A Conference on Tamales and Atoles: All You Ever Wanted to Know about Them

There’s a conference today on tamales and atoles. Tamales, dumplings of ground corn (maize), usually enclosing a tasty little morsel, and usually wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves, have…

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Why Didn’t the Spanish Dry-Cure Ham in Mexico?

It was not for want of trying, I’m pretty sure. Instead it was for want of a suitable climate. Dry curing ham requires humid winters with temperatures that hover above…

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How Do You Cook for a Race Horse?

How Do You Cook for a Race Horse?

Pretty much like you’d cook for a wealthy human is the answer. Learning about horse feed at Hallway Feeds, Lexington, KY When I drive north through Lexington, Kentucky I pass…

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