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| Leg of Lamb, Rosemary and Potatoes |
I took a little hiatus from blogging this holiday season. I apologize, but I honestly don't know how other bloggers keep up with it on the daily during this busy time of year.
This Christmas Eve fiesta had me running around shopping for groceries up until the morning of, looking quite like the lunatic I swore I would never become. But the time to host my first Christmas at home was finally here and a long time coming.
I decorated in advance, made sure my sons were in the holiday season and built their anticipation to the point of hysteria for what was to come Christmas Eve. Fiesta time, food and presents! I had our traditional games and caroling on my checklist for the big night. And like most women of Latin decent, it isn't Christmas unless you have Tamales in the oven and a large pot of hot fruit punch sitting on the stove. To this, we also added my husband's leg of lamb! Yummy.
Two days of marathon cooking and voila!
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| Guatemalan Hot Fruit Punch in a pot |
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| Masarina (corn masa flour for tamales) |
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| Banana leaves on foil for wrapping tamales |
A crazy, but very proud Latina emerged. My first time every making tamales without mom was a success (hubby was a big help). They were delicious and better than most sold in restaurants and on the street. But the distraction of the night proved to much for this newbie and I forgot to take a picture of the finished product. These were the only pictures I managed to take in my manic state.
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| The Battleground Left to Right: Piled up Banana leaves, Pot of Hot Punch brewing, Gigantic Pot for boiling tamales, Bowl of Masarina ready for tamale making |
Success!
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