Winter slice

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

corn tortillas • sliced mushrooms • spinach • Oaxaca cheese (about 30 grams) • Mexican salad (tomato, onion, radish, cilantro, lime, and salt) • Seasonings: dried chile de árbol or pepperoncini, black pepper, garlic powder, and salt • Olive oil, to taste • Optional: onion and bell peppers to add with the mushrooms

beef milanesa (thinly sliced beef cutlets) • carrots • onion • Salt with garlic and pepper, to taste • Oil,

boneless pork leg, sliced (1 kg) • pork lard (about 2 1/4 cups or 500 grams) • limes • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla or ancho chiles • paprika • white onion • red onions • green cabbage or white cabbage • dried chile de árbol or bird’s eye chiles (250 grams) • avocados • Salt and pepper to taste •

roasted poblano peppers, seeded and sliced into strips • fresh corn, kernels removed • garlic, minced • small red onion, chopped • tomatoes, pureed • Chicken broth (homemade or powdered) as needed for seasoning • Mexican crema or sour cream (60 ml) • cornstarch • Butter • Shredded cheese of your choice • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

fresh pineapple (1 thick slice) (about 165 grams) • medium white onion • garlic • dried chile de árbol peppers (use more or less to taste) • allspice berry • sesame oil (or any cooking oil) • rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) • salt

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)

(about 9 oz each, 250 grams) spaghetti • onion • garlic • Dutch Edam cheese, sliced or shredded (150 grams) • heavy cream • milk • Salt, to taste • fresh parsley, cleaned and chopped

your favorite pasta (I used fusilli) • sour cream (about 120 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste • garlic, finely chopped • onion, finely chopped • butter (about 14 grams) • broth (about 10 ml), if the sauce is too thick • Sliced mushrooms

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)

beef steak, sliced or cubed (about 1 kg) • large ripe tomatoes • serrano peppers • large onion • beef bouillon (such as Knorr) • Salt and pepper to taste • Worcestershire sauce • Maggi seasoning sauce

manzano or wax peppers, sliced into strips • onions, sliced into strips • garlic • fresh epazote • Salt (as needed) • mayonnaise • sour cream (about 60 ml) • oil • jar with lid

smoked marlin or smoked tuna (about 500 grams) • bacon, chopped (about 350 grams) • butter (about 1/3 stick) • vegetable juice (such as V8) • beer (12 oz each) • small can tomato puree • onion, chopped • garlic, chopped • celery stalks, diced • chipotle peppers (optional) • poblano or bell peppers, sliced • Vegetables are optional, use what you have: •

green cabbage, cut into thick slices • Olive oil, • paprika • Chile piquín or cayenne pepper, to taste • freshly ground black pepper • thyme • garlic salt • dried onion flakes • cumin • oregano • Salt, to taste

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

Steamed Pork: • pork (about 600 grams, whole piece, not sliced or cut) • peeled and chopped daikon radish (about 200 grams) • peeled and chopped carrot (about 100 grams) • sake (or dry white wine) • salt • Soup: • Chopped green onion, to taste • sake (or dry white wine) • salt • little black pepper

corn, kernels sliced off • eggs • unsalted butter • sweetened condensed milk • vanilla extract • baking powder • salt • sugar • ground cinnamon • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams)

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

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 •

small zucchini (very green and tender, sliced) • onion (sliced) • sour cream (about 1/2 liter) • garlic (finely minced) • tomato puree • shredded cheese (such as Manchego, Gouda, Gruyère, or Parmesan) • Butter, • chicken bouillon powder • canned corn kernels • dried oregano

corn flour (Maseca) (about 500 grams) • warm water (about 500 ml) • thinly sliced beef steak (about 500 grams) • Garlic powder, all-purpose seasoning, and salt to taste • Shredded cheese,

chicken breast, sliced into cutlets • heavy cream (about 480 ml) • small can chipotle peppers • ham • panela cheese (about 115 grams) • Salt, to taste • garlic cloves • onion • Oil,

sliced beef steak (about 750 grams) • chopped bacon (about 250 grams) • jalapeño peppers • white onion • small bunch cilantro • garlic • Salt, to taste • large tomatillos

thinly sliced beef steak (about 1 kg) • bacon (about 350 g) • tomatillos (about 300 g) • jalapeño peppers • small bunch cilantro • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Salt, to taste • small bunch green onions (or substitute 1 large onion, sliced) • bacon (about 100 g)

bolillos (Mexican bread rolls) or French rolls, sliced and left out to dry • corn tortillas, cold • piloncillo (about 500 grams) • tomatoes • onion • whole cloves • evaporated milk • butter • cinnamon (about 4–6 inches / 10–15 cm) • toasted granola (my wife makes it) • shredded coconut • raisins •

large red onion, thinly sliced • water (240 ml) • white vinegar (240 ml) • salt, any kind you like • spices to taste (I used oregano)

sliced and toasted French bread (birote) • cinnamon • tomatoes • onion • whole black peppercorns • whole clove • piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar cones) • Cotija cheese (about 250 grams) • lard (about 1 kg) • raisins (about 150 grams) • roasted peanuts (about 150 grams)

jicama, thinly sliced • queso fresco (about 60 grams), crumbled • Salsa: • tomato • onion • serrano pepper • Optional: lettuce, sour cream, leftover cooked dishes

whole chicken breast, sliced into cutlets • corn, kernels removed • poblano peppers • onion, sliced • To taste, garlic powder or finely chopped garlic • To taste, sour cream • To taste, evaporated milk or whole milk

corn or flour tortillas, or 1 piece of pita bread • As much sliced ham (pork or turkey) as you like • As much melting cheese as you like