Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am enthralled by cooking, whether it’s a recipe or a gadget (i.e. a cavatelli maker)or a trick that totally changes a recipe,I love it all
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Receive Text UpdatesI think other people would say that it is homemade pasta but I prefer the weird stuff, like a potato wrapped fish or a Japanese curry. Also, I like to challenge myself with baked goods, they are NOT my strength but a peach tartan will change your life!
Who is your culinary inspiration?Of course I love Carla Hall (and I watch all your baking championships) but I’m old enough to be a fan of Julia Child and Jacque Pepin and Martha Stewart and Ina Garten. I love Ina and Jacque for their relaxed take on cooking (Jacque could pull garbage from the pail and make a gourmet dinner!), but I love Martha and Julia for their rules.
What would you do with the $25,000?Oh the gadgets I would buy…but my dream oven is a Copper Induction stove/oven with a battery backup!
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