Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I create vegetarian versions of recipes eaten around the world making food that’s usually not available to almost 50% of the world.
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Vegetarian moussaka. Layers of potato, red onion, eggplant and zucchini - all baked layer after layer atop each other, topped with a mixed pepper and mushroom ragu, and a bechamel.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom and Jamie Oliver.
What would you do with the $25,000?Open a date-night cafe serving gourmet vegetarian meals.
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