Annual Tamale Party

We once again had our annual tamale making party and as usual we had the best time every. Sandra was patient with those of us with babies - we took lots of breaks to nurse and put the down for naps. She said that next time she will bring her doll baby so she can have as many breaks as us. Mason and Slade are great friends and they were good to play on the floor. Mason had a ball pulling Slade's binky out of his mouth too.



Hayden wanted to be the mixer.... here he is mixing our masa, corn, cheese, baking powder, and salt.... of course Nana was close by to make sure Hayden was mixing it correctly.


What would tamale making be without BoSa donuts and Sonic drinks?? Sal, Heather and Jill cut up all the chili's and jalapeno's. I am not sure what I was doing other than taking the pictures..... oh yea, my job was whipping the Crisco and masa. This year we made about 35 dozen green corn tamales and they were the BEST ones we have ever made. We sure missed Manny and him telling us how to do our jobs. Thanks girls for the great time. I can't wait to do them again. Do we dare try them without Sandra's help??