Making tamales doesn’t have to be a massive project. This small-portion recipe for red beef tamales keeps it simple and approachable, perfect for a cozy meal without leftovers. You’ll learn how to ...

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 ...

Most days, I call tamales a labor of love. On others, I call it Mexican currency. Something that manages to dirty every single dish one owns, stains clothing and counters the deepest shade of ...

You may have noticed in my ranking of the best Italian beefs in Chicago that most of the restaurants have been open since at least the Bears last won a Super Bowl (that’s 1986, in case you forgot). My ...

There’s a different story behind each item on the scant menu at Uncle Henry’s Tamales, in Beaumont. Owner Hal Guillory was just 16 when he began working with his uncle Henry Guillory in 1974. They ...