La Belleza Del Instante

There is a recipe in the Navarro family that is passed down from one young woman to another for generations.  Mami’s Famous Tamales.  They were for special occasions, usually holidays or for Cara’s birthdays.  Her grandmother would spend days making them, preparing everything so they were just right.

It’s not often that she gets to make them.  And she usually buys the corn husks from the older lady down the hall - who slips her a few every once in a while when she comes home late from work.  It’s not an uncommon sight to see Cara pacing her home with a tamale in hand, scarfing down one after another.

Cara starts just like her grandmother does:  With pork fresh from the butcher, corn husks from the farmer’s market, a little extra chili in the broth for some extra kick, and cooked low and slow until perfectly tender.

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Christmas Eve 2016

     -making tamales

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