Yuca

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

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)

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

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

cooked yuca (about 1 kg) • small zucchini with skin • Seasonings: 1 small onion, 1 green onion stalk • Dried oregano, salt, and garlic powder • egg • Shredded cheese, to taste • All-purpose flour (optional)

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

medium yuca (cassava) • Plastic wrap • Salt

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

whole hen (about 6 1/2 lbs or 3 kg) • potatoes (about 1/2 kg) • yam (about 1/2 kg) • celery root (about 1/4 kg) • cassava (about 1 kg) • pumpkin or butternut squash (about 1 kg) • malanga or taro root (about 1/2 kg) • sweet chili peppers (ají dulce) • scallions • garlic cloves • cilantro • celery •

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)

malanga (or substitute with taro root) • white yam • pumpkin (about 4 cups, diced; 1 kg auyama) • white yam (ñame blanco) • cassava (yuca) • bouillon cube, plus onion, bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, celery, culantro, and salt to taste • beef ribs