Tamales!!!!

Lupe (my mother-in-law suggested this might be how she spells it) brought us a shiny package of home-made Tamales yesterday that her friend at church made for us (she's networking to provide us with more food - I love her.)

Tamales are made of masa, which is a corn-based dough, and can contain meat. Ours have pork inside. The finished product is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper which is discarded before eating (a fact I did NOT know on my first Tamale experience) 

Here is a picture of our Tamales which will be devoured this coming evening: