I have ketchup in my veins. Why I love to cook is a story in itself. I don't cook with ingredients I cook with love and passion.
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Receive Text UpdatesIt's not the money!!! It's the quiet table, the asking of seconds, clean plate and yes the compliments. The first time I made someone a plate they paid for, ate and tipped me a dollar and said that's the best I've ever had. Age 13
What's your all time favorite dish to make?Chicken Lyon de' Lyon Floured breast with a wild mushroom, red wine vinegar cream sauce. Although great by itself, I like to lattice French green beans for color around plate.
What would you do with the $25,000?Love to start a hole in the wall soup and sandwich shop that always has a line around the block and I know every customer by name. Oh I would also say Thank you Carla.
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