let’s explore & elevate the tamale

ok. i make tamales a lot. because i like them, because they are cheap, because i worked at frontera grill & learned a LOT there about chili, mexican cooking,& genrally learning how to roast stuff to get the sugars out. SO i went for it again. holy crap. it literally took me 6 hours from [...]

wild mushroom tamal w/salsa negra

i have made tamales many times. this is the first time i am using unusual wild mushrooms because i recently gained access to a stand up comedian who forges them. i bought 4 kinds from him. chanterelle, giant oyster, yellow foots & hedgehogs. i am thrilled because i’m a tad obsessed with mushrooms. my entire [...]

tamales are corn pillows of ♥

because of the full moon & half eclipse which is grating my energy, i decided to make tamales. they are usually done for only special occasions in other cultures because they are tedious & time consuming, which really calms me. friday was the perfect day to make green chili cheese & red chili pork tamales. [...]

tamales

it’s been awhile since i made tamales. it’s another labor intensive process. i seem to gravitate towards cooking things that take the longest. the reason i made these was because i wanted to see how the short ribs & black mole would taste with the masa. i just had a feeling it would work. tamales [...]