butter (50 grams) • chopped white onion • cornstarch • chicken or vegetable broth • milk • crumbled blue cheese (100 grams) • baby spinach, washed and drained (250 grams; I used ready-to-eat) • heavy cream • Salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste
brown rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 1.5 liters) • chicken bouillon • onion • yellow or red bell pepper (cut into thin strips) • green bell pepper (cut into thin strips) • carrot (cut into thin, short strips) • corn kernels, to taste • olive oil
beef steak per person • Salt and pepper, to taste • corn tortillas per person • Asadero cheese, to taste • zucchini • ground garlic • onion, thinly sliced • pepperoni slices (about 1/4 pound or 115 grams) • tomatoes • green chili pepper • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon powder
drizzle of oil • large carrots • medium potatoes • white onion • medium tomato • celery • small half head of cabbage or 1/4 if it's large • About 16 cups water (about 4 liters) • Salt, to taste • bay leaves • small handful whole peppercorns • small handful dried oregano •
beef steak for juice (cut into small pieces) (500 grams) • sliced bacon, chopped (300 grams) • tomatillos (300 grams) • poblano pepper • bell pepper • serrano or güero pepper • small handful of cilantro • Green onions to taste (or regular onion if unavailable) • Worcestershire sauce to taste • Black pepper to taste • Salt to taste • Chicken bouillon powder to taste •
medium to large carrots • milk (about 480 ml) • chicken bouillon or salt • pepper or nutmeg • Soup crackers or croutons for serving • Red pepper flakes (optional)
pork ribs (about 1 kg) • Pepper and lemon seasoning, to taste • peaches, washed and chopped (about 1 kg) • dried mora or morita chiles • garlic cloves • onion • chicken bouillon
rice (about 200 grams) • room temperature water (about 480 ml) • oil (measured with the spoon you'll use to stir the rice) • medium onion • garlic (peeled) • salt • chicken bouillon powder • green beans, finely chopped • carrot, diced
raw chicken (1 kg) • mulato chiles (500 grams) • sesame seeds (about 4.5 oz or 125 grams) • cinnamon (about 0.35 oz or 10 grams) • or 3 pieces Mexican table chocolate (about 75 grams) • medium onion (about 4.2 oz or 120 grams) • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • garlic • medium tomatoes (1 kg) • ground cumin (about 0.18 oz or 5 grams) • dried mixed herbs (such as oregano, thyme, cumin, dried parsley, or a mix—about 0.5 oz or 15 grams) •
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