This collection of recipes is guaranteed to be a hit with everyone you invite over. It will help you create a holiday ...

I started making tamales about 20 years ago. I was taught by a Mexican woman who took minimalist cooking to a new level. She could make any meal using only a skillet or griddle, a large table spoon, a ...

Every year at this time, many Latino families gather to celebrate a fragrant tradition--the tamalada, or tamale-making party. These family gatherings serve as social affairs where members of the ...

There are certain signs that herald the arrival of the holiday season here in Los Angeles. The twinkling lights strung along our trafficked boulevards. The fake snow machines that delight children as ...

Tamales (the singular in Spanish is “tamal,” not “tamale”) are a link with Mexico’s ancient past. Tamales were made (and eaten!) in Mesoamerica long before Columbus found what he wasn’t looking for.

On a gray winter day, there’s nothing better than a meal that also doubles as hand warmer — and no treat has mastered this dichotomy quite as well as tamales. Pockets of filling encased with masa ...