Hello my name is Carmen and when I was in HS I was introduced to a cooking class and there was where my love of Baking & Cooking started
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Receive Text UpdatesMrs. Leone from High School and Food Network when it first started and my Family when they taste my food, I see their reactions. I’m also known as the Baker in my family, so I can’t ever go empty handed to anyone’s house, lol or they throw me out, lol
What's your all time favorite dish to make?Wow I have so many, but I’ll go with my roots and that would be arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas and ham chunks) or just white rice with beans and southern fried chicken
What would you do with the $25,000?I would pay my credit cards off and help pay bills at home
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