Next time you're making tamales try this cool kitchen hack: Steam the tamales in your slow cooker. It's the perfect technique to go with our shredded chicken tamales with ranchero sauce recipe.

Tamales are to fast food what saddle horses are to mass transit. Slow. Slow. Slow. If you complete the process by scratch, it begins with dried corn and ends with a masa-stuffed corn husk. Soaking, ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Right now, Latinos across the country are happily settling into the throes of tamale season, which peaks ...

Stuff it, roll it, steam it, eat it -- that's about where the comparison of tamale styles stops. It's a dish with traditions and techniques varying by the country, region and family. In Louisiana, ask ...

30-40 dried corn husks, cleaned of debris and soaked in warm water until pliable Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. In a large bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon into masa by hand.

Beyond being a traditional Mexican dish, tamales represent a cultural emblem full of history, unity and tradition.