Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My joy of food shows in my personality. Cooking for family and friends is my passion! People who love and enjoy my creations makes me happy!
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Receive Text UpdatesI have many signature dishes! Linguine with clams. Spinach, mushrooms and Gruyère cheese stuffed pork roast wrapped in bacon. 48 hour marinaded stuffed leg of lamb, cooked on the rotisserie.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Father is my culinary inspiration. I grew up in an Italian family whose life revolved around cooking and eating with family! I get my love of cooking from him and stories about my Grandpa.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would love to upgrade my kitchen and maybe hold cooking classes for my friends and neighbors who are always asking me for my recipes and how I make them. Spreading the joy of cooking that I find so satisfying with others.
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