Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to feed people. It’s my love language. When you celebrate or grieve , or something in between you have to eat!! I love to cook!!
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Receive Text UpdatesIt’s hard to say just one thing. Soups!!! Chili, red beans and rice , Turkey Wellington , fresh pasta lasagna, Stromboli , pot roast poutine with tater tot’s.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Alex Guarnashelli, Ann Burrell , Maneet Chauhan
What would you do with the $25,000?I would travel to Italy and France. I’d take cooking lessons in both places. Then , if there’s money leftover , I’d have a huge party and cook for as many of my friends as possible.
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