LUBBOCK, Texas — Tamales are a holiday ... for years and to learn the recipe, one has to put in the time and effort to learn the taste. “The girls were like, Mom, you’ve got to tell us ...

Traditional Mexican ... the tamales. Pack your steamer well, and make sure there is enough water for the cooking time. Most tamales are ready after steaming 45 minutes to an hour, but recipes ...

Keep in mind that while tamales can be eaten throughout the year, Christmastime has become popular for this traditional Mexican dish primarily made with masa, a dough made from ground corn.

From left Aria García helps her mom and the ... a single original recipe for tamales, as each place prepares them differently.” Larousse’s Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mexican Gastronomy ...

Growing up as a first-generation Mexican American ... we would make tamales by the hundreds — and the recipe was never really written down. It was mostly a combination of my mom and grandma saying to ...

Hector and Blanca make the traditional Mexican variety but the Guatemalan couple also specializes in the tamal of their home country. "Guatemalan tamales are pretty, pretty, pretty amazing and ...