It’s the season for tamales. First step: Get your masa from La Palma. Here is a video on how they make their masa. Want the latest on the Mission and San Francisco? Sign up for our free daily ...

Unwrapped tamale and pile of wrapped tamales - Sergio Hayashi/Shutterstock Tamales have a reputation for being difficult to make. However, it's not necessarily that they're technically hard to whip up ...

This particular recipe, adapted from what my mother and I remember of my tatarabuela’s (great-grandmother) tamales, is rather specifically for tamales as they are commonly made in Nogales, Sonora. It ...

if you've never had a tamale, you're missing out on a versatile dish that showcases corn front and center. From the husks ...

Craig Hazelbaker of Cedar Rapids, left, mixes masa by hand as owner Phoebe Rios adds oil to the dough during the Ultimate Tamales and Tequila Workshop at Rios Burritos in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan.

Tamales have a reputation for being difficult to make. However, it's not necessarily that they're technically hard to whip up ...