In Mexico and Central America, and for many Mexican American families, Christmastime means tamale time. From the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12 through Three Kings’ Day on Jan. 6, tamales ...

“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 ...

Wrapped inside a fresh or dried corn husk is a soft maíz cake known intimately across the Americas as tamales. A closer look beneath the husk reveals centuries of history beheld by generations of ...

As we approach peak tamale-making season, it's a treat to look back into the newspaper's archives for guidance on how and why they are made, as well as where to purchase them. "We've been making, ...