Tamales For Gringos

You don't have to be born Mexican in order to make a great tamale. Author Leticia Orozco takes the mystery out of this classic Mexican dish by offering her Hispanic family's authentic tamale recipes. Easy to follow, very simple directions show you how to make delicious meat, fish and dessert tamales. Exact measurements, ingredients and a step by step guide guarantee a stress-free tamale making experience.

You don't have to be born Mexican in order to make a great tamale. Author Leticia Orozco takes the mystery out of this classic Mexican dish by offering her Hispanic family's authentic tamale recipes. Easy to follow, very simple directions show you how to make delicious meat, fish and dessert tamales. Exact measurements, ingredients and a step by step guide guarantee a stress-free tamale making experience. Throw a tamale party and invite your Hispanic friends or in-laws. Even your Mexican mother-in-law will be impressed. Teach your kids and have a "Tamale Day" at school. Most of all, relax and have fun in the kitchen. It's true. Even a gringo like you can make a great tamale!

Leticia Orozco has been cooking for more than twenty-five years. To this day, she still gets excited about cooking. While never having any formal culinary training, she spent every summer and winter vacation of her youth working in her aunt's restaurant in Mexico. Those years of hands on experience provided her with a real appreciation and insight for authentic Mexican cooking. She enjoys entertaining guests in her home and delighting them with her mouth-watering tamales. She is often asked by her non-hispanic friends how to make her tamales. After years of sharing her secrets with friends, she decided to create a book of these recipes for everyone to enjoy. Leticia currently resides in Huntington Beach, California with her husband and two children.