Dear SOS: I attended Fries Avenue School in Wilmington in the early 1940s. The cafeteria served a tamale pie that I liked very much. It was different from today’s tamale pies because there was not a ...

A comfort food classic, this version dials up the flavor, adding cheddar and jalapeno to the cornbread crust sitting atop the chililike filling. (Andi Berger/Dreamstime) Tamale pie is one of those ...

Ground turkey tamale pie, photographed Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Photo by Hillary Levin, [email protected] Yield: 6 to 8 servings 5½ cups water Salt and pepper 1¼ cups yellow cornmeal 1 ...

Tamale pie is one of those retro dishes that anyone growing up in the ’60s and ’70s is sure to remember. Although its name would lead you to believe it’s more of a Latin American dish, it’s hard to ...

With chilly weather, I hanker for food that sticks to the ribs. How better to sate those cravings than with the official casserole of Texas, tamale pie? Typically made with ground beef, this recipe ...

I made up a recipe, or at least I think I did. Having just revisited one of my favorite recipes — chicken tamale pie — my palate was demanding polenta and I decided to experiment. Not to confuse ...

Violet was taught how to make tamale pie by a Portuguese lady friend in Las Flores (Mary Myers) prior to Mary’s death. Mary had no family to hand the recipe down to, so she gave it to Mom Cofer.

1. Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan and saute the onion and garlic until golden. Add the ground beef and sausage meat and brown slightly. 2. Put the tomatoes, corn, salt, and chili powder in a ...