TJ&LadyDi
RVF "Dinosaur"
...we had a sumptuous feast of locally-made tamales. Muy bueno!
There's a small storefront near us called The New Mexico Tamale Company. It is mostly take-out (totally take-out right now). They make superb tamales using traditional Hatch Valley chiles; the best...right, @Neal?
We buy their tamales by the dozen (actually, by the four-dozen) and vacuum-pack them for freezing, four to the package. Just 30 minutes in the steamer takes them from rock-hard frozen to steamy hot and ready-to-eat.
Tonight we had the "Green Hatch Chicken" and "Green Hatch Pork" versions with sliced avocados and salsa on top. Yummy! Sadly, I was out of my favorite Negro Modelo Mexican beer, but made do with a cold Deschutes Brewing Company "Black Butte Porter" from Bend, Oregon. Not much of a sacrifice, really!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
TJ
There's a small storefront near us called The New Mexico Tamale Company. It is mostly take-out (totally take-out right now). They make superb tamales using traditional Hatch Valley chiles; the best...right, @Neal?
We buy their tamales by the dozen (actually, by the four-dozen) and vacuum-pack them for freezing, four to the package. Just 30 minutes in the steamer takes them from rock-hard frozen to steamy hot and ready-to-eat.
Tonight we had the "Green Hatch Chicken" and "Green Hatch Pork" versions with sliced avocados and salsa on top. Yummy! Sadly, I was out of my favorite Negro Modelo Mexican beer, but made do with a cold Deschutes Brewing Company "Black Butte Porter" from Bend, Oregon. Not much of a sacrifice, really!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
TJ
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