Tammie Bayto and Me-We're Back

I went out of town and left the computer, so you are late in getting Tammie's Tips (sorry) , but here you go- the best of Tammie Bayto's Tips:

Q. Who is your favorite media food star and why?
A. Paula Dean because she makes me laugh and she is so real. She’s comfortable in her own skin and doesn’t try to be something that she is not.
Q. What is your favorite comfort food?
A. Buttered Pecan Ice Cream (must be pronounced pee-can, not pee-con, or I won’t eat it.)
Q. If you are having a party what do you always cook?
A. Broccoli Salad
Q. What was the first thing you ever cooked?
A. Scrambled eggs for my brother. I put garlic in them, and he wouldn’t eat them.
Q. What store-bought item do you use that is closest to homemade?
A. Mary Hill Dumplings
Q. What is your family's favorite home-cooked dish?
A.Chicken Pan Pie
Q. What is your biggest extravagance at the grocery store?
A. Crab Legs
Q. What ingredient do you love to use the most?
A. Garlic
Q. What and where is the best food you have ever eaten?
A. Carolina Ribs in Port Royal, SC…excellent shrimp and catfish
Q.What tricks do you use to ease clean up?
A. Clean as much as possible as I go so there’s not a big mess when I’m done
Q. If you cook do you also clean up? If not you, who?
A. I normally clean, but if my but if my husband (Johnny) is at home, he helps.

It seems that Tammie is a great cook and I have another great Tammie cook coming. You get a real bonus from my forgetting the computer- I am going to give you an entire Your Herald Cooks in one post...and don't forget to look for our new cook in tomorrow's Courier Herald.