The Mother In Law

This recipe was suggested to me by my roommate. He'd spent all his money at the bars and desperately needed something to eat. Desperate enough for canned tamales. The traditional title of this dish, he explained, is "The Mother In Law", purpotedly because the indigestion and heartache the dish causes is similar to that a mother in law can inflict. I personally don't understand our culture's villianization of in laws. I've gotten along great with the parents of the women I've dated. They think I'm swell young man...though perhaps that's why the women I date gradually lose interest in me. Anyway, it's a very simple dish to prepare.

1. Deep fry the tamales, as per the previous recipe. (You'll notice that this will be the first step in most of the coming recipes. Partially for my love of frying, but mostly because you're going to want to mask the tamale's flavor as much as possible. Much like Diana masked her love for Chet the entire time I was dating her.)
2. Get some bread. I reccomend a hoagie bun, but really any bread will do. We are cooking canned tamales after all.
3. Place the tamales in the bread and cover with cheese. My roommate opted for Tostito's brand queso dip, and while I would have chosen to melt shredded mozeralla or possibly feta on mine, I had to settle for an old jar of alfredo sauce I found in the back of the fridge.

The result: Thankfully the alfredo had not expired, as I didn't experience any more discomfort than the tamales typically afford. We're moving up the ladder folks. This was the best canned tamale meal I've had yet. And if Diana is too good to share it, then good riddance.