Sweeteners

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

-- 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)

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 •

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)

Beef stew meat • potatoes • carrots • onion • red wine • cilantro • cumin • salt • black pepper • bell pepper • panela (or brown sugar) • tomato paste •

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

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) •

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)

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) •

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)

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)