Quick & easy

eggs • sugar, or 4 to 5 tablespoons if you prefer them sweeter • vanilla extract • melted butter • milk • all-purpose flour • baking powder

fresh cornmeal (about 300 grams) • onion • lard or unsalted butter • Paraguayan cheese or mild farmer’s cheese (about 450 grams) • milk (about 500 ml) • eggs • Salt to taste

egg • all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • sugar (about 90 grams) • active dry yeast (about 7 grams) • warm water (about 260 ml, baby bottle temperature) • Zest of 1 orange or lemon • unsalted butter (about 100 grams)

oven-ready empanada dough discs • tuna in water • corn kernels • eggs • Salt, to taste • Oregano, to taste • tomato, sliced • Paraguay cheese, • small tomatoes

self-rising flour (about 500 grams) • butter (about 150 grams) • salt • sugar • baking powder • water (about 250 ml)

For the sauce: • tomatoes • onion • bell pepper • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • Green onions • Oregano • For the meatballs: • ground beef (about 400 grams) • cornmeal (about 250 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) •