Tammy Bayto Cooks

We have a new guest cook for this week's Your Courier Herald Cooks - Tammy Bayto. So just who is Tammy Bayto?

Q. Write a short 3 sentence biography of yourself?
A. My name is Tammy Bayto. I was born and raised in Laurens County and have enjoyed eating home cooking my entire life. There are many excellent cooks in my family who are much better than me. That’s probably because I try to cook healthy, and healthy isn’t always the best tasting.

Sounds like this is a cook that tells the truth. She is correct, if diet food were tasty we would all be thin!

Q. Which dish do you always get raves over? Share it.

Dirt Cake

Mix and set aside 2 packages of French Vanilla Pudding (using 4 cups of milk)
In a separate bowl, mix together:
8 oz. softened cream cheese
¾ stick of softened butter
1/3 cup of powered sugar
Beat pudding into cream cheese mixture
Fold 12 oz Cool Whip into pudding/cream cheese
Break 1 package of Oreos into bite-size pieces
Layer Oreos and pudding mixture for 3-4 layers with Oreos on both top and bottom layer
Refrigerate 24 hours

If you have ever made a dirt cake and let your kids throw a few gummy worms on top while you "mock horror" - you know what is truly a good time!

Q. What is your favorite recipe? Share it.

Souped-up Cubed Steak

Heat 3-4 tbsp of oil in a Dutch oven on top of the stove
Place two pounds cubed steak, seasoned and floured in the hot oil
Lightly brown both sides of steak
Remove from heat and add 1 packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix and 3-4 cups water
Cover with foil and bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour
Serve over rice


Now it doesn't get much easier than this. A can of english peas, some canned rolls and you have a real meal in almost no prep time. Love it. Come back tomorrow for the best part of the quiz, when we get Tammy's Tips!