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I found the Holy Grail this morning! Had the best Tamales I have had in the longest ass time!  There are a million places to buy them here in LA. You see ladies on the street selling their homemade tamales but usually they put a shred of a piece of meat in it and you're eating through the masa waiting for the center and it never comes  You can usually get them at restaurants but they are usually mass produced and there is no love in them.
This morning I bought a couple from this lady that I've been seeing for a long time and O. M. G! They were full of meat and the second one was even overflowing with sauce. They were stellar  And they were only $1.25 each! 
My family has always cooked Tamales during the holidays but now that my Tia Concha and My cousin Lisa have passed and my Gradnma Vicki is 85 and my Aunt Bell is diabetic and sick and my other cousin is living in Texas, there really isn't anyone to keep the tradition going. I guess I should pull grandma to the side and learn how to make them!  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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You should learn how to make them
A woman that works in inspection for Michael, her family came here around 8 yrs ago from Mexico and her Mom makes them for people who want to buy them. We buy them  they are amazing and NOTHING in american mexican food places can touch them
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Had the best Tamales I have had in the longest ass time!
There are a million places to buy them here in LA. You see ladies on the street selling their homemade tamales but usually they put a shred of a piece of meat in it and you're eating through the masa waiting for the center and it never comes You can usually get them at restaurants but they are usually mass produced and there is no love in them.
This morning I bought a couple from this lady that I've been seeing for a long time and O. M. G! They were full of meat and the second one was even overflowing with sauce. They were stellar And they were only $1.25 each!
My family has always cooked Tamales during the holidays but now that my Tia Concha and My cousin Lisa have passed and my Gradnma Vicki is 85 and my Aunt Bell is diabetic and sick and my other cousin is living in Texas, there really isn't anyone to keep the tradition going. I guess I should pull grandma to the side and learn how to make them! I LOVE tamales!!!! I am very lucky to have some awesome women here in Oklahoma that make them every Xmas so I can eat them Xmas eve and Xmas morning, something I have done since I was a child. In my teens I actually helped my Mother make tamales for our Xmas tradition. It was hard work, spreading the masa on the husks, and putting the meat in, and wrapping and steaming...it was an all day thing, but oh man were they good. I tell myself all the time, Monica...get busy and learn to make tamales, so the tradition doesn't die with you.  Proud Memaw to Seyhan Olivia Christine ,Zoey Cirilo Jaylee & Ellie Abigail Lillian  | |
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Mach said:
You should learn how to make them
A woman that works in inspection for Michael, her family came here around 8 yrs ago from Mexico and her Mom makes them for people who want to buy them. We buy them they are amazing and NOTHING in american mexican food places can touch them
great now I am hungry Abuellas put love in their food. When I had my friends over for Thanksgiving at my Mexican Grandma's house, they were passing out over how good her cooking was. God bless my grandma Hazel's soul but cooking was not her thing. British don't believe in spices, or at least not from her generation But my grandma Hazel is the one who gave me my creativity and she's the one tending to my garden
Speaking of, I still haven't told you about my experience on the bus!  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Had the best Tamales I have had in the longest ass time!
There are a million places to buy them here in LA. You see ladies on the street selling their homemade tamales but usually they put a shred of a piece of meat in it and you're eating through the masa waiting for the center and it never comes You can usually get them at restaurants but they are usually mass produced and there is no love in them.
This morning I bought a couple from this lady that I've been seeing for a long time and O. M. G! They were full of meat and the second one was even overflowing with sauce. They were stellar And they were only $1.25 each!
My family has always cooked Tamales during the holidays but now that my Tia Concha and My cousin Lisa have passed and my Gradnma Vicki is 85 and my Aunt Bell is diabetic and sick and my other cousin is living in Texas, there really isn't anyone to keep the tradition going. I guess I should pull grandma to the side and learn how to make them! You should definitely get your grandma to teach you how to make them. You will never regret it - both having the recipe and having that time with her. I still remember the wonderful Sunday dinners my grandma made when I was little. She died when I was 5, so I never had a chance to cook with her - which I deeply regret. The closest I can come is using her dumpling recipe - which she wrote out for my mother. It's the only recipe of hers we have because she cooked out of her head - she didn't own any cookbooks. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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MoniGram said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Had the best Tamales I have had in the longest ass time!
There are a million places to buy them here in LA. You see ladies on the street selling their homemade tamales but usually they put a shred of a piece of meat in it and you're eating through the masa waiting for the center and it never comes You can usually get them at restaurants but they are usually mass produced and there is no love in them.
This morning I bought a couple from this lady that I've been seeing for a long time and O. M. G! They were full of meat and the second one was even overflowing with sauce. They were stellar And they were only $1.25 each!
My family has always cooked Tamales during the holidays but now that my Tia Concha and My cousin Lisa have passed and my Gradnma Vicki is 85 and my Aunt Bell is diabetic and sick and my other cousin is living in Texas, there really isn't anyone to keep the tradition going. I guess I should pull grandma to the side and learn how to make them! I LOVE tamales!!!! I am very lucky to have some awesome women here in Oklahoma that make them every Xmas so I can eat them Xmas eve and Xmas morning, something I have done since I was a child. In my teens I actually helped my Mother make tamales for our Xmas tradition. It was hard work, spreading the masa on the husks, and putting the meat in, and wrapping and steaming...it was an all day thing, but oh man were they good. I tell myself all the time, Monica...get busy and learn to make tamales, so the tradition doesn't die with you. Yeah, this was a tradition for Christmas ever since I can remember. Not having them for some years now kind of depresses me. After my cousin died, one day I ordered lunch and looked down onto my plate and saw the spanish rice and instantly burst into tears. That was one thing she learned to do and she did it well. It was her thing during the holidays. I really miss Tamales though  Now I know where to get them!!! 
Oh, had 2 tamales con chili verde y puerco. She also sells queso y rojo but was sold out when I bought mine. I'll have to try those next! Oh, also there is a bus driver that will stop and get off the bus to buy tamales from her. Now I know why! 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Genesia said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Had the best Tamales I have had in the longest ass time!
There are a million places to buy them here in LA. You see ladies on the street selling their homemade tamales but usually they put a shred of a piece of meat in it and you're eating through the masa waiting for the center and it never comes You can usually get them at restaurants but they are usually mass produced and there is no love in them.
This morning I bought a couple from this lady that I've been seeing for a long time and O. M. G! They were full of meat and the second one was even overflowing with sauce. They were stellar And they were only $1.25 each!
My family has always cooked Tamales during the holidays but now that my Tia Concha and My cousin Lisa have passed and my Gradnma Vicki is 85 and my Aunt Bell is diabetic and sick and my other cousin is living in Texas, there really isn't anyone to keep the tradition going. I guess I should pull grandma to the side and learn how to make them! You should definitely get your grandma to teach you how to make them. You will never regret it - both having the recipe and having that time with her. I still remember the wonderful Sunday dinners my grandma made when I was little. She died when I was 5, so I never had a chance to cook with her - which I deeply regret. The closest I can come is using her dumpling recipe - which she wrote out for my mother. It's the only recipe of hers we have because she cooked out of her head - she didn't own any cookbooks. Make sure we only talk food. I hate your politics! 
My English grandma died when I was 25 and she moved away from California when I was 12. Only got to see her about 3 times in those thirteen years and I have massive regrets that I didn't get to have an adult relationship with her. Part of it is out of my control in that she died but I lost touch with her because of my personal dramas with my abusive ex. I don't want to regret not having a relationship with my Mexican Grandma so I do spend time with her at Bingo and I call to see how she's doing. Grandma's are so special. Those of us who have loving and nice ones are lucky. I've known some evil grandmas in my time 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SWEET TAMALES should be BANNED!!!!!
I love the rest though. MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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We have the famous Tamale Lady here. Soooo good. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Mach said:
You should learn how to make them
A woman that works in inspection for Michael, her family came here around 8 yrs ago from Mexico and her Mom makes them for people who want to buy them. We buy them they are amazing and NOTHING in american mexican food places can touch them
great now I am hungry Abuellas put love in their food. When I had my friends over for Thanksgiving at my Mexican Grandma's house, they were passing out over how good her cooking was. God bless my grandma Hazel's soul but cooking was not her thing. British don't believe in spices, or at least not from her generation But my grandma Hazel is the one who gave me my creativity and she's the one tending to my garden
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Genesia said: You should definitely get your grandma to teach you how to make them. You will never regret it - both having the recipe and having that time with her. I still remember the wonderful Sunday dinners my grandma made when I was little. She died when I was 5, so I never had a chance to cook with her - which I deeply regret. The closest I can come is using her dumpling recipe - which she wrote out for my mother. It's the only recipe of hers we have because she cooked out of her head - she didn't own any cookbooks. Make sure we only talk food. I hate your politics!
My English grandma died when I was 25 and she moved away from California when I was 12. Only got to see her about 3 times in those thirteen years and I have massive regrets that I didn't get to have an adult relationship with her. Part of it is out of my control in that she died but I lost touch with her because of my personal dramas with my abusive ex. I don't want to regret not having a relationship with my Mexican Grandma so I do spend time with her at Bingo and I call to see how she's doing. Grandma's are so special. Those of us who have loving and nice ones are lucky. I've known some evil grandmas in my time How 'bout we don't talk, at all?   We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I've had it for a few years, myself.
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TMPletz said: I've had it for a few years, myself.
 I was thinking the same thing!
Supa, it's great you've found good tamales I LOVE them!
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Genesia said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Make sure we only talk food. I hate your politics!
My English grandma died when I was 25 and she moved away from California when I was 12. Only got to see her about 3 times in those thirteen years and I have massive regrets that I didn't get to have an adult relationship with her. Part of it is out of my control in that she died but I lost touch with her because of my personal dramas with my abusive ex. I don't want to regret not having a relationship with my Mexican Grandma so I do spend time with her at Bingo and I call to see how she's doing. Grandma's are so special. Those of us who have loving and nice ones are lucky. I've known some evil grandmas in my time How 'bout we don't talk, at all? I engaged you on your advice on grandma but if you want to be hysterical be my guest 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Genesia said: How 'bout we don't talk, at all? I engaged you on your advice on grandma but if you want to be hysterical be my guest Who's hysterical?
If your idea of "engaging" someone is to start with an insult, I'm simply not interested. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: I engaged you on your advice on grandma but if you want to be hysterical be my guest Who's hysterical?
If your idea of "engaging" someone is to start with an insult, I'm simply not interested. What's so insulting? I'm sure you hate my politics too! In any case, I agree with what you said and I gave my perspective. Must we always fight? 
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: SWEET TAMALES should be BANNED!!!!!
I love the rest though. I. AGREE!  I hate them 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Genesia said: Who's hysterical?
If your idea of "engaging" someone is to start with an insult, I'm simply not interested. What's so insulting? I'm sure you hate my politics too! In any case, I agree with what you said and I gave my perspective. Must we always fight?
No, I don't hate your politics - for the simple reason that I really don't know them. Just as you really don't know mine. And frankly, I don't know why a discussion of food has to veer off in that direction, anyway. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: What's so insulting? I'm sure you hate my politics too! In any case, I agree with what you said and I gave my perspective. Must we always fight?
No, I don't hate your politics - for the simple reason that I really don't know them. Just as you really don't know mine. And frankly, I don't know why a discussion of food has to veer off in that direction, anyway. I must be invisible in P&R, you are not Anyway, it was a stupid joke so let's not escalate into some massive bs over nothin Besides, you know one of my best friends here and if she says you're good then I trust her opinion So, do you like tamales? 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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MoniGram said: I LOVE tamales!!!! I am very lucky to have some awesome women here in Oklahoma that make them every Xmas so I can eat them Xmas eve and Xmas morning, something I have done since I was a child. In my teens I actually helped my Mother make tamales for our Xmas tradition. It was hard work, spreading the masa on the husks, and putting the meat in, and wrapping and steaming...it was an all day thing, but oh man were they good. I tell myself all the time, Monica...get busy and learn to make tamales, so the tradition doesn't die with you. They are hard work! I still can't get the whole process down, I'm only good at putting the meat in and wrapping Rhythm floods my heart♥The melody it feeds my soul | |
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: SWEET TAMALES should be BANNED!!!!!
I love the rest though. I don't like those either  Rhythm floods my heart♥The melody it feeds my soul | |
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veronikka said: MoniGram said: I LOVE tamales!!!! I am very lucky to have some awesome women here in Oklahoma that make them every Xmas so I can eat them Xmas eve and Xmas morning, something I have done since I was a child. In my teens I actually helped my Mother make tamales for our Xmas tradition. It was hard work, spreading the masa on the husks, and putting the meat in, and wrapping and steaming...it was an all day thing, but oh man were they good. I tell myself all the time, Monica...get busy and learn to make tamales, so the tradition doesn't die with you. They are hard work! I still can't get the whole process down, I'm only good at putting the meat in and wrapping It doesn't seem like it should be hard but if you need an army of old school Mexican ladies, it must be a task 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: They were full of meat and the second one was even overflowing with sauce.
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veronikka said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: SWEET TAMALES should be BANNED!!!!!
I love the rest though. I don't like those either One time I thought I was going to bite into a cheese tamale and it was full of custard and raisins 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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magnificentsynthesizer said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: They were full of meat and the second one was even overflowing with sauce.
what happened? Imago let you take a peek inside his undies? He's a big bottom for a reason 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: SWEET TAMALES should be BANNED!!!!!
I love the rest though. I. AGREE! I hate them I like raisins.....JUST NOT ON MY TAMALES. Ughhh! MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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Nothinbutjoy said: TMPletz said: I've had it for a few years, myself.
I was thinking the same thing!
Supa, it's great you've found good tamales I LOVE them!
Do they have these where you live? 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Tamales!!!
This woman that used to babysit my oldest when I lived in sacramento lived with her 2 sisters and mother and every christmas they would send tamales home with the baby..they only spoke spanish to her, she understood it as well as english until we moved away that was her abuela 
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: I. AGREE! I hate them I like raisins.....JUST NOT ON MY TAMALES. Ughhh!  I didn't even know that had sweet tamales 
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