The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[CleverNickName]

One of my favorite Christmas memories was about 19 years ago, when I first moved out to Oregon and I was spending my first Christmas away from my home. My housemates (one of whom was from Mexico, and another who was from Arizona) and I decided to make tamales for the holiday. It took all day long--we literally started before breakfast and we weren't done until the sun went down--and we enjoyed lively chat, numerous beers and snacks, and even some Mexican Christmas carols along the way. We all learned a ton about the traditions and home cultures of our respective families, and we had a wonderful dinner to top it all off.

I wonder what Marty and Laura are doing these days. I should send them a card.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Tamales are no joke. It's Xmas soon. Best get started.

My oldest knows that he is participating. This isn't something I'm doing solo again.

 

[overgeeked]

My oldest knows that he is participating. This isn't something I'm doing solo again.

I tried making tamales solo once. Never again.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

One of my favorite Christmas memories was about 19 years ago, when I first moved out to Oregon and I was spending my first Christmas away from my home. My housemates (one of whom was from Mexico, and another who was from Arizona) and I decided to make tamales for the holiday. It took all day long--we literally started before breakfast and we weren't done until the sun went down--and we enjoyed lively chat, numerous beers and snacks, and even some Mexican Christmas carols along the way. We all learned a ton about the traditions and home cultures of our respective families, and we had a wonderful dinner to top it all off.

I wonder what Martineo and Laura are doing these days. I should send them a card.

I have been a tamale recipient for far too long in Southern California, receiving them as gifts from friends and neighbors. (Probably my favorite Southern California tradition.) It was time for me to learn how to make them myself, but man, it really drives home what a legit gift they are.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Oh, yeah, they're a ridiculous amount of work. I wouldn't even try (not that I'm an amazing cook anyway, but I'll occasionally try to learn something semi-ambitious. But tamales? No.)

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Oh, yeah, they're a ridiculous amount of work. I wouldn't even try (not that I'm an amazing cook anyway, but I'll occasionally try to learn something semi-ambitious. But tamales? No.)

Way more technique than is obvious, as well, especially if you didn't grow up with an abuela teaching you how to do it from a young age.

 

[CleverNickName]

I have been a tamale recipient for far too long in Southern California, receiving them as gifts from friends and neighbors. (Probably my favorite Southern California tradition.) It was time for me to learn how to make them myself, but man, it really drives home what a legit gift they are.

Oh absolutely. As a gift, a basket of fresh, homemade tamales would move me to tears.

 

[overgeeked]

Way more technique than is obvious, as well, especially if you didn't grow up with an abuela teaching you how to do it from a young age.

That's one thing I absolutely love YouTube for. Cooking videos. Oh, so many cooking videos. Didn't grow up with an abuelita to teach you, go to YouTube and find one.

Like her:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJjyyWFwUIOfKhb35WgCqVg

She even has recipes and videos for tamales.

 

[payn]

damn, I want some tamales now too!

 

[dragoner]

In Cali you get the Tamale women though. yum