Tackling the almighty tamale today....
I'm hoping that there are plenty of Tums available for the explosive aftermath! LOL! Seriously.....or not...... Yes, I'm going to take on the daunting task of making tamales for the first time in my life. At least if I am successful then there is hope for anything turtle that I make in the future. You see, anything that is "turtle" has it out for me. Usually its the caramel that I can never get right, whether its the amount or the type, I always fall short somehow. However, one day, I will prevail. Now, tamales, well, they seem to be straight forward, but so does turtle cheesecake, until you go to transfer it to a cake plate and have the entire bottom ooze all over everything. The top of it tasted good, the bottom was a soggy, caramel mess. **sigh** Sad to say that I gave it a rather unceremonious burial in the garbage can and caved to a cake mix for a dessert that I was taking to the auction last night. I hate cake mixes, they're no brainers, no challenge, ba...