at home with ann

Continuing my recent obsession with cornbread, today we have tamale pie.  I've never made tamale pie before, but now that I have it's going into the regular rotation.  Similar in concept to shepherd's pie or leftover Thanksgiving pie, the protein, vegetables, spices and sauce make up the bottom layer with the carbs on top, and the whole thing gets baked together.  In this case, sort of a taco bottom with cornbread topping.  This recipe is merely a starting point, as with many things, you can customize it based on your tastes and whatever you have on hand.  Tamale Pie Serves 6-8 Ingredients: Olive or canola oil 1 package ground turkey (mine was 20 oz.) 1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 3 chiplote peppers in adobo sauce, minced 1-2 teaspoons cumin 1-2 teaspoons chili powder kosher salt and ground black pepper 1 14 oz. can tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes 1 recipe cornbread 1 jala...