Kathy Pickens

I live to cook it brings me so much joy Watching the expression people's faces as they eat what I cook.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My mom, was from the south and my dad was from the British west Indies and we lived in New York. My best friend was puerto rican. I learned to eat so many different dishes that it inspired me to want to learn how to cook them.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Salmon and shrimp over rice .

What would you do with the $25,000?

I probably would buy me some new gadgets for my kitchen.And I would like to take a trip somewhere like italy so I can taste authentic italian food and learn to cook it

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