Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Elaine Vercellone

I love taking a simple recipe and adding the flair to it that brings it over the top. I may not get it right every time. But, I have to try

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

Cooking shows, friends mom's recipes, my family. All 4 of my sons know how to cook and enjoy cooking for their family. I started them in the kitchen with me from the time they were very young.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

By far it would be my mom's baked macaroni and cheese. It is simple and yet it can be changed up in so many ways to add other flairs. It's a dish I have never seen anyone else make, unless they've learned it from me! It incorporates tomatoes which add such a special flavor to the dish.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Redo my kitchen to make it easier for me to cook. When my husband and I retired we moved to our home by Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We are on the Island called West Island in Fairhaven, MA. My kitchen in our New Jersey home was so big and beautiful! It made cooking so much more fun. Our kitchen here is very small and not made for quick movements. Especially when you are cooking a very large dinner! I'd love to have a kitchen that really helps my dishes and creations shine!

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