Here's the thing about homemade tamales

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They are a buttload of work. You have to make a special trip to Jon's or Vallarta to get the fresh masa, then another when you realize that--contrary to your most firmly held beliefs--you do not actually have corn husks on hand. Then you have to prepare the masa and the filling (this batch: chicken with leftovers), assemble them (pitting wimpy

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[usqueba]

Something that's easier, albeit not tamales, is empanadas (or Cornish pasties, etc). YUM. It's a crust outside instead of masa and whatever you want inside :)'