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

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Penny Webster

To have a food truck with my favorite assistant “MY Husband”

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

Cooking is my love language. Serving a group and their face on the first bite tells me if I done my job correctly. I worked as a lead cook on the Towboats for 10 years, learning different cultures and incorporating them into my menus. Growing up on a farm and being the oldest kid I didn’t get to make cookies or prepare the meal for the farm hands cause I was out in the fields. My love for cooking didn’t start until later in life when I accepted a job on a tiny fib. I learned I love

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Salmon patties,Greens, Fried potatoes and onions, Cole slaw, Cornbread, Southern Banana Pudding Glass of sweet tea….. braised thick cut pork chops, glazed with mango chutney, served with garlic roasted red baby potatoes, seared asparagus, yeast roll with honey butter.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Since leaving the river, I often dream of owning a “Soul Food Truck” . Offering traditional southern, Cajun and country style dishes. Of course a couple desserts and Sweet Tea, Lemonade.

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