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!

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


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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!

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

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!

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.

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.

SWEET TAMALES should be BANNED!!!!!

I love the rest though.

We have the famous Tamale Lady here. Soooo good.

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

Speaking of, I still haven't told you about my experience on the bus!

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

I've had it for a few years, myself.

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TMPletz said:

I've had it for a few years, myself.

It's not mysterious, it's assy.

"i would never let u snort the whooper"


Can I kill a thread or what?

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?

Orgers near DC, get yourselves to Lauriol Plaza for the best Mexican food. I had their version of surf and turf, Mar Y Tierra, recently. De-lish.

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

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.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

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?

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.

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.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

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

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

veronikka said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

SWEET TAMALES should be BANNED!!!!!

I love the rest though.

I don't like those either

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?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

SWEET TAMALES should be BANNED!!!!!

I love the rest though.

I. AGREE! I hate them

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!

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!

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.
Maya Angelou

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