Sugar beans

bolillo rolls (or substitute with French rolls or small baguettes) • Manchego cheese (if unavailable, use Chihuahua, Oaxaca, or panela cheese) • cooked beans (pinto, black, or bayo; I used pinto beans) (about 240 grams) • butter • carrots • small zucchini • medium cauliflower florets • red onion • Salt, to taste • Lime, to taste • Lime, to taste

onion • dried chipotle pepper • dried morita pepper • dried pasilla pepper • cherry tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes • garlic • beef or pork broth (400 ml) • large potato • corn • green beans • Salt and pepper to taste • bay leaf •

cooked beans (about 1/2 liter) • white onion • tomato • small bunch cilantro • guajillo chiles • Chorizo, to taste • jalapeño pepper • Crema (Mexican-style sour cream), to taste • corn tortillas (about 1/2 kg) • fresh cheese or panela cheese (about 150 grams) • Garlic, to taste • Salt •

masa for tortillas (about 2 kg) • rice flour (about 500 grams) • baking powder • baking soda • vanilla extract • cone piloncillo (about 8 oz or 227 grams) • lard (about 350 grams) • cooked and blended green beans • Sugar to taste (optional) • Ground cinnamon to taste • Corn husks for tamales,

nopales (cactus paddles) • Refried beans, to taste • Grated panela cheese, to taste • dried oregano • Chopped onion, to taste • Chopped parsley, to taste • Cherry tomatoes, to taste • olive oil

large poblano peppers • cooked and mashed beans (no added fat) • panela cheese, sliced (about 150 grams) • low-fat sour cream • Salt and pepper

masa harina (about 500 grams) • salt • warm water (about 500 ml) • oil • chorizo (about 500 grams) • cooked beans, drained (about 1 liter) • small onion, finely chopped • Oil for frying the beans, • Queso panela or cheese of your choice, • Crema (Mexican-style sour cream), • Habanero salsa or your favorite salsa,

medium nopal cactus • mashed beans • panela or ranch cheese • tomato sauce • vegetable oil • salt to taste

For the patties: • plantains (about 2 1/2 kilos) • plain breadcrumbs • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • sugar • dried oregano • For frying: • Enough vegetable oil • For the filling: • refried beans with chorizo (see my recipe) • goat cheese (about 50 grams) •

blue corn flour (120 g) • water (120 ml) • Salt, to taste • refried beans (about 240 g) • steak (150 g) • panela cheese (120 g) • Nonstick cooking spray,

ground beef • beans of your choice • canned or boxed seasoned tomato sauce or puree • chorizo • tomatoes • onion • to taste guajillo chili • to taste arbol chili • to taste paprika • to taste ground cumin • to taste garlic powder • to taste dried oregano •

ground beef (about 500 grams) • Ketchup • Tomato • Onion • Green or red bell pepper • sugar • chicken bouillon • Cooked beans • Water

queso panela (about 500 grams) • serrano chiles • tomatoes • onion • as needed, oil • garlic clove • salt, to taste • beans, to taste • tortillas, to taste

ripe plantains, cooked with skin on • flour (about 120 grams) • oil (about 240 ml) • egg • Breadcrumbs, • Refried beans or cream cheese • Elbow macaroni or any pasta you have at home • potatoes, cooked and diced • carrots, cooked and chopped • mayonnaise • sour cream • tuna •

pork leg (about 1 kg) • onion (I used red) • whole black peppercorns • bay leaves • cooked beans (about 1/2 liter) • ripe tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves • dried oregano • Salt and sugar, to taste • Vinegar and water, to taste • lettuce •

tortilla masa (about 1 kg) • lard • baking powder • Salt, to taste • nopales (cactus paddles) • Olive oil, • panela cheese • onion • firm red tomato • radishes (optional) • Refried beans, • cilantro •

mini bolillo rolls or small French rolls • refried beans with chorizo (about 1 kg) • thin slices of carnitas or shredded pork leg (about 2 kg) • tomatoes, stemmed and roughly chopped (about 2 kg) • onions, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1/2 kg) • garlic, cloves peeled and chopped • cinnamon, toasted or roasted • small handful toasted cumin seeds • toasted whole cloves • toasted anise seeds • bay leaves • roasted red bell peppers, cleaned, seeded, and stemmed •

teleras or bolillo rolls, split lengthwise with the insides removed • refried beans (homemade or canned) • To taste: Pickled onions with: • lime juice • to taste salt • dried oregano • Sauce: • cooked tomatoes (about 1 kg) • small handful of dried Yahualica chiles • each of toasted cumin, black pepper, clove, and cinnamon • vinegar (240 ml) • garlic, peeled and roasted •

nixtamal masa (about 1.5 kg) • refried beans (about 1 kg) • nopales (about 750 grams) • large bunch cilantro • onion • Tomato, to taste (optional) • Fresh cheese or panela cheese, to taste • Salt and your favorite salsa, to taste

corn masa (about 115 grams) • salt • baking powder • shortening or lard • As needed, water • tomatoes • garlic • salt and sugar • cooked potato • balls chorizo sausage • refried beans • crumbled dry cheese (such as queso fresco or cotija) •

beef sirloin or round steak (200 grams) • red bell pepper (40 grams) • green bell pepper (40 grams) • white onion (30 grams) • Maggi seasoning sauce (5 ml) • chicken bouillon powder (3 grams) • Worcestershire sauce (5 ml) • granulated garlic (3 grams) • cooked beans (50 grams) • panela cheese (30 grams) • cucumber (30 grams) • flour tortillas

cooked beans (about 55 grams) • corn tortillas • light mayonnaise • Mustard, to taste • Ketchup, to taste • panela or Chihuahua cheese (about 60 grams) • corn tortillas • tomato • onion • avocado

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, •

rice noodles (250 g) • tamarind pulp (or 5 tablespoons unsweetened tamarind syrup) • hot water (if using tamarind pulp) • boneless, skinless chicken breast (125 g) • extra firm tofu (125 g) • all-purpose flour or cornstarch • peeled and deveined shrimp (optional) • unsalted peanuts • fish sauce • sugar (or jaggery or light piloncillo) • lime juice • vegetable oil •

whole milk • gelatin • sugar (about 200 grams) • cardamom • vanilla bean