lengthwise pieces • vegetable oil (30 ml) • Flour tortillas, as needed (at least 3 per person)

French rolls or bolillos • day-old corn tortillas • walnuts (about 150 grams) • prunes (about 50 grams) • raisins (about 100 grams) • peanuts (about 200 grams) • dried fruit (about 100 grams) • fresh apple, peeled and chopped • plantain, sliced • cotija cheese, crumbled (about 100 grams) • Zest of 1 orange • cones piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar) •

all-purpose flour (about 190 grams) • pancake mix (about 190 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • salt • milk (about 120 ml) • dry yeast • unsalted butter (about 60 grams) • eggs • orange zest • egg yolk • powdered sugar (about 50 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 50 grams) •

pork leg (1 kg) • freshly squeezed orange juice (120 ml) • freshly squeezed lime juice (120 ml) • guajillo chili pepper • achiote paste • cumin • oregano • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Pickled red onions, to taste • Chopped cilantro, to taste • Corn tortillas, •

pork leg • pork ribs • peeled onion • peeled garlic cloves • fresh aromatic herbs (such as thyme, marjoram, bay leaf) • epazote • water (about 5.7 liters) • Salt • Salsa to season the broth • dried guajillo chiles, 3 dried pasilla chiles, and 4 dried smoked chipotle chiles, roasted and soaked in vinegar and piloncillo (or brown sugar) • peeled and crushed garlic cloves • avocado leaves •

garlic, minced • ginger, minced • chicken breast strips (fajita style) • Juice of 1 mandarin orange or orange • Soy sauce, to taste • Ground oregano, to taste • carrots, diced • green bell pepper • large mushrooms, sliced • celery sticks, chopped • green onions (use the green tops at the end as well) • Olive oil, •

cooked or prepared pork shoulder (carnitas style) • As needed, warm corn tortillas • large tomatoes, roasted and stemmed • onion, peeled and thinly sliced, roasted • garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, roasted • serrano chiles, stemmed and roasted • Juice of 1 bitter orange (or substitute with a mix of orange and lime juice) • Citrus zest, to taste • freshly ground spices with salt • Salt, to taste • tequila • pickled jalapeños with carrots, onions, etc., thinly sliced, plus one whole jalapeño •

pineapple jam (about 50 grams) • boneless pork leg, thawed • large onion, diced • rosemary • ground cinnamon • chicken bouillon powder • ground black pepper • orange juice • apple juice • white apple cider • garlic • ground thyme and marjoram •

butter (about 90 grams) • sliced almonds • olive oil • chicken • red bell pepper, chopped • pineapple in syrup • celery, chopped • orange marmalade • orange juice • water • salt and pepper to taste

fresh tuna or two medallions • sweet orange • limes • soy sauce • tostadas • avocado • chipotle mayonnaise • black or candied sesame seeds • sliced red onion • fried onion