Store bought

pork leg (about 1 kg) • white onion • garlic cloves • white vinegar (30 ml) • achiote paste (about 1 1/2 bars or 150 grams) • orange juice (12 oz or 355 ml; store-bought is fine, but fresh is even better) • water (8 oz or 240 ml) • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste

beef liver, cut into small cubes (about 1 kg) • large onions, sliced into thin strips • Salt, to taste • lime • Tortillas, • Oil, • yellow chiles (guero peppers) • lime • Salt, to taste • small tomatoes, diced (about 1 pound/450 grams) • medium onion, diced • prepared tomato chili salsa (store-bought) •

sopes (store-bought), per person • cooked, shredded chicken (about 210 grams) • refried beans (about 240 grams) • As needed, fresh grated cheese • As needed, sour cream • Salsa to taste—red or green, with or without chili • As needed, diced avocado • As needed, oil for frying the sopes

roasted green chiles (Anaheim or bell pepper), peeled and seeded • cans Mexican-style table cream (media crema) • yellow corn, drained • Chicken bouillon cube, to taste • Garlic, to taste • Vegetable oil, • Masa harina for tortillas or store-bought gorditas, • Pork drippings (asientos),

as many eggs as needed (one per person) • refried beans to taste (for convenience, I used canned) • rice (about 200 grams) • sour cream to taste • red salsa to taste (I used store-bought) • salt to taste • pepper to taste

Maseca corn flour (about 240 grams) • Salt, to taste • Water, as needed, at room temperature • pork cracklings (about 225 grams) • green salsa (1 liter, homemade or store-bought) • lettuce • Roma tomatoes • onion • Mexican crema,

mole sauce (about 1/2 liter; you can use store-bought or homemade) • pork leg (about 1 kg, ask for it cut into three pieces) • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • bay leaves • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • Tostada shells, • green cabbage (thinly sliced) • refried beans (about 250 grams) • sour cream (about 1/4 kg) • Cotija or fresh cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 kg) •

eggs • cooked pinto beans (from the pot) • serrano or jalapeño pepper, finely chopped • store-bought salsa verde • vegetable oil • Salt and pepper to taste • flour tortillas • shredded cheese

boneless chicken breast, halved • butter (about 50 grams) • red bell pepper • green bell pepper • yellow bell pepper • onion • garlic • store-bought teriyaki sauce • Salt and pepper to taste

ground beef (200 grams) • oil (40 ml) • garlic • onion • celery • bell pepper • whole canned beans • jalapeño pepper • Paprika powder, • chorizo (200 grams) • Salt, • Black pepper, •

tuna in water • mashed potatoes (about 475 grams) • corn tortillas (about 1 kilogram), freshly made or store-bought • lettuce, finely chopped, washed, and dried • pickled onion (see my recipe) plus a small piece, chopped • As needed, thick sour cream • As needed, crumbled queso fresco • Salsas to taste: red salsa, green salsa, aioli with chili powder, chipotle mayo • As needed, vegetable oil • tomatoes, finely chopped • garlic, pressed

chicken thighs and drumsticks • store-bought barbecue sauce • mustard • soy sauce • ketchup • Worcestershire sauce

green salsa tamal, sliced lengthwise into three pieces • homemade or store-bought green salsa • shredded chicken • sour cream • shredded melting cheese

boneless chicken breasts • BBQ sauce (store-bought) • ketchup • pineapple juice • salt to taste • pepper to taste • unsalted butter

--- For the cake: • yellow, gold, or vanilla cake mix • eggs • evaporated milk • vegetable oil • heaping tablespoon all-purpose flour • grated carrots • raisins • chopped walnuts • shredded coconut • small bar semisweet chocolate • - For the frosting: •