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thick) Italian bread • (14 oz.) pork or beef chorizo sausage • large eggs • kosher salt • black pepper • finely chopped green onions, reserve 1 tablespoon for garnish • olive oil • finely chopped green bell pepper • finely chopped red bell pepper • shredded quesadilla cheese or Oaxaca cheese

onion • cooked beans • Water or chicken broth • garlic clove • Oil • vermicelli noodles (about 100 grams) • dried guajillo chili, seeded

cooked chickpeas • olive oil • paprika • salt • cumin • cayenne pepper • black pepper

water (about 7.5 liters) • precooked hominy (well rinsed) (1 kg) • garlic (peeled) • large onions • tomatillos (about 225 grams) • poblano peppers • jalapeño peppers • epazote leaves • Oregano, to taste • Whole black pepper, to taste • Thyme, to taste • small bunch cilantro •

thick noodles • oil • ripe tomatoes • onion • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • cooked chicken, diced • spinach, washed • cilantro • water (about 4 liters)

flour (about 40 grams) • flour (about 40 grams) • milk (about 800 milliliters) • onion piqué (1/4 onion, whole cloves, and 3 bay leaves) • mushrooms (about 500 grams) • butter or olive oil (about 40 grams) • heavy cream (about 200 milliliters) • garlic • onion • bacon • chicken breasts • American cheese •

pickled pork skins (cueritos) • red onion • cucumbers • dried mirasol or guajillo chiles • small handful chiltepin chiles • small handful dried árbol chiles, toasted • limes • tomato cocktail juice (about 200 ml, such as Clamato) • garlic clove • Coarse salt to taste • avocado • tostada shells

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 chickens (about 7 3/4 lbs or 3.5 kg) • dried ancho chiles, toasted and seeded • dried guajillo chiles, toasted and seeded • serrano chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cumin seeds • dried oregano • small stick cinnamon • roasted garlic • oil • hoja santa (or acuyo) leaves • avocado leaves •

beef steak for grilling, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 750 grams) • onion, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • vegetable oil • ground black pepper • salt • ground cumin • beef broth (about 240 ml) • dried guajillo chiles, toasted • dried chile de árbol, toasted • garlic, toasted • vegetable oil •

toasted bread (for capirotada) • nonstick cooking spray • butter • shredded cheese • raisins • shelled peanuts • shredded coconut • sprinkles • large cinnamon sticks • milk (about 3.8 liters) • medium piloncillo cones • large tomato, diced •

fresh tuna, cut into cubes (about 400 grams) • dried guajillo chiles • dried puya chiles • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cumin • garlic clove • white onion, cut into chunks • white onion, thinly sliced • white vinegar • oil • Salt, to taste •

(cut into 2-inch pieces) pork ribs (500 g) • Hatch chiles • nopales (cactus paddles) (200 g) • Salt, to taste • ground black pepper • ground cumin • bay leaf • water (800 ml) • oil or pork lard • cooked beans, for serving (200 g) • cooked rice, for serving (200 g) • corn tortillas

ground pork (200 grams) • ground beef (200 grams) • apple • almonds • dried cranberries • tomato • onion • large garlic clove • small pinch ground cumin • black pepper • ground cinnamon • salt, to taste •

long-grain white rice (about 400 grams) • water (about 710 ml), more as needed • Roma tomatoes • medium onion • Salt, to taste • Chicken bouillon, to taste • oil

boneless chicken thighs • limes • salt, to taste • ground black pepper, to taste • spaghetti (500 grams) • water (5 liters) • medium poblano peppers • onion • bay leaves, • medium head of garlic • whole black peppercorns • Mexican crema or sour cream (250 ml) •

roasted and peeled bell peppers • onion, diced; 2 tomatoes, chopped • parsley • tomato puree (about 240 ml) • cooked potato, diced • yellow peppers (such as Hungarian wax or banana peppers) • olives • sliced almonds, lightly toasted • tuna in water • Salt, pepper, and oil for frying

cones piloncillo (about 12 ounces/340 grams total) • cinnamon • sweetened condensed milk (about 14 ounces/397 grams) • evaporated milk (about 12 ounces/354 ml) • whole milk (240 ml) • toasted capirotada bread (or about 12 ounces/340 grams of toasted French bread or bolillo slices) • butter (about 8 tablespoons/113 grams)

eggs • medium potatoes, diced • chorizo sausage of your choice (about 150 grams) • butter • Salt, to taste

imitation crab sticks (surimi) • large cucumber • medium carrots • celery stalks • white onion • small romaine lettuce • tomatoes • toasted sesame seeds (about 50 grams) • apple cider vinegar (120 ml) • to taste garlic salt • to taste black pepper • to taste dried oregano •

ripe avocado • eggs • lime • Salt and pepper • bread

tomatoes (about 1 kg) • sesame seeds (about 1 kg) • onions • cooked chicken (about 500 grams) • almonds (about 60 grams) • parsley (about 50 grams) • toasted bread (about 200 grams) • cookies (about 400 grams) • Salt • vegetable oil (about 500 ml) • dried red ancho chiles • garlic cloves •

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) •

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

chihuacle chiles • mulato chiles • pasilla chiles • chile seeds (about 125 grams) • white onions • garlic • tomatoes • tomatillos • lard (about 250 grams) • plantain • corn tortilla • yema bread (or substitute with 1/2 sweet bread roll) •

brown rice (about 200 grams) • hot water (about 480 ml) • cilantro • finely chopped onion • garlic, finely chopped • oil

baguette • butter (about 50 grams) • avocados • hoja santa leaves • spicy radishes • chopped walnuts (about 50 grams) • panela cheese (about 50 grams) • Salt and pepper, to taste

medium cauliflower • medium beet • carrots • medium onion • red cabbage, washed • celery • garlic • chia seeds, soaked (about 70 grams) • toasted wheat germ (about 115 grams) • oregano • ground black pepper • Oil and salt, to taste •

bolillos (Mexican bread rolls), cut into thick slices and left to dry in the sun or air-dried • oil (1 liter) with 2 cinnamon sticks, 7 whole allspice berries, 5 black peppercorns or Tabasco peppercorns, and 3 whole cloves • Syrup: • piloncillo (about 1 kilogram) • apple juice (1 liter) • Zest of 1 orange • whole cloves, 5 black peppercorns, and 2 whole star anise • cinnamon sticks • pulque or light beer (1 liter) • For garnish: • pitted prunes • raisins •

chicken leg quarters (about 680 grams) • potatoes, diced (about 225 grams) • large zucchini, diced • large carrots, diced • chayotes, diced • green beans, cut into 4 pieces each (about 115 grams) • Cabbage • corn, each cut into 3 pieces • Herbs of your choice (such as bay leaf, thyme, marjoram) • Onion, garlic • Black pepper to taste • Salt to taste •