Tamales 101: A Beginner's Guide to Making Traditional Tamales [A Cookbook]

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Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, Nov 12, 2002 - Cooking - 208 pages
Bundles of fresh masa plump with wonderful combinations of sauces, meats, and vegetables, tamales are a simple and delicious staple of Hispanic cuisine. At the age of seven, Alice Guadalupe Tapp learned to make tamales from her Mexican relatives. Now, nearly fifty years later-fifty years of making thousands of tamales for family, friends, and customers at her tamale shop-Alice imparts her knowledge and passion for these edible treasures. Following Alice's illustrated, step-by-step instructions, you'll quickly learn how to make authentic tamales. As you bite into your first, homemade tamale-be it a Red Pork Chile, Cilantro Pesto Chicken, or Spinach Mushroom Tamale-you'll find a bit of the love and tradition that have sustained tamales since pre-Columbian times. From Alice's kitchen to yours, the charming and accessible Tamales 101 bestows the delightful gift of preparing homemade tamales upon every cook. Book jacket.

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About the author (2002)

Every Saturday, when ALICE GUADALUPE TAPP was only seven years old, she'¬?d help her grandmother make tamales to sell after Sunday mass. Now Alice is co-owner (with her daughter, Tamara) of Tamara'¬?s Tamales in Marina Del Rey, California.

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