Adventures in Tamale Making ~ Part II

And now I know why one gets a team together to make tamales. They are a pain is the ass to make…but so worth it. I ended up throwing the recipes out the window and winged it. I spent a good 10 hours in our tiny kitchen mixing, chopping, spreading, filling, and rolling and I got the technique down. I am glad that I don’t have to do this again until next year…the experience has left me feeling a little tired and stabby. We are now going to watch Christmas Vacation (a Christmas Eve tradition) and I am going to drink this... ...while Husband eats these. Oh…and I nailed Abeula Carmen’s sweet tamales. It's a Christmas Miracle!