Vegetable lard

tortilla masa (about 1 kg) • Salt, to taste • hot water (120 ml) • melted lard (120 ml) • spinach, cleaned and finely chopped

noodles of your choice (I used fideo noodles) (about 100 grams) • large tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • Chicken pieces or giblets, depending on the number of servings • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste • fresh cilantro • Vegetables to taste (I used 1 ear of corn) • oil or lard (about 7 grams) • ground oregano • Chipotle in adobo, green chile, or serrano pepper, to taste (optional)

green beans (about 300 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • To taste, serrano or jalapeño pepper • eggs • As needed, oil or pork lard • chicken bouillon cube • Salt, to taste

ground pork (I used pork leg) (500 grams) • natural amaranth (30 grams) • onion • fresh cilantro • garlic • tomatillos (about 1/2 kilo) • serrano peppers • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • egg • lard • nopales (about 250 grams)

small head cabbage, very finely shredded • cooked chickpeas (I use them peeled) • cooked green peas (about 250 grams) • dried ancho chiles, soaked overnight and seeded • tomatoes, sliced into thin strips • small red onion, thinly sliced • chorizo (about 250 grams) • thin pork cutlets, chopped • garlic cloves, chopped • parsley, coarsely chopped • white pork lard • salt, to taste

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,

pork (for frying) (about 500 grams) • small head of cabbage • chorizo sausages, chopped • large carrots, cut into matchsticks • large tomatoes • onion (I use red onion) • thyme • bay leaves • oregano • white vinegar (120 ml) • Coconut oil, olive oil, or lard for frying • Salt and pepper •

fresh corn kernels (about 600 grams) • tomatoes, chopped • small nopales (cactus paddles), diced • large onion, peeled and diced • cilantro, chopped • poblano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and chopped • lard • small light beer • Salt, to taste

small cans tuna in water • lettuce hearts • cucumber • carrot • tomatoes • onion • serrano peppers • small bunch cilantro • celery stalk • avocado • refried beans (about 240 grams) • lard •

guajillo chiles, soaked and seeded • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon cubes • hot water (about 355 ml) • lard (about 115 grams) • corn masa for tortillas (about 1250 grams) • evaporated milk (about 12 fl oz / 354 ml) • water (about 60 ml) • black pepper • chicken bouillon cubes • cooked chicken breast, shredded •

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 •

small head cabbage • ground sirloin (500 grams) • large bell pepper • plain breadcrumbs • milk (60 ml) • red onion • eggs • White pork lard, as needed, for frying • Salt, black pepper, and nutmeg, to taste

corn • lard (about 1 kg) • cinnamon (about 56 grams) • sugar (about 1 kg) • powdered milk

fish fillets • romaine hearts • cucumber • carrot • onion • tomatoes • small bunch cilantro • ground oregano • butter • serrano peppers • celery stalk • avocado •

young squash vines (about 1 kg) • water (2.5 liters) • corn masa (about 500 grams) • garlic (about 20 grams) • chopped onion (about 200 grams) • corn • corn kernels (about 200 grams) • chepiche (about 300 grams) • chepil (about 300 grams) • small zucchini • pork lard (about 150 grams) • limes •

corn flour for tortillas (Maseca, 1 kg or about 8 cups/2.2 lbs) • Warm water, • oil or lard (100 ml) • baking powder (Royal) • coarse salt

For the sauce: • Roma tomatoes, chopped • guajillo chiles (preferably 2 mild and 2 hot) • garlic cloves • onion, chopped • cumin • For the filling: • calabaza de castilla (Mexican pumpkin), cooked and peeled, cut into cubes • dried shrimp (or regular dried shrimp if unavailable) • fresh shrimp • Cooking oil • Salt and pepper to taste •

pork ribs • lard • poblano peppers, sliced • medium tomatoes • medium potatoes • garlic • onion • water • salt to taste

pork in pieces • zucchinis, chopped • large ear of corn, kernels removed, or 1 small can of corn • large tomatoes • onion • large garlic clove • cumin • ground black pepper • serrano pepper • Chopped cilantro to taste • Salt to taste • pork lard

(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

cooked beans with epazote and salt with broth • grilled nopales with salt, cut into julienne strips • large turkey sausages, browned and diced • Salt to taste • Corn tortillas, warm • Homemade spicy salsa, freshly made, to taste • Fresh cheese for crumbling, to taste • lard • dried oregano • Salt to taste

blue corn masa, • eggs • morita chili • lard, to taste • oil • garlic • onion • chicken seasoning • salt, to taste