Oil

tuna steaks (about 1 kilo) • onion • leek • bell pepper • bay leaves • Oil, preferably olive oil. If you don't have it or it's too expensive, use a good neutral oil (like corn oil) • Salt and pepper to taste

chicken wings • dried oregano • ground cumin • black pepper • Worcestershire sauce • garlic sauce, or 4 cloves garlic, well mashed • curry powder • bay leaves • MSG (optional) • sugar • mustard • corn oil (for the marinade) •

green topocho plantain, peeled and thinly sliced • Vegetable oil, • Salt and pepper, to taste

green plantains • tomatoes • onion • Vinegar • Salt • Olive oil • Garlic

servings cooked rice • ham, cut into cubes or strips • egg • Chopped scallions, to taste • Grated ginger, to taste • Light soy sauce • Chinese five-spice powder or Chinese cinnamon • Oyster sauce • Sesame oil • Sugar • MSG (optional) • individual packs of quick-cooking Chinese noodles •

cooked yuca, grated (about 400 grams) • semi-hard white cheese, grated (about 200 grams) • egg • all-purpose flour (about 60 grams) • Enough oil for frying • Salt to taste

cassava (about 500 grams) • salt • oil (about 240 ml) • anise seeds • panela (about 7 ounces or 200 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • whole cloves

beef (about 1.5 kg) • mixed root vegetables (about 2 kg) • Sweet peppers (ají dulce), green onions (scallions), celery, leeks, garlic, and cilantro • Annatto oil, oregano

cooked and mashed cassava (about 1 kilogram) • shredded cheese • all-purpose flour • eggs • salt • Corn or sunflower oil for frying • For the syrup • brown sugar cane (about 7 ounces or 200 grams), chopped • water (480 ml) • anise seeds

oil or melted butter (about 80 ml) • sugar, honey, or granulated sweetener (about 65 grams) • salt • egg • flavoring of your choice, such as vanilla extract, a spice, or orange zest • old-fashioned rolled oats (about 45 grams) • oat flour (about 150 grams; make by grinding rolled oats in a blender or food processor) • milk (add only if your dough is too dry; about 30 ml)

pumpkin (about 350 g), peeled • Enough water to boil the pumpkin • pre-cooked cornmeal (about 90 g) • grated hard white cheese (such as queso fresco or cotija) • Enough lard or oil to grease the grill or skillet

-- For the fritters • yuca (cassava), peeled, cooked, and still warm (1 kilo) • shredded semi-firm white cheese (about 8.8 ounces / 250 grams) • sugar • Vegetable oil, as needed, for frying • --- For the panela syrup • panela/piloncillo (about 17.6 ounces / 500 grams) • water (240 ml) • cinnamon sticks (optional) • Star anise, to taste (optional) • Cloves, to taste (optional) • Citrus peel, to taste (optional)

yuca (about 1 kilogram) • butter or margarine • shredded white cheese (I used mozzarella) • Nonstick cooking spray • Salt, to taste

small potatoes • small piece of onion and a little green onion (scallion) • Oil and salt • Shredded cheese, to taste • Optional: Ground annatto (achiote)

beef, cut into cubes (about 400 grams) • large potatoes • carrots • onion • garlic • red or green bell pepper • tomato sauce • bay leaf, 1 sprig rosemary • Oil, salt, and pepper • vegetable broth or water (750 ml)

boiled ocumo (malanga) (about 250 grams) • egg • all-purpose flour (about 12 grams) • Shredded cheese, to taste • Salt, oregano • Oil for greasing

green beans (about 500 grams) • carrots (about 500 grams) • cauliflower (about 400 grams) • onions (about 500 grams) • celery (about 400 grams) • bell peppers, red and green (about 500 grams total) • stuffed olives (about 150 grams) • small cup oil (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) • sugar (about 50 grams) • vinegar (about 120 ml) • Heinz 57 sauce (about 240 ml) or similar steak sauce • ketchup (about 240 ml) •

flour (about 375 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • powdered milk • salt • yeast • butter • oil • egg (optional)

Paella rice • Chicken • Shrimp • Scallops • Chaguacure (or substitute with another edible mollusk, if unavailable) • Chicken broth • Olive oil • Minced garlic

chicken • large garlic cloves • dried oregano • Salt, to taste • all-purpose flour (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil (about 500 ml)