Dijonane Shackelford

Everything I cook I cook it with love. I must enjoy cooking for my children and my husband, but other people love my cooking as well

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My name is Dijonane mother of 4 wife of a awesome guy I’m from Pittsburgh Pa what inspires me the most about cooking is the compliments I get when the foods done the excitement on my children’s face the joy of them asking me to cook a certain meal it puts me in a relaxed state of mind I grew. Up watching my mother and really got into it when I became a mother I be honored to cook for real chefs

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

I love Caribbean food pasta and soul food

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would definitely put it towards a restaurant and building my family yet the thought of being able to take care of them for a lifetime as well as feeding the homeless something I’ve always wanted to do

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