Overnight

pumpkin purée (about 2 cups) • all-purpose flour (about 125 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • margarine (about 7 tablespoons) • eggs, at room temperature • sweetened condensed milk • baking powder • salt • Vanilla extract • Ground cinnamon, to taste

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)

large chickens (about 7 3/4 lbs or 3.5 kg) • dried ancho chiles, toasted and seeded • dried guajillo chiles, toasted and seeded • serrano chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cumin seeds • dried oregano • small stick cinnamon • roasted garlic • oil • hoja santa (or acuyo) leaves • avocado leaves •

beef brisket (about 9 oz / 250 g) • beef chuck (about 9 oz / 250 g) • beef shank (about 9 oz / 250 g) • beef short ribs (about 9 oz / 250 g) • marrow bones • green cabbage • corn • soaked chickpeas (about 200 g) • carrots • chayotes • potatoes • Cilantro •

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: •

chicken breast and 2 chicken thighs • guajillo chiles (use fewer if you prefer less heat) • morita chiles • canned chipotle chiles • oregano, to taste • garlic cloves • bay leaves • avocado leaves • thyme • salt and pepper, to taste • vinegar (60 ml) • cooking water from the chiles (60 ml) •

pork shanks (about 2 kg) • Roma tomatoes • onion • dried ancho chile • dried pasilla chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • Black pepper, cumin, cloves, and bay • Beans • Rice • Onion with habanero pepper • Red chili sauce

beef chuck or stew meat (400 grams) • dried mirasol chiles • Roma tomatoes (about 2 cups, 300 grams) • whole black peppercorns • sesame seeds (about 16 grams) • whole cloves • garlic cloves • white vinegar (about 30 ml) • to taste kosher salt • to taste refried beans • to taste corn tortillas • to taste cooked Mexican red rice

small amount of oil • sugar (100 grams) • eggs • evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • table cream (media crema) • cream cheese (100 grams, such as Philadelphia) • vanilla extract • chocolate cake mix (230 grams) • eggs • regular milk (120 ml) • oil (about 1/5 cup or 40 ml) •

white fish fillets (such as basa) • Juice of 15 limes • Juice of 2 oranges • cucumber • tomatoes • mango (optional) • Olives (optional) • Cilantro, to taste • Onion (optional) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

pinto beans (1 kg) • cold water (about 2.4 liters) • white onion • garlic • cilantro • oil • coarse salt

rice (about 500 grams) • large beverage dispensers filled with purified drinking water • Sugar to taste (about 2/3 lb or 1/3 kilo), or if making at home, 3 cans sweetened condensed milk • strawberries, washed and disinfected • ice or one large block of ice, crushed • cinnamon stick • evaporated milk, or for a more budget-friendly option, 4 cans regular milk

🍌 3 ripe bananas • 🍫 3.5 oz dark chocolate (about 100 grams), melted • 🍓 Fresh fruit for serving

sleeves of Maria cookies (about 12 ounces or 340 grams) plus 5 extra cookies • sweetened condensed milk (14 ounces or 380 grams) • evaporated milk (12 ounces or 360 grams) • table cream (7.9 ounces or 225 grams, such as Nestlé Media Crema) • fresh lime juice (about 120 ml)

black beans (about 250 grams) • smoked pork chop • red bell pepper • onion • garlic clove • small handful cilantro • chicken bouillon cube • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • drizzle of oil

pork head • olive oil • garlic cloves • thyme • oregano • bay leaves • whole allspice berries • coarse salt • heaping tablespoon pork lard, softened • Street taco-size corn tortillas • Limes (cut into quarters) • ---- Green Salsa •

chicken thighs • Salt or chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • thyme • basil • oregano • drizzle of olive oil

rice (about 200 grams) • onion • garlic • Salt to taste • Chicken bouillon powder • carrot, diced • small potato, diced • cilantro

boneless, skinless chicken thighs, butterflied • large garlic cloves • olive oil or vegetable oil • onion • Salt, to taste • Pepper, to taste (optional) • dried oregano (optional) • cactus paddles (nopales) • potato • small carrots • chayote squash • tomato •

uncooked brown rice (about 200 grams) • water (1.5 liters) • sea salt • olive oil • carrots, diced • green bell pepper, diced • celery stalks, diced small • chayote squash, diced small • onion, diced • coconut oil • garlic, minced • sea salt •

soursop • evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • table cream (such as Nestlé Media Crema) • unflavored gelatin • water (120 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon

cream cheese • evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • sugar (about 200 grams) • vanilla extract • eggs • chocolate cake mix • milk (about 240 ml) • neutral oil

sugar (about 100 grams) • water (15 ml) • evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk • medium carrots • (about 30 grams) agar-agar

soursop pulp (about 120 ml) • plain Greek yogurt (about 120 ml) • agave syrup (about 10 ml) • strawberries

all-purpose flour (about 375 grams) • eggs, separated • vanilla extract • milk (about 315 ml) • sugar (about 265 grams) • baking powder • For the flan: • unflavored gelatin, hydrated in 1/2 cup water (about 120 ml) • sweetened condensed milk • evaporated milk • cream cheese (about 8 oz or 225 grams) • eggs •

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 •

whole chicken (about 4.6 lbs or 2.1 kg) • Salt to taste (preferably sea salt) • carrots • Green peas to taste • Chickpeas to taste • Maguey leaves as needed • medium onion • garlic • Roma tomatoes • dried mirasol chiles • dried ancho chiles • Cumin to taste •

large rabbits • dried mild red chiles (such as guajillo or choricero peppers) • garlic cloves • Olive oil • Vinegar • Oregano • Salt and pepper • Lettuce • Tomato • Radishes • Green onions

For the cake: • chocolate cake mix • Prepare according to the instructions on the • For the flan: • eggs • evaporated milk (Carnation, 12 fl oz/354 ml) • sweetened condensed milk (14 oz/397 g) • cream cheese (8 oz/226 g) • Vanilla extract • sugar (about 50 grams)

dried guajillo chiles • dried poblano chile (ancho chile) • large beef tongue • white onion • red tomatoes (Roma or plum) • tomatillos (green tomatoes) • Salt and pepper to taste • dried arbol chiles • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr)