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Excitement abounds as the nation's food climate heats up with specialty events, expos and weekly samplings ahead of the Jamaica Observer Food Awards on Thursday, May 30. We take you today, to the...
View ArticleTamales With Salsa Roja
Yield: 12 tamales 12 corn husks 1/2 cup lard or butter 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chili powder 2 cups masa Hot water, if needed 1 pound cooked and shredded pork or chicken Salsa Roja (see...
View ArticleSnappy snack: Homemade crackers are a bite apart
We’re crackers about homemade crackers. They’re so easy to make and so addictive in their deliciousness. Their distinctive flavors come from the savory bite of quality cheese or a sprinkling of fresh...
View ArticleDychaauco: Sugar! Sugar! Sugar!
FOR every baker, decorator, cook or just “plain” citizen, sugar is one staple that is as important as the other ingredients in our lives. It gives not only the sweetness of the finished product, but...
View ArticleTen dollar dinners: corn chowder, sweet cornbread, peanut butter balls
Did you make a resolution this year to spend less money on groceries, but to eat better? Having a little trouble keeping that resolution? The Buffalo Cooking Examiner would love for you to share your...
View ArticleA simple supper for summer
I know that the Vancouver barbecue season is all too short, and I know that this year we waited a long time for it to arrive, but after a while it's nice to have a time-out from steaks, burgers and...
View ArticleSweet Tamales
Yield: 6 dozen large tamales For the basic sweet tamale dough: 72 dried corn husks to wrap tamales 4 cups shortening 2 cups brown sugar, packed 1 (4.4-pound) package Maseca Masa (see note) 2...
View ArticleRecipes for homemade tamales labor-intensive but worth it
There's no getting around it - making tamales is time consuming and tedious. But when you peel the corn husks back and steam rises off the masa surrounding the seasoned, shredded meat, you reap the...
View ArticleChorizo stuffed tamales freeze well for do-ahead party food or a Mexican menu
These tamales are not hard to make and freeze well. Be sure to source authentic ingredients from a Seattle grocery store specializing in Mexican and Latino ingredients. Tamale dough is traditionally...
View ArticleRecipe: Tamales De Picadillo
Makes: 12 tamales / Preparation time: 1 hour / Total time: 2 hours Though steamed tamales can be filled with almost anything, picadillo, made with ground beef, spices, apples and raisins, is a Day of...
View ArticleEat, drink and learn how to make your own Tamales de Cambray
Related topics Holistic Healthhow to make tamalesNutritionSteamer Advertisement The word tamal (tamales plural) comes from the nahuatl word tamalli and refers to anything wrapped up. The hoja de...
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(CBS News) Christy Vega Fowler is the owner of Casa Vega, a landmark Mexican restaurant in the Sherman Oaks area of California. Vega Fowler's father, Rafael Vega, opened the restaurant in 1956 at the...
View ArticleTamales a timeless tradition for Christmas
At the start of the holiday season, we asked Crystal Willars Vastine where she's finding the best tamales these days. A culinary-school graduate and Fort Worth, Texas, dining expert, Vastine didn't...
View ArticleTamales with Shredded Chicken and Pork Loin Filling in Mole Colorado
Tamales have been prepared in Mexico for a very long time. Native Indians ground corn into masa combing it with various fillings wrapping it up in corn husks for steaming. Most Mexican food was...
View ArticleVegan Tamales Recipe in Honor of World Vegan Day
Nov 1st is World Vegan Day! Interesting fact: World Vegan Day Started in 1944. Who knew that there were enough vegans back then to establish such an awesome day? Dining on amazing vegan tamales is the...
View ArticleDishes to honor Day of the Dead
Nov. 1 (All Saints Day) and Nov. 2 (All Souls Day), known as Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, are times for traditional Mexican family observances honoring dearly departed ancestors and friends....
View ArticleTamales are a treat worth tackling during Cinco de Mayo and all year-round
By Natalie Haughton Los Angeles Daily News Comments Purchase Image John T. Greilick/ The Detroit News) Tamales- those little packages of masa with countless savory or sweet fillings wrapped up in a...
View Article>For many, tamales are a delicious Christmas tradition
For many families, Christmas is tamalada time, the time to crowd into a fragrant kitchen to make tamales. Wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves and filled with anything from pork to pineapple to...
View ArticleSuper Biko
WHAT? Did I just call it “Super Biko”? A native kakanin (from the word kanin, which means rice) made with a few basic ingredients: malagkit or glutinous rice, water, coconut milk, sugar (can be white,...
View ArticleDychauco: Cassava pudding
ONE of our favorite kakanins which I am sure everybody love and would be looking forward to in almost all occasion is our very popular Cassava Cake or Cassava Pudding. Made with fresh or frozen grated...
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