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Common mistakes making tortillas at home

What’s your definition of a fun project? Perhaps failing miserably through common mistakes in making tortillas on your first try, then succeeding gloriously on your second? That’s what happened when I finally made tortillas using the Masienda masa I got … Continue reading

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Food for Thought: Masa and Masienda

I received quite a nice Christmas gift: a four-pack of artisanal masas from Masienda, accompanied by Masa*, a beautiful book by Masienda’s founder Jorge Gaviria. It being the holiday season, I immediately dove into the topic of tamales. My 1972 … Continue reading

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