Holly Adams . Tamale Pie

Welcome to ‘The Voice Kitchen’ podcast:  Where Recipes and Voice Talent Blend!  I’m your host, Cheryl Holling

From savory soups to sweet desserts, this podcast has something for everyone. Whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting out in the kitchen, ‘The Voice Kitchen’ is a place for voice actors and foodies to gather ‘round a virtual table and share their most special recipes!  It will hopefully leave you feeling inspired to try some of these recipes for yourself and to experiment with some of your own creations. You don’t have to be a VO to tune in to The Voice Kitchen podcast so grab a mug of your favorite beverage and a seat at The Voice Kitchen!

I hope you enjoyed the Raised Pork Pie recipe shared in our last episode by The British Voice, Chef, Ian Russell.

This week we’re traveling from the U.K. to talk about another kind of savory pie VO Chef Holly Adams.

Holly Adams,is an award winning SAG-AFTRA voice actor, loves stories and the characters contained within them. Whether she’s narrating an audiobook, bringing animated characters to life, or voicing commercials, Holly combines authenticity, integrity and fun.

Holly began her professional acting career as a stage and film performer, and now narrates audiobooks, explainer videos and educational media, and performs for animation, video game and e-learning projects.  Her conservatory training-along with the many moves she made with her family while growing up - expanded her dialect and language skills.

Holly continues to perform for stage, screen and circus’ in the U.S. and abroad.

Let’s meet this multi-talent by opening 'The Voice Kitchen' with our guest chef who will completely lose it if you color outside the lines… Ms. Holly Adams…

Tamale Pie (GF and Vegan friendly)

350 degree oven

Ingredients:

Filling: 

1 onion (super important ingredient) 

1-3 cloves garlic (whatever suits you)

1 Tbsp Olive oil (or more)

2 tsp Chili powder (or something else you prefer–we love to use chipotle and other spices, but I’ve even made a curry version. 

Cumin if you feel like it 

2 cups cooked/canned beans 

Salt 

Large dollop (optional) Tomato paste or ketchup or tomato chunks, whatever

½ cup olives THIS MAKES THE DISH AMAZING

1.5 cups Veggies (Use a variety–corn, celery, green pepper, broccoli, leftover veg stew, squash, it really doesn’t matter) 

Crust:

3 cups boiling water* or  

2 cups boiling water and 1 warm milk-substitute or milk or leftover “on the verge” half-and-half, whatever 

1 cup coarse cornmeal OR 1.5 cups regular cornmeal (I use gf) 

1 tsp salt 

Chili powder or spices you prefer 

¼ - ½ cup cheese/cheese substitute, nutritional yeast, nuts , corn, whatever 

Saute onion and garlic. 

Add spices and smoosh garlic. 

Add beans and smoosh them. 

Add everything else.

Cornmeal– for COARSE cornmeal, boil water and slowly add cornmeal. 

For REGULAR cornmeal, slowly stir into 1 cup COLD water then add boiling water (or boiling water then warm “milk”). 

Cook and stir until pretty thick, then add spices. 

Pull from the burner, add cheese, corn, etc.

Grease 8x8 inch pan or 9 inch pie dish

Spread ⅔ cornmeal mixture on bottom and sides

Pour in veg mixture

Splat remaining cornmeal mixture on top (don’t worry if it doesn’t cover it). 

Sprinkle cheese or whatever on top.

Bake for about 30 minutes !

Thank you for tuning into Episode 7 of The Voice Kitchen with guest VO Chef, Holly Adams.

You may reach Holly via:

Instagram: @hol.adams

Facebook (pro page):  https://www.facebook.com/hollyadamsnarrator/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-adams-actor/

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