Trebs in the Kitchen: December 2017

12/18/17

Hot Tamales at Year 23

It's my first ever attempt at tamales from scratch. I made green chile chicken this time and used the crockpot, because I didn't want to make a big steamer pot and I had no help. Perhaps the kid will help next year. He certainly is good at the eating part. Making the filling ahead, and then making the masa dough in the stand mixer was much easier than I thought.

Food Quotes

“ To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living."-Anthony Bourdain

Polish Proverb: "Fish, to taste right, must swim three times- in water, in butter, and in wine."

“You know how I feel about tacos. It’s the only food shaped like a smile. A beef smile.”- Earl Hickey, My Name is Earl

“A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.”- Sir Thomas Moore

“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,’ said Piglet at last, ‘what’s the first thing you say to yourself?’
‘What’s for breakfast?’ said Pooh. ‘What do you say, Piglet?’
‘I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?’ said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. ‘It’s the same thing,’ he said.”- A. A. Milne, ‘The House at Pooh Corner

Trebs in the Kitchen

12/18/17

Hot Tamales at Year 23

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