From Vegetarian Gourmet 1993, Don Matesz.  This a vegetarian tamale made with tofu, onion, bell pepper, soy sauce and mustard.

Beet Tamale recipe, beef shoulder roasted is simmered with garlic, onions, ancho, pasilla, and New Mexico chiles.

This is a sample recipe from Tamales 101 by by Alice Guadalupe Tapp. The tamales are flavored with Mexican chocolate OR semisweet chocolate chips

A simple tamale recipe stuffed with chorizo and onions.

Tamale recipe uses huitlacoche, cheese and cilantro.

Recipe and history of the famous Johnson's Cup Tamales from the 1920's.

Pronounced [oo-CHEH-pohs ] Uchepos are fresh corn tamales from the Michoacan region of Mexico. To make them you cut the corn off the cob and mix the fresh corn kernels with the masa dough. This mixtur

Recipe for 60 Minute Chicken Tamales uses instant masa flour, prepared salsa and a purchased rotisserie chicken.

A version found in Nicaragua, and El Salvador combines an interesting variety of ingredients including, raisins, capers, and green olives. The meat used in the recipe may be pork or chicken and sometimes a combination of both.

A savory pumpkin tamale recipe with a filling of black beans flavored with pasilla de oaxaca chiles, anise and garlic.

Dessert tamales filled with sweet corn kernels, raspberries, rasins and almonds.

Recipe by Rick Bayless

A sweet tamale filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins and pecans.

Filled with Monterey Jack cheese and poblano or jalapeno chiles