"These are likely the last tamales I will ever make," my aunt and godmother Vicky says as she hands me bags filled with four varieties. This may not be a heartfelt prediction: In fact, Tia Vicky has ...

Ana Maynez, left, gives me a quick lesson in how to assemble a tasty tamale. (Courtesy photo) At long last, on Friday night, I attended my first tamale-making party. Ever since my daughter Elizabeth ...

Las Tamaleras have gathered for a decade to keep the tradition of making tamales during the holidays alive. The art of making tamales during the holidays is a tradition that many Mexican families in ...

Feel a crisp breeze in the air? That means tamale season is on its way. But in San Antonio, a booming city full of newcomers, some folks may not know the ropes when it comes to eating and cooking this ...

Craig Hazelbaker of Cedar Rapids, left, mixes masa by hand as owner Phoebe Rios adds oil to the dough during the Ultimate Tamales and Tequila Workshop at Rios Burritos in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan.

Restaurants, food trucks, caterers, bakeries and pop-ups will be serving all kinds of tamales while home cooks can get in on ...

Tamales have a reputation for being difficult to make. However, it's not necessarily that they're technically hard to whip up, it's just that they can go awry in various ways. There are mistakes ...