Tamales Cooking Class

This last week had me in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A place I have been to many times but never seem to have free time to explore.

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Instead of running all over trying to see everything Santa Fe had to offer, I decided to take a Tamales Cooking Class.

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What are Tamales?

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- Southern Mexico Style Chicken Tamales in Banana Leaves - Red Chile and Pork Tamales - Blue Corn Tamales with Calabacitas Filling - Tamales de Anis

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SOUTHERN MEXICO STYLE CHICKEN TAMALES

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Here are the fillings for the blue corn tamales with calabacitas (squash).

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By the end of the three hours, we had made new friends, and were enjoying the foods of our labor while celebrating the Indigenous ingredients of the region.

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Tamales Cooking Class

All For The Love of Food:

This last week had me in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A place I have been to many times but never seem to have free time to explore.

Instead of running all over trying to see everything Santa Fe had to offer, I decided to take a Tamales Cooking Class.

What are Tamales?

- Southern Mexico Style Chicken Tamales in Banana Leaves - Red Chile and Pork Tamales - Blue Corn Tamales with Calabacitas Filling - Tamales de Anis

WHAT WE ARE COOKING

SOUTHERN MEXICO STYLE CHICKEN TAMALES

My groups tamales were the Southern Mexico Style Chicken Tamales in the Banana Leaves. Here are the ingredients for the sauce being put into the blender.

Here are the fillings for the blue corn tamales with calabacitas (squash).

Blue Corn Tamales with Calabacitas Filling

By the end of the three hours, we had made new friends, and were enjoying the foods of our labor while celebrating the Indigenous ingredients of the region.

READY TO EAT

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