It's that time of year when families gather together and spend the whole day in the kitchen preparing wonderful dishes and holiday feasts. In Mexico Tamales are prepared in huge batches to last through the holidays. Add some traditional Mexican holiday fare to your holiday meals with some delicious Pork Tamalitos, little tamales stuffed with a hearty pork filling. Or you can make any kind of tamale you like with just about any filling. To start making tamales you will need to start with Tamale Dough then decide on the Fillings.
When you're tamales are ready, you will need to Wrap and Steam them. If it's your first time making them, you may want to sign up for this 5-day How to Make Tamales e-Course and learn all the steps to making great tamales.

If you're in the mood for a hot and delicious sandwich, split open a Bolillo, stuff it with some fresh Milanesas and top it with chiles, beans, onions or cheese. For a more North American style spread some mayo on the bollilo and add some lettuce and tomato. You can also serve it as a main dish with some Mexican Rice on the side.

This drink is very similar to eggnog but it has a distinctly nuttier flavor due to the pureed almonds that add an extra dimension of flavor to this rich holiday beverage. Egg yolks and milk are the base for this drink and a cinnamon stick and rum add even more flavor. Even though
Rompope is served chilled, it will warm you up from the inside.

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To add some variety to your usual holiday cakes and cookies, try incorporating some Cajeta, a Mexican "milk candy." It is similar to caramel, but caramel is made by cooking sugar very slowly and cajeta is made by cooking sweetened milk very slowly. There is a bit more to it than that, but overall it's very simple to make. Cajeta is traditionally made with goat's milk, but cow's milk is an acceptable substitute. I prefer to use both. Cajeta is often used in Mexican candy bars and as cake filling, but I love to eat it right off of the spoon.