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 ...

Tamales and the holiday season go hand in hand, especially here in Texas. And though the corn husk may reign supreme in most homes, the banana leaf variety is coming for that crown. It’s the ongoing ...

Lea este artículo en español aquí. No sooner had Jose Castañeda uttered the words “cauliflower masa” than I thought of Guacamole Gate. It was the recipe that outraged America in 2015, when The New ...

For the filing you may use your favorite vegetables or cooked meat filling. First cut the banana leaves in 8-inch squares. Boil the banana leaves for about five minutes or until they turn dark green.

The tamale is the quintessential Latin holiday food. Packets of corn dough with a savory or sweet filling typically wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves, tamales are an essential component of the ...

Houston is home to a variety of tamales from all the different cultures that have taken root here. What does that say about our city and its people?