green beans (about 300 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • To taste, serrano or jalapeño pepper • eggs • As needed, oil or pork lard • chicken bouillon cube • Salt, to taste

ground beef (about 500 grams) • medium potatoes • onion • chopped garlic • bay leaves • Sea salt, to taste • frozen or precooked mixed vegetables (about 225 grams) • Roma tomatoes • chicken bouillon powder • dried arbol chiles

spaghetti pasta (500 grams) • table cream • milk (240 ml) • bacon, chopped (250 grams) • chopped onion • shredded Manchego cheese (150 grams) • cream cheese (such as Philadelphia, 150 grams) • butter • chicken bouillon cubes • Garlic powder (to taste) • Ground black pepper (to taste) • Salt (to taste) •

beef stew meat (about 300 grams) • mushrooms (about 100 grams) • carrot • potatoes • yuca (cassava root) • green onions • cilantro • cabbage (about 50 grams) • corn on the cob • water (1 liter) • salt • family secret sugar •

large zucchini • achiote • potato • chicken bouillon • Salt, to taste • pressure cooker • red onion • vinegar • rice vinegar • water • curry powder • ground black pepper •

pork loin (5 kg) • unsalted butter • chicken bouillon • parsley • cilantro • paprika (60 grams) • rosemary • thyme • tomato • chipotle pepper (20 grams) • guajillo pepper (100 grams) • onion •

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 •

Ground beef, • Potatoes, • tomato puree (about 240 ml) • chicken bouillon cube • Salt, to taste • water (about 240 ml)

chayotes • carrots 🥕 • eggs • sesame seeds • soy sauce • chicken bouillon • black pepper • parsley

spaghetti (250 grams) • potatoes • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • chorizo (100 grams) • Parmesan cheese (100 grams) • fresh thyme (10 grams) • ground black pepper (10 grams) • chicken bouillon (10 grams)

turkey or chicken (500 grams) • ripe plantain • medium tomatoes • mulato chiles (50 grams) • pasilla chiles (40 grams) • almonds (75 grams) • raisins (25 grams) • white onion • tablet Mexican chocolate • chile seeds • corn tortilla • bolillo (Mexican bread roll) •

large potatoes • carrots • water • bay leaves • onion • salt to taste • pepper to taste • chicken bouillon powder • tuna in water • grated Parmesan cheese to taste • all-purpose flour • coconut oil

rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • chicken bouillon • tomato bouillon • tomato puree • onion • Ground black pepper, to taste

pork cracklings (about 500 g) • dried ancho chile • dried chipotle chile • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon powder • Salt to taste • oil

large jalapeño peppers, stems removed • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon • Salt and pepper to taste

precooked hominy (about 1 kg) • garlic • onion • Salt, to taste • pork or chicken (about 1 kg) • Guajillo Sauce (Itakatl or similar) • radishes • lime • oregano • tostadas • sour cream • shredded cheese •

corn on the cob • chicken bouillon cubes • water (about 500 ml) • epazote • mayonnaise • chili powder • (about 5 oz/150 grams) grated Parmesan cheese or other dry grated cheese • limes • Salt, to taste

pressed pork cracklings (chicharrón prensado) • peeled tomatoes • chicken bouillon powder • garlic • serrano peppers • onion • cooked and chopped nopales (cactus paddles) • Salt to taste

bolillo roll • turkey ham • Your choice of cheese, to taste • American cheese • Lettuce, to taste • Chipotle pepper sauce or dressing, to taste • Cheese and chili sauce or dressing, to taste • Butter, to taste

beef tenderloin (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chiles • ancho chiles • chipotle chile (for a Sonoran touch) • large garlic clove • ground cumin • ground cloves • onion • chicken bouillon cube • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste •

ground beef (500 grams) • onion, chopped • chicken bouillon cubes • water (60 ml) • garlic, minced • tomatillos, finely chopped • yellow chiles (güero chiles) • chayotes, peeled and diced • potatoes, peeled and diced (500 grams) • poblano peppers, cut into strips • zucchini, diced (225 grams) • tomatoes, diced (225 grams) •

chicken (about 1 kg), I used bone-in pieces • Corn tortillas as needed, preferably day-old • large tomatillos • avocados • small garlic clove • sprigs of cilantro • sour cream • Serrano pepper to taste (optional)

pork spare ribs (about 400 grams) • dried red chiles (such as guajillo) • garlic • onion • Maseca corn flour (or corn masa flour) • cumin • oregano • black pepper • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube (optional) • cooked nopales (about 400 grams) • Water,

beef • steak seasoning • oil • poblano peppers • onion • tomatoes • oil • For the sauce: • jalapeño peppers • tomatoes • garlic • water (about 475 ml) •

large eggs • ham • onion • Salt or chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Vegetable oil, • corn tortillas

jalapeño peppers • garlic cloves • onion • cilantro (about) • chicken bouillon cube • oil (to taste)

masa harina (corn dough) • beef, chicken, or pork • achiote paste • black beans • onion • vegetable oil (about 500 ml)

boneless pork leg, sliced (1 kg) • pork lard (about 2 1/4 cups or 500 grams) • limes • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla or ancho chiles • paprika • white onion • red onions • green cabbage or white cabbage • dried chile de árbol or bird’s eye chiles (250 grams) • avocados • Salt and pepper to taste •

roasted green chiles (not poblano, serrano, or jalapeño; use the larger, wider green chiles sometimes called 'chile verde' in some regions) • queso fresco (about 115 grams) • Mexican crema (about 360 ml) • Salt, to taste • Corn tortillas • Lettuce • cooked, shredded chicken (about 1 kg)

steak (use your choice: beef, pork, or chicken) • red tomatoes • dried pasilla chiles • garlic cloves • onion • bean, chicken, or beef broth (about 1/2 liter; use water if you don't have broth) • cilantro • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Cumin, to taste • Oil, to taste