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your favorite bread • eggs • little oil of your choice and a spatula • large avocado and 1 small avocado (seedless, if possible) • Salt, and if you like, you can also add other seasonings like pepper, cumin, or a pinch of MSG • Dried oregano, either ground or in small leaves (optional) • warm or hot beverage of your choice • lemon (optional)

(With these amounts, I made 8 regular-sized stuffed potato patties) • large Canchan potatoes (or another starchy potato variety) • small pieces of yellow yuca (cassava) • Salt and pepper • -- For the filling: • lean ground beef (about 225 grams) (you can use any meat you like, and it doesn’t have to be ground) • onion, rinsed and finely diced • red bell pepper, rinsed and finely diced • small garlic cloves, well mashed • ají panca paste • ají amarillo paste • hard-boiled eggs •

pork belly, with or without skin, as you prefer • white rice (about 750 grams), any brand you like • red or white onion, finely diced • garlic paste • ají amarillo paste (yellow chili pepper paste) • ají panca paste (red chili pepper paste) • turmeric or ground annatto • carrot, diced • green peas (about 150 grams), or to taste • Peruvian corn (choclo), kernels removed • cilantro leaves, finely chopped • bell pepper, divided (half diced, half cut into strips) •

cooked green peas (or as much as you like) • Boil the peas with 2 or 3 bay leaves (nothing else) • small onion, diced • garlic cloves, well mashed or made into a paste • small tomato, washed and diced • bell pepper, diced • chicken-flavored seasoning (any brand) • Oregano, black pepper, and cumin to taste • ground turmeric • Beef broth, chicken broth, or the water used to cook the peas • For the chicken breasts: • chicken breast fillets, cut into thin strips •

PAN corn flour (about 120 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 24 grams) • sugar • salt • Oil • Beef, chicken, cheese (any filling you like)

cooked chicken breast, shredded • chicken broth (about 240 ml) • Onion, celery, garlic, parsley leaves, carrot, and any other vegetables you’d like to add • About 1 cup (200 grams) white quinoa, or to taste • Water as needed (enough to cover the quinoa plus a little more) • salt • small onion or 1/2 large onion, grated or finely chopped • garlic paste • About 1/2 cup yellow chili pepper paste, or to taste • ground turmeric (optional) • evaporated milk (from a can), any brand you prefer • About 3/4 ounce (20 grams) pecans, finely chopped •

For the Sweet Potato Mash: • large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters • Salt, butter or margarine, and evaporated milk • For the Rice: • White rice and green peas • For the Fish Fillets: • Fish fillets (any kind you like) • Fish breading flour, salt, black pepper, cumin, and dried oregano • High-quality oil