Janay Bankhead

To showcase my skills in cooking southern food and starting a blog. My daughter has FA and we love creating meals that she can safely enjoy!

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My family inspires me to cook! I learned most of my cooking skills from my late Grandmother. She is the one who taught me how to make biscuits! I also have a daughter who was diagnosed with food allergies at two months old. Today, she is eight and gives me much inspiration for cooking foods she can safely enjoy!

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Breakfast- Skillet Potatoes and Homemade Buttermilk biscuits Dinner- Spatchcock Chicken, chicken and dressing, greens, salads with vinaigrette dressings Dessert- any kind of cast iron fruit pie or cobbler

What would you do with the $25,000?

Wow! With $25,000 I would jump start my food blog, catering to those with and without dietary restrictions. Photos, YouTube, professional video, the entire works! I would also explore the possibility of a food truck offering allergy friendly desserts.

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