Washed

pork head with ear (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • fresh cilantro • jalapeño pepper • onion • garlic • whole allspice berries • Salt • water (180 ml) • bay leaves • Banana leaf (enough to wrap the meat), washed and softened on a griddle or skillet over low heat • Aluminum foil

large fried pork skin (chicharrón duro) • pickled pork skins (cueritos) • limes • sour cream • chopped onion • chopped tomato • pickled chili vinegar • pickled chili peppers • ground dried oregano • Salt to taste • lettuce, washed, disinfected, and chopped • avocado •

cilantro, washed • sour cream (240 ml) • onion • garlic • Salt and pepper, to taste • grilled chicken breasts • avocado

Leftover potato and longaniza mixture (as needed) • Corn tortillas (as needed) • Taco sauce (as needed) • Finely chopped lettuce, washed (as needed) • Sour cream (as needed) • Oil (as needed)

rice (pre-washed) • tomatoes • onion • garlic • olive oil • water (about 950 ml) • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste

butter (50 grams) • chopped white onion • cornstarch • chicken or vegetable broth • milk • crumbled blue cheese (100 grams) • baby spinach, washed and drained (250 grams; I used ready-to-eat) • heavy cream • Salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste

rice (about 500 grams) • large beverage dispensers filled with purified drinking water • Sugar to taste (about 2/3 lb or 1/3 kilo), or if making at home, 3 cans sweetened condensed milk • strawberries, washed and disinfected • ice or one large block of ice, crushed • cinnamon stick • evaporated milk, or for a more budget-friendly option, 4 cans regular milk

beef (I used round steak) • broccoli (washed and cleaned) • carrots, thinly sliced • onion, sliced into half-moons • small zucchini • water (240 ml) • cornstarch (Maizena) • Soy sauce • Oyster sauce (optional) • Garlic salt and black pepper • Oil

all-purpose flour, sifted (about 500 grams) • unsalted butter, softened and clarified (about 200 grams), at room temperature • large eggs, at room temperature, cracked • finely grated Cotija cheese (about 250 grams) • milk, at room temperature • fine salt, sifted • sugar • flour for dusting and shaping • rolling pin • vegetable oil for frying (about 2 liters) • spatula • fresh parsley, washed and sanitized

pork ribs (about 1 kg) • Pepper and lemon seasoning, to taste • peaches, washed and chopped (about 1 kg) • dried mora or morita chiles • garlic cloves • onion • chicken bouillon

romaine lettuce, washed and dried • cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced • strawberries, washed and hulled • green grapes, washed • avocado • basil, washed, leaves chopped • queso panela or basket cheese • Mixed seeds to taste: peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds • Olive oil to taste, with thyme, oregano, and garlic flakes • Balsamic vinegar to taste • Hawaiian black salt to taste

large potatoes, thoroughly washed and scrubbed • fresh parsley, finely chopped • eggs • milk (120 ml) • all-purpose flour (60 grams) • nutmeg • Salt and pepper, to taste • shredded cheese (about 60 grams)

large potato per person, washed and well scrubbed • onion, finely chopped • cooked turkey ham, finely chopped per potato • Shredded cheese to taste (that melts well) • Sour cream to taste • unsalted butter (about 90 grams) and 2 tablespoons oil • Salt and pepper to taste • For the sauce • tomatoes, washed and quartered • onion • garlic cloves • thyme •

potatoes, washed, scrubbed, and thinly sliced • olive oil (about 80 ml) • apple cider vinegar (about 45 ml) • of an onion, thinly sliced • dried oregano • Salt and pepper to taste

smoked marlin (about 500 grams) • potatoes, thoroughly scrubbed and washed • onion • Water as needed to parboil the potatoes • vegetable oil • paprika • garlic, finely chopped

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 •

chicken leg quarter per person • potatoes, washed, scrubbed, and cut into wedges • garlic cloves • onion • vegetable oil (about 80 ml) • fresh rosemary • Salt and pepper, to taste • sweet paprika

fish fillet (your choice) • green tomatoes or tomatillos, washed (about 500 grams) • garlic • cilantro • small piece onion • potatoes, scrubbed, washed, and cut into small cubes

pork steak, sliced and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 kg) • onion, chopped • Serrano peppers, chopped, to taste (I used 3, but removed the seeds from 2) • oil (about 80 ml) • cilantro, washed, dried, and finely chopped (about 15 grams) • Salt, to taste • tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped

fish fillets, cut into small cubes • Salt, pepper, and garlic powder, to taste • Mayonnaise, • Ketchup, to taste • avocado, sliced • Romaine lettuce, washed and thinly sliced • tomatoes, sliced • small flour tortillas, any kind you prefer

ground pumpkin seeds (200 grams) • garlic • onion • As needed, broth from the meat • Herbs for green mole: • lettuce leaves • cilantro • epazote • radish leaves • parsley • Note: Wash and disinfect the herbs before using • poblano pepper, washed and seeded •

ground beef (500 grams) • large poblano peppers • white corn, kernels removed • medium onion, chopped • tomato sauce (about 120 ml) • cilantro, washed, disinfected, and chopped • Salt, to taste • garlic clove • ground black pepper • ground cumin • chicken bouillon powder

skinless chicken breast • tomatillos (about 1 kg) • jalapeño peppers • cilantro, washed and dried (about 30 grams) • onion • garlic clove • Salt • Corn tortillas • Sour cream • Shredded cheese • Finely chopped lettuce, washed and dried • Oil •

chicken legs and 2 chicken thighs • onion • tomatoes • washed potatoes • zucchini • peeled carrots • chicken bouillon cube • garlic clove • coarse salt • black pepper • rice (about 100 grams) • water (3 liters) •

chicharrón cargado (pork cracklings with meat) • large tomatillos • onion • garlic cloves • Salt to taste • cilantro, washed and dried

lentils • bacon, chopped • chorizo • large tomato, diced • small onion, sliced • cilantro, washed and chopped • large serrano pepper • large garlic clove • chicken bouillon • black pepper • cumin • Salt, to taste

dried beans, soaked overnight (about 500 grams) • Mexican chorizo or pork sausage (about 500 grams) • smoked pork chops, chopped • pork hot dogs • finely chopped onion, plus another 1/4 cup • chopped cilantro, washed • Salt, to taste • pork cracklings, broken into pieces (about 250 grams) • chipotle peppers • Water, • Salt, to taste

pasta (fettuccine or rotini) • water (2 liters) • chicken legs and thighs (about 2 kg) • carrots, diced • chayote squash • potatoes • zucchini • fresh parsley, washed and chopped • celery, chopped • tomatoes • onion • small sprigs fresh oregano •

beef stew meat, cut into pieces (about 500 grams) • corn, cut into thirds • carrots, peeled and cut into pieces • zucchini, washed and cut into pieces • green beans, trimmed (about 150 grams) • potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces • dried guajillo chiles • tomatoes • onion plus 1/2 onion • garlic cloves • beef bouillon cubes • cilantro, washed, disinfected, and finely chopped •

skinless chicken drumsticks • medium carrots • medium chayotes • medium zucchini • medium piece of onion • medium garlic clove • cilantro • chicken bouillon powder • salt • washed rice • small mint leaf • OPTIONAL: 1 chicken carcass and 2 chicken wings, for extra flavor