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Mexican Tamales 101

Nov 15
Sun 3:00 PM
Location
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Estimated attendance
 24  people attended.
4.50 4.506

Who organized?
Bella

Price

$20.00 per person
refund policy

Tamales are a staple at family gatherings and holidays in some Mexican families. You can learn to make these tasty tamales for the upcoming holidays and to enjoy throughout the year.

Iris' mother, Lupita, makes an amazing family recipe for tamales. Lupita will actually be purchasing some of the ingredients in Matamorros, Mexico for our class. It doesn't get any more authentic than this. ;o)

When you arrive, feel free to serve yourself appetizers and beverages. After everyone is present, Lupita will start the class. She will tell us how the tamales are made in Spanish, and an HSLM member will translate in English just in case. Everyone will get to make two tamales in class. Juanita and I will be available to help. We'll have a Q & A session too.



After we make the tamales, we'll sit down to have a tamale dinner. There will be three types of tamales: pork, chicken, and beans. These tamales will be paired with beans and pico de gallo. After dinner, we will have fresh fruit and tres leches for dessert.

The class and dinner are $20 per person. ;o) You may pay in person, the day of the event in cash.

It is very important that your RSVP is accurate. Juanita & Lupita are buying ingredients for our cooking class. And a large commercial kitchen is being secured to host this event. The last day to RSVP is Nov 14th because they will be shopping for ingredients that day & preparing for our class. Please update your RSVP as needed.

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  • Matthew Chance
    Posted Nov 15, 2009 7:28 PM
    Matthew Chance
    Great
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Bella
    Posted Oct 20, 2009 2:32 PM
    Bella
    Organizer
    The last day to pay online with ATM/credit card is November the 4th; it takes 5-7 business days for Amazon Payments to transfer funds. You may pay the day of the event in cash. ;o)

Who attended?

  • 24 attendees
    • “ As usual great social event. Now that I know how to make tamales - I concluded that I am buying them at the store! ”
    • Bella (+5 guests)
      “ When we first got there, we started unpacking the bags. Chairs and tables were setup. Decorations were placed on the table. Dishes were transferred from Tupperware to glassware. Appetizer and drinks were served, we mingled around until the teachers were finished preparing for the class. Lupita is methodical and careful with her lesson, very well taught and hands on. Juana taught us how prepared masa is prepared for tamales. Both of these ladies went above and beyond before and during this class. After learning all about masa, we covered, filled, and folded the corn husks to give it that distinctive tamale shape. Later we served ourselves food and sat for our tamale feast. For those who attended, the recipe, cooking instructions, and teacher contact info. will be sent. ;o) ”
    • Chelsea (+1 guest)
      “ I thought it was a lot of fun and a great idea. We should have more like this! But we should require people to pay before coming and Bella should feel free to solicit help from people in bringing decorations and organizing. ”
    • Jim

Your organizer's refund policy for Mexican Tamales 101

Refunds offered if:

  • the Meetup is cancelled
  • the Meetup is rescheduled

Payments you make go to the organizer, not to Meetup. You must make refund requests to the organizer.

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