These tamales, with a filling of roasted tomato, chicken and poblanos, also go by the name of tamales tapatíos, and come from the state of Jalisco in central Mexico — home of many symbols of Mexican ...

If you were dining at the home of an aspiring Los Angeles hostess in 1930, you might have been served smoked salmon appetizers (strips of salmon rolled “around a midget sweet pickle in the form of a ...

Emma C. Perez prepares her traditional chicken tamales for Christmas. She is the mother of KPBS education reporter M.G. Perez who is on his way home for a holiday vacation. Pearland, TX, on Dec. 22, ...

I often crave tamales. When that craving hits, I’ll make a dozen or two, enough for dinner and lunch for my auntie and me, plus some to toss into the freezer for those midweek meals when we want ...

Tradition. It's a word that gets thrown around quite a bit during the holidays -- honoring them, creating new ones and sharing them with friends and family. Inevitably, many of these traditions center ...

Dear Recipe Doctor, I absolutely LOVE tamales and I would really like to make them at home without lard and with all sorts of more healthful ingredients. I don't have a lot of time in the kitchen ...

Rows of corn husk are lined up on the table as Monica Vasquez, an employee at The Tamale Lady in Wolfforth, Texas, scoops masa and spreads it onto the leaves. Vasquez has worked at The Tamale Lady for ...