All-
I just tried Trader Joe's Green Chili & Cheese Tamales, and they were
really wonderful. Here in Sacramento you get a 2 pack from their
freezer section for $1.99. They make a quick easy meal and were really
wonderful with a green salad.

We're still sweltering here in Sacramento, and I understand much of the
nation is. Hope you are all staying cool.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

> wrote

> I just tried Trader Joe's Green Chili & Cheese Tamales, and they were
> really wonderful. Here in Sacramento you get a 2 pack from their
> freezer section for $1.99. They make a quick easy meal and were really
> wonderful with a green salad.

Tamales in the corn husks? That might be worth a trip north, if that's the
case.

> We're still sweltering here in Sacramento, and I understand much of the
> nation is. Hope you are all staying cool.

Where I am they promise relief overnight. Thank goodness.

On 18 Jul 2006 15:59:30 -0700, wrote:

>All-
>I just tried Trader Joe's Green Chili & Cheese Tamales, and they were
>really wonderful. Here in Sacramento you get a 2 pack from their
>freezer section for $1.99. They make a quick easy meal and were really
>wonderful with a green salad.
>
>We're still sweltering here in Sacramento, and I understand much of the
>nation is. Hope you are all staying cool.

They are good.

Tip: If you have a vegetable steamer, use that to heat them up instead
of the microwave. It gives a much more authentic texture to the masa
and the microwave tends to dry out the ends of the tamales and makes
them too chewy.

TJ's also has corn husk wrapped tamales in the prepared meal section
(salads and wraps section) that are pretty good.

Yes, they are in corn husks. I actually like them a little better than
those fresh made ones I talked about at the little local Mexican
market.

It's 105 degrees here again today!. . .It's supposed to be a bit cooler
(101) tomorrow. We can only hope!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Jed wrote:

>
>
> They are good.
>
> Tip: If you have a vegetable steamer, use that to heat them up instead
> of the microwave. It gives a much more authentic texture to the masa
> and the microwave tends to dry out the ends of the tamales and makes
> them too chewy.
>

Agree, I wonder why they even bother suggesting using the microwave for
many such items because it gives such a mediocre result.


> TJ's also has corn husk wrapped tamales in the prepared meal section
> (salads and wraps section) that are pretty good.
>

Personal taste question...

When we make tamales we always serve them with more chile to pour over
the top. When you buy these do you eat them plain or....?

marcella
thinking dry tamale

In article om>,
wrote:

> Yes, they are in corn husks. I actually like them a little better than
> those fresh made ones I talked about at the little local Mexican
> market.
>
> It's 105 degrees here again today!. . .It's supposed to be a bit cooler
> (101) tomorrow. We can only hope!
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat
> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:15:09 -0700, Marcella Peek
> wrote:

>Personal taste question...
>
>When we make tamales we always serve them with more chile to pour over
>the top. When you buy these do you eat them plain or....?

Autentico is to eat them without sauce. However, I have served them
with both homemade and canned enchilad sauce, but not much, they don't
need to be drowned in sauce. Just swirl some on the plate and lay the
tamales on top.

Also good is a salsa of some sort like Pico de Gallo. Even a fresh
salsa of diced onions, tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro is good.

> wrote in message
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> All-
> I just tried Trader Joe's Green Chili & Cheese Tamales, and they were
> really wonderful. Here in Sacramento you get a 2 pack from their
> freezer section for $1.99. They make a quick easy meal and were really
> wonderful with a green salad.
>
> We're still sweltering here in Sacramento, and I understand much of the
> nation is. Hope you are all staying cool.
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat


those are good to take to work with a salad for lunch...I picked up a tub of
sun-dried tomato pesto and artichoke & lemon pesto last night...very good on
pasta & add some TJ parm.

Harriet
>

In article >,
Jed > wrote:

> Autentico is to eat them without sauce. However, I have served them
> with both homemade and canned enchilad sauce, but not much, they don't
> need to be drowned in sauce. Just swirl some on the plate and lay the
> tamales on top.
>
> Also good is a salsa of some sort like Pico de Gallo. Even a fresh
> salsa of diced onions, tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro is good.

Thank you for the ideas.

marcella

Marcella Peek wrote:
> Personal taste question...
>
> When we make tamales we always serve them with more chile to pour over
> the top. When you buy these do you eat them plain or....?
>
> marcella
> thinking dry tamale
>
At the taqueria where I last had tamales (they were chicken tamales, by the
way) they offered a green tomatillo/pepper sauce to spoon over the top. It
was very thick and not really spicy. Complimented the tamales nicely. Wish
I had the recipe.

Jill

> In article om>,
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, they are in corn husks. I actually like them a little better
>> than those fresh made ones I talked about at the little local Mexican
>> market.
>>
>> It's 105 degrees here again today!. . .It's supposed to be a bit
>> cooler (101) tomorrow. We can only hope!
>>
>> Myrl Jeffcoat
>> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

wrote:
>
> I just tried Trader Joe's Green Chili & Cheese Tamales, and
> they were really wonderful. Here in Sacramento you get a
> 2 pack from their freezer section for $1.99. They make a
> quick easy meal and were really wonderful with a green salad.

Based on this recommendation, I bought them
this morning and just ate them. I wasn't
impressed. They only have a little cheese
and chili in the center of a large mass of
cooked cornmeal. That's what a tamale is
supposed to be, but I found these to be merely
okay and not something I will purchase again.

They're better than other canned or frozen
tamales I've had, but you must really like
cornmeal to like them. Other TJ's products
often have very good and interesting flavors,
but this one is nothing special.