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catfish (about 10.5 oz each, 300 grams each) • mixed yuca, sweet potato, potato, bell pepper, onion, celery, and celery root (about 14 oz, 400 grams), plus salt, pepper, garlic, and turmeric • thin pasta (about 100 grams)

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

short pasta (about 250 grams) • drained tuna • grated carrot • onion • tomato • chopped green onion, to taste • corn (about 120 grams) • red bell pepper • mayonnaise • mustard • lemon juice • salt and pepper, 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

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)

bone-in chicken breasts • large potatoes • carrots • whole milk (500 ml) • heavy cream (250 ml) • sweet corn • white cheese, paisa-style or similar (200 grams) • corn on the cob • onion • bell pepper • garlic cloves • cilantro •

-- 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)

lentils (any type) (about 50 grams) • baking soda • Assorted seasonings (green onion, parsley, bell pepper) • hot water (about 480 ml)

sugar (about 500 grams) • margarine (about 250 grams) • eggs • boiled pineapple juice, at room temperature (about 500 ml) • self-rising flour (about 500 grams) • Vanilla extract and baking powder • sugar (about 350 grams) • water (about 400 ml) • pineapple

cauliflower (about 500 grams), boiled and seasoned • egg • oats (about 24 grams) • wheat bran (about 4 grams) • Salt, to taste • bread • Ketchup, to taste • Mayonnaise, to taste • Cheese, to taste • Avocado, to taste

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

canned tuna (about 350 grams) • mayonnaise (about 50 grams) • mustard • onion • medium bell pepper • fresh parsley • garlic cloves • cream cheese (about 100 grams)

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) •

fresh coconuts • white rice (about 500 grams) • Sugar, to taste • cinnamon • whole cloves • (100 grams, about 1/4 piece) panela (or unrefined cane sugar) • Coconut water from the 2 coconuts • pure coconut milk (first extraction) • Light coconut milk (second extraction, just add water)

pasta (about 1 kg) • bechamel sauce (about 1 liter) • cooked sausages, prepared to your taste (about 500 grams) • boiled cauliflower (about 500 grams) • butter (about 14 grams) • shredded cheese (about 500 grams)

tomatoes • onion • bell pepper • sweet chili pepper • green onion • corn flour for arepas (about 1 1/4 cups, 150 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • salt • sugar

pre-cooked cornmeal (such as PAN) (about 320 grams) • water (480 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • sugar (about 38 grams) • salt (about 3 grams) • cooked ground beef (about 150 grams)

yuca (also known as cassava or manioc) • shredded mozzarella cheese • egg • margarine (about 1.75 oz or 50 grams) • garlic clove • sour cream, heavy cream, or mayonnaise (about 1.75 oz or 50 grams) • breadcrumbs

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

cornmeal, such as PAN or any brand you have (about 90 grams) • salt • ground pork cracklings (about 180 grams) • Water

large yuca (cassava) • shredded cheese (about 50 grams)

long-grain rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • salt • milk (1 liter) • freshly grated coconut (about 80 grams) • vanilla extract • ground cinnamon • sweetened condensed milk (about 14 ounces or 400 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams)

beef short ribs (1 kg) • carrots • potatoes • celery stalks (preferably local or regular celery) • red bell pepper • green onions • large onion • crushed garlic • sweet chili pepper (ají dulce) • corn, to taste • cilantro, to taste • Root vegetables of your choice: yuca (cassava), green plantain, pumpkin (about 2 cups total, 300-400 grams)

yuca (sweet cassava) (about 750 grams) • green plantain • butter (about 35 grams) • Water and 1/2 cup vegetable broth (you can use the water from boiling the plantain) • Black beans • Chili pepper • Guacamole • Perico (scrambled eggs with onion and tomato) • Ham, cheese, and butter

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

precooked cornmeal (about 120 grams) • water (about 60 ml) • salt