Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I’ve been cooking for the last 30 years. I love to bring new things to the table. See people smiling when they eat my food..
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish would be my homemade enchiladas. The sauce is made from scratch.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration would and always Ms Julia child. She made me laugh and always excited to make food for people.
What would you do with the $25,000?What I would do is celebrate and continue my culinary journey and cook for more people. Even write a cook book.
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