A New Tammie (Lawrence) Cooks

We have a new cook for you this week and her name is Tammie also- Tammie Lawrence! The first thing everyone will want to know is -just who is Tammie Lawrence? To answer that question I asked her to:

Q.Write a short 3 sentence biography of yourself?

A. I am married with one son and a step daughter. My husband is a policeman and my son is
18, they can eat me out of house and home. My sister and my grandma taught me the most about cooking. My grandma can make any recipe taste wonderful. She always adds her special touch.

(Tammie sounds like a great person to me, but let's see if she can cook:)


Q. What is your favorite recipe? Share it.

Bacon wrapped chicken fillets

Wrap 6 boneless chicken fillets with bacon,

pour cream of chicken soup over chicken and cream of mushroom soup,
top with cream cheese cut into small chunks,
bake until chicken is done
approx 45 min on 375

(This sounds "soup-er" easy. I plan to try it next time all four of the boys are home. I bet it is great over rice.)

Q. Can you imitate a restaurant dish? If so, share the recipe.
A. I made Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad once. It was NOT worth all the time
it took. LOL.

( I have to admit that is probably my favorite salad of all time. Tammie didn't include her time consuming recipe... so I went to a great stand-by on the Internet- www.recipezaar.com and found this one posted by "Graybert" on Feb. 9, 2002. It sounds delicious, but I can see why Tammie said it took way too much time. See if you have half a day to fit this one in, if not I suggest a trip to Applebee's and tell them Carol sent you:

Almost Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad

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Ingredients

Oriental Dressing

• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil

Salad

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cornflake crumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 skinless chicken breast half
• 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
• 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 1 cup red cabbage
• 1 cup napa cabbage
• 1/2 carrot, julienned or shredded
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sliced almonds
• 1/3 cup chow mein noodles

Directions

Preheat oil in deep fryer or deep pan over medium heat. You want the temperature of the oil to be around 350 degrees. Blend together all ingredients for dressing in a small bowl with an electric mixer. Put dressing in refrigerator to chill while you prepare the salad. In a small, shallow bowl beat egg, add milk, and mix well. In another bowl, combine flour with corn flake crumbs, salt and pepper. Cut chicken breast into 4 or 5 long strips. Dip each strip of chicken first into egg mixture then into the flour mixture, coating each piece completely. Fry each chicken finger for 5 minutes or until coating has darkened to brown. Prepare salad by tossing the chopped romaine with the chopped red cabbage, Napa cabbage, and carrots. Sprinkle sliced green onion on top of the lettuce. Sprinkle almonds over the salad, then the chow mein noodles.Cut the chicken into small bite-size chunks. Place the chicken onto the salad forming a pile in the middle. Serve with salad dressing drizzled over it or on the side.

(I put the steps in paragraph form so it would not take up so much space if you want to print this one out, which I suggest you do if you want to try it at home . This salad is truly delicious. )

Q. What cook taught you the most about cooking and give an example?
A. My grandma, she was always cooking. When I smell Fried Chicken cooking to
this day it reminds me of my grandma’s on Sundays.

Q. Who is your favorite media food star and why?
A. Paula Deen. She is so southern.

Q.What is your favorite comfort food?
A. Mac and cheese.

Q. What was the first thing you ever cooked?
A. Chocolate no bake cookies with my sister, Lisa.

Q.What is your family's favorite home-cooked dish?
A. My sisters crock pot mac/cheese.

Q. What is your favorite seasonal produce and how do you use it?
A.Peaches. I love anything with fresh peaches.

Q. What ingredient do you love to use the most?
Chicken broth makes everything taste better.

Q. What is your favorite cooking gadget? Why?
A. My timer. I would burn everything without it.

Q. What and where is the best food you have ever eaten?
I love the Oyster Bar in Savannah on Wilmington Island.

Q. What tricks do you use to ease clean up?
A. Trick my husband into cleaning up.


It sounds to me like Tammie knows what she is doing. Mac and Cheese is a true favorite and getting your husband to clean up is a great trick. Actually, I have a policy that whoever cooks-someone else cleans up. It doesn't always get the job done the way I think it should be, but it always gets me at least a little ahead. Not wanting to get ahead too much I will give you a little tease and tell you to be sure and check out Your Courier Herald Cooks in Thursday's newspaper to see who will be next weeks featured Cook...and keep sending in those cooking quizzes. We have a long way to go until A Taste of Home comes back to town!

To take the quiz
or have it sent to
a great Cook that you know-
send me an e-mail -
cporter@courier-herald.com