I requested
Tamales (Fast and Delicious Mexican Meals)
by Alice Guadalupe Tapp
ISBN # 978-1-60774-596-9

I have always been fascinated by Tamales, I learned years ago how to make them from a very nice neighbor, but being so labor intensive, they were rarely a part of my dinner table.

In Alice's book Tamales she has changed my view and my style of making tamales.
The book is a wonderful easy read, I love how she adds snippets of extra information regarding the recipes, where to find ingredients or little stories.

The pictures are vivid and the recipes so simple to follow. Where I was intimidated by making tamales for years she has brought the construction of them down to a simple science.  From meat or vegetable filling to wonderful dessert filling she covers it all in easy understandable simple directions.

I will say she has me out shopping at my local grocery for new items to blend into my tamales.
If you have ever been intimidated by even trying too make tamales I highly recommend you picking the book up, it will change your world of cooking.
"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."