Without cream

chicken breast • Roma tomatoes • guajillo chiles • zucchini • onion • garlic • Salt or chicken bouillon • Pepper, paprika, and thyme to taste

beef short ribs, seasoned with salt and lime • avocados • tomatoes • onion • Lime, to taste • Swiss cheese • American cheese • ham • Pickled jalapeños, to taste • bolillo rolls or French rolls

Garlic, to taste • onion • Salt, to taste • Green chile peppers, to taste • Water, • pork ribs with some belly (about 1 kg) • fresh purslane (about 1 kg) • tomatillos (about 500 grams)

Leftover rotisserie chicken, shredded • poblano peppers, sliced into strips • onion, thinly sliced (use a whole onion if you prefer) • zucchinis, cut into strips or julienned • Roma tomatoes, diced • Worcestershire sauce • soy sauce • Maggi seasoning sauce • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • Heinz BBQ sauce • water (about 100 ml) • oil (olive or regular, to taste) •

beef steak • oil • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • tomatoes • cumin seeds • garlic cloves • onion • water (about 1.4 liters) • chicken bouillon powder • carrots • cooked nopales (about 400 grams)

zucchini (about 1 kg) • tuna • tomatoes, diced • onion, finely diced • chili pepper, finely chopped • Salt, oregano, and thyme to taste • Shredded cheese that melts well, such as Monterey Jack, Chihuahua, or any melting cheese

whole wheat fusilli pasta (120 grams) • fresh asparagus (200 grams) • frozen green peas (100 grams) • raw shrimp (200 grams) • lemon, zest and juice • garlic • olive oil • water (355 ml) • salt • ground black pepper • crushed red pepper flakes

chicken • generous handful fresh mushrooms • (12.7 oz/360g) tomato sauce • onion • garlic • tomato • Salt / pepper / dried oregano

pork steak (about 1 kg) • large potatoes • coconut oil • butter (about 100 grams) • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

eggs • sugar • mayonnaise • salt • oil

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 chicken (500 grams) • hard-boiled eggs • Panela cheese, cut into small cubes (2 cubes per meatball) • Cooked white rice, • Cooked zucchini, diced very small, mixed with the rice, • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • tomatillo • serrano peppers • onion, to taste • garlic clove

large tomatoes • small onion, peeled and chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped • cilantro, chopped (about 1/4 cup or 10 grams) • yellow quince, cored and chopped • Salt, to taste • For the meat: • finely chopped pork (about 1 kilogram) • Salt, to taste • To serve: refried beans, tortillas, and homemade hot sauce, as desired

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)

ground beef (about 500 grams) • medium potatoes • onion • chopped garlic • bay leaves • Sea salt, to taste • frozen or precooked mixed vegetables (about 225 grams) • Roma tomatoes • chicken bouillon powder • dried arbol chiles

large boneless fish fillets • flour (about 120 grams) • garlic powder • onion powder • Ground black pepper, to taste • Enough oil for frying • Salt, to taste • egg

shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut into small pieces (about 1.5 kg) • fish, cut into small cubes (about 500 grams) • freshly squeezed lime juice (about 500 ml) • seedless cucumber • avocados, diced • large ripe mango, diced • Roma tomatoes, diced • red onion, diced • Serrano chiles, to taste • habanero chile, grated and seeded • Clamato juice (about 1 liter) • soy sauce •

large eggs • spinach (about 100 g, washed) • bacon • oil • Salt, to taste

cooked and deseeded jalapeño peppers • tuna • Mayonnaise, • carrots, thinly sliced • medium onion, thinly sliced • garlic clove • whole peppercorns • bay leaves • oregano • apple cider vinegar (120 ml) • Olive oil, • Salt, to taste

chicken breast • seasoned garlic in oil • Pepper to taste • small tomatoes • jalapeño peppers • small onion, chopped • Chicken broth or salt to taste • large flour tortillas • Manchego cheese • Avocado (optional)

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)

pepper, to taste • potatoes • zucchini • orange • chicken • vegetable juice (V8) • salt, to taste • soy sauce • bay leaves • carrots

white fish fillet (about 4–5 oz or 120–150 grams) • finely chopped seedless cucumber • finely chopped tomato • finely chopped white onion • (or to taste) finely chopped pickled jalapeño slices • chopped cilantro • olive oil, divided • Juice of 2 limes • avocado • Salt and pepper to taste • Corn tostadas, • Alfalfa sprouts,

lettuce • avocado • cherry tomatoes • ham • hard-boiled eggs • black olives • lemon • black pepper • Salt, to taste • Dressing of your choice, as needed (optional)

red bell peppers • tomatoes • large red onions or 3 small ones • garlic • habanero pepper • chicken bouillon cubes • -inch piece ginger (or 1 tablespoon ground ginger) • tomato paste (about 120 grams) • chicken broth (about 710 ml) • rice (about 400 grams) • as needed, oil • plantains •

beef (about 1 kg) • beef short ribs (about 250 grams) • carrots • potatoes • celery stalk • green beans (about 150 grams) • onion • jalapeño pepper (for a Sonoran touch) • zucchini • fresh corn • Cilantro • cabbage

beef tripe, precooked (about 2 kg) • potatoes, diced • tomatoes • dried guajillo chiles • dried chipotle chiles • garlic • onion • epazote • salt to taste • water • oil • limes •

cacao beans (1 kilo) • dried chiles (about 250 grams) • tomatoes (about 500 grams) • garlic • small pinches cumin • onion (about 250 grams) • Salt • pork (1 kilo) • corn (2 kilos) • sugar (1 kilo) • milk (1 liter) • Banana •

pork leg (about 1 kg) • white onion • garlic cloves • white vinegar (30 ml) • achiote paste (about 1 1/2 bars or 150 grams) • orange juice (12 oz or 355 ml; store-bought is fine, but fresh is even better) • water (8 oz or 240 ml) • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste