Making tamales might seem intimidating at first, but once you find your rhythm, it becomes a meditative and joyful process. The steps—preparing the masa, assembling the tamales, and steaming them to ...

Trader Joe's prepared tamales were the absolute opposite of everything we outlined a tamale should be. The thin layer of masa was brittle, the promised spice from the green chilis got lost in the ...

I had never known a Christmas without a pile of corn husk-wrapped tamales waiting next to a honey ham and the half dozen other sides my mom and aunts had prepared for us, the corn masa hot and ...

As we dive straight into 2025, the Tribune food team offers looks at three notable restaurants that opened in 2024. Below, ...

AND WHEN YOU MAKE TAMALES, YOU’RE NOT JUST MAKING A FEW, YOU’RE MAKING DOZENS. THERE ARE SO MANY INGREDIENTS AT PLAY, SO IT’S KEY TO HANDLE THEM ALL SAFELY. KEEP THE MASA CHILLED AND THE ...

We all have our tamale recipe and merge it and make one.” As the group smeared the masa on the corn leaves, they explained how they prepare them in their own traditions. In Michoacán ...

Tamales, he said, are "labor-intensive" and are "often bringing families together in what's known as a 'tamalada,' where multiple generations gather to prepare ... of seasoned masa, a delicious ...

Tamales come in all kinds of flavors but typically include masa wrapped around meat ... store in glass jar since plastic will get stained. Prepare the corn husks best if done on Day 1, Remove ...

Though the restaurant has tamales available year-round, during December, they prepare more than 10 thousand pounds of masa. In the days leading up to Christmas Eve, they ramp up production to two ...