Homemade are the best made for the holidays
With simple ingredients — meat, peppers, spices and masa — Beatrice Aranda has forged a late-in-life career making and selling tamales, a savory, spicy, earthy treat loved by everyone at first bite.
A mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Ms. Aranda labored for 50+ years in a bakery, restaurant, factory, school cafeteria and retail store.
Now retired, she’s turned a family treat int…