Thin

thin-sliced beef round (milanesa de pulpa) • cilantro • cooked beans (about 1/2 liter) • water (1 liter) • green onions (cebolleta or spring onions) • green salsa (salsa verde) • bacon • spices to taste

shredded chicken (about 300 grams) • onions, peeled and thinly sliced into julienne strips • jalapeño peppers, stemmed, peeled, seeded, and cut into thin strips • red poblano peppers, seeded, stemmed, and thinly sliced into strips • fresh epazote, finely chopped • garlic, peeled and finely chopped • pork lard (from carnitas) (about 60 grams) • Salt, to taste • warm corn tortillas • Enough oil for deep frying • Spicy homemade red salsa • Spicy homemade green salsa •

chicken breast, cut into 4 thin cutlets • ham (use either smoked ham or turkey breast) • cheese (Manchego, Gouda, Emmental, or Cheddar) • flour (about 65 grams), seasoned as desired • breadcrumbs (about 120 grams) • large egg • milk (about 60 ml) • passion fruit jam (about 160 grams) • water (about 60 ml) • soy sauce (about 30 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste • Herbes de Provence or Italian seasoning, to taste

beef steaks, sliced in half lengthwise • bell peppers, cut into thin strips • onion, cut into thin strips • sugar (about 38 grams) • water (about 60 ml) • soy sauce (about 45 ml) • star anise • whole clove • orange peel • garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise • ginger, cut into thin strips (about 16 grams)

chicken breast, cut into pieces • carrots, cut into thin strips • zucchini, cut into strips • broccoli, cut into small pieces • corn • soy sauce (about 480 ml) • spaghetti • cornstarch (about 32 grams) • sugar or honey (to balance saltiness) • onion • bay leaves • Oil

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 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) •

boneless, skinless chicken breast, pounded thin or cut into strips (about 110 kcal per 3.5 oz/100g) • small avocado (about 160 kcal per 3.5 oz/100g) • medium Ataulfo or Manila mango (about 65 kcal per 3.5 oz/100g) • Garlic salt or a sheet of seasoning for skillet chicken (such as Maggi Juicy Chicken Sheet, or use garlic salt to taste) • Low-fat cilantro dressing or your favorite low-fat dressing (about 48 kcal per 2 oz/60g) • Fresh spinach (about 30 kcal per 3.5 oz/100g)

ripe tomatoes (about 1 kg) • small bunch fresh epazote • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon or chicken broth • corn tortillas, cut into thin strips and fried • Mexican crema (or sour cream) • cheese (such as queso fresco or Monterey Jack) • avocado

beef stew meat (about 1 kg) • onion • About 2.2 lbs (1 kg) mixed vegetables, cut up: • Zucchini • Chayote squash • Potatoes • Green beans • Carrots • Potatoes • Cabbage • Corn on the cob, sliced thin • chickpeas •

Tortillas, cut into thin • large tomatoes • garlic • onion • avocados • Sour cream • panela cheese • dried chipotle peppers • Pork rinds (chicharrón) • chicken broth (1 liter) • Salt

corn tortillas • thin slices of Manchego cheese • (about 4 oz/120g) canned tuna • lettuce (about 90 grams) • shredded carrot (about 70 grams) • Chopped celery, to taste • avocado • Salsa, to taste

rice (about 400 grams) • butter (about 28 grams) • salt (about 15 grams) • onion • water (1 liter) • cooked beans (about 340 grams) • bean broth (about 240 ml) • evaporated milk (about 60 ml) • Pork lard, to taste • thin slice onion

chicken breast • small tomatoes • large onion • carrot • celery stalk • parsley • chicken bouillon cube • tomato puree • garlic clove • salt • Thin noodles (about a handful per person) • queso fresco •

tomatoes (80kcal) • onion (15kcal) • garlic (10kcal) • olive oil (260kcal) • water (about 710 ml) • sour cream (200kcal) • thin noodles (about 150 grams, 575kcal) • avocado (about 100 grams, 170kcal) • chipotle peppers (2.1 oz or 60 grams, 30kcal) • Salt • Black pepper

Roma tomatoes • of an onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon powder or salt • ground beef (150 grams) • egg • milk (60 ml) • sandwich bread • Oil for frying • thin vermicelli noodles (No. 0) • chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (optional) • avocado (optional) •

cooked and shredded chicken breast • poblano peppers, roasted and peeled • onion, sliced into thin strips • butter • soy seasoning sauce • Mexican-style crema (250 ml) • olive oil

garlic • white onion • bay leaves • Maggi seasoning sauce (20 ml) • salt • textured soy protein (about 350 grams) • corn tortillas • olive oil • cilantro, sliced thin • white onion, finely diced • limes, cut into thirds • hot sauce, to taste

For the enchiladas: • soft fried corn tortillas, preferably fried in good-quality pork lard • For the Christmas sweet 13-chile sauce: • different dried chiles (Morita, Japanese, Cascabel, Pasilla, Costeño, Guajillo, dried Chipotle, Ancho, smoked Chipotle, Árbol, yellow Costeño, smoked Ancho, and Pico de Paloma chile) • roasted cinnamon • Small handful of sweet spices (anise, coriander seeds, cardamom, cloves, and Tabasco pepper) • Grated nutmeg • Small handful of raisins • Small handful of prunes • Small handful of peanuts • Small handful of pecans or walnuts • epazote •

Thin-cut skirt steak

banana leaves • pork (about 3 kg) • pork lard (about 225 grams) • achiote paste (about 50 grams) • orange juice (1 liter; if you can find sour oranges for the juice, even better) • lime juice • ground cinnamon • ground cumin • dried oregano • ground black pepper • allspice or 5 whole allspice berries • large garlic cloves •

dried shrimp (about 85 g), eyes removed • large eggs, at room temperature • plain breadcrumbs • onion, thinly sliced • nopales (cactus paddles), cut into thin strips (about 1 kg) • garlic clove • onion • tomatillo husks • salt • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried ancho chile, stemmed and seeded • dried puya guajillo chiles with seeds or 6 dried arbol chiles •

spinach, cut into thin strips (about 15 grams) • eggs • light sour cream • panela cheese • green salsa • avocado • onion, to taste • cilantro, to taste

guajillo chiles • ground achiote • pineapple juice (60 ml) • white vinegar (60 ml) • garlic cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • black pepper • whole cloves • Salt, to taste • pork, beef, chicken, or tofu, sliced into thin fillets (about 500 grams) • cilantro, to taste •

boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets • huitlacoche (about 500 grams) • chopped fresh epazote • small onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced • roasted poblano peppers, cut into thin strips • thick Mexican-style cream (about 1/2 liter) • sliced Chihuahua or Manchego cheese, or crumbled Oaxaca cheese (about 1/4 kg) • fried corn tortillas • Salt, black pepper, and chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Oil and/or butter,

beef for shredding • Thin corn tortillas, preferably • tomatoes (about 1 kg) • Avocado, to taste • Cabbage, to taste • onion • garlic • Enough oil for frying • small pinch of oregano • cumin • Serrano peppers for serving

beef skirt steak or thin-cut steak (about 500 grams) • tomatillos (about 500 grams) • serrano peppers • cilantro • beef bouillon cube • bacon (about 150 grams) • lime • limes, halved • cilantro, finely chopped • onion, diced • corn tostadas

surimi sticks (about 200 grams), cut into thin strips • chopped green onion (about 1/8 cup) • chopped cucumber • shredded and roughly chopped green cabbage • mayonnaise • sriracha sauce • Juice of 1 lime • Salt, to taste • Chopped cilantro, to taste • tostada shells • Sliced jalapeños, to taste • Hot sauce, such as Valentina, to taste

soy chilorio (about 7.5 oz or 215 g each) • chopped onion (about 40 grams) • medium tomato or 2 plum tomatoes, chopped (about 1 cup or 150 grams) • serrano pepper, seeded and chopped • cilantro, washed, chopped (about 1/4 cup or 10 grams) • orange bell pepper, cut into thin strips (about 1 cup or 120 grams) • avocado, peeled and sliced into 8 lengthwise pieces • vegetable oil (30 ml) • Flour tortillas, as needed (at least 3 per person)

flour tortillas • Smoked cheese, thinly sliced, • thin slices of artisanal quince paste