When I first moved here it was impossible to find yellow corn tortillas and I tried making my own. It worked, but I'm glad that I can buy them now! My favorite thing, though, and biggest potluck hit was to make up the masa as instructed for tamales (I used bacon fat for the oil, and it was great). Then I layered it in a casserole dish, with mexican seasoned ground beef, and either chili-seasoned beans or my favorite refried beans, and cheese (choose: Cheddar, Jack, pepper cheese, or authentic Mexican cheeses that are becoming more and more readily available around the country). Bake at 400 until the top layer (the masa and a sprinkling of cheese) is golden. Half hour or so. This works great with leftover chili, the ends of jars of salsa, odd pieces of cheese. I don't even like corn meal, and have to say it tasted pretty good. If you want you can serve it with a bowl of sour cream and one of guacamole.