Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I’ve LOVED cooking since I was 6 years old. I’m creative yet practical. I’m able to taste “in my head”. I’d LOVE to win & be in a magazine!
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Receive Text UpdatesI’m not sure that I have just one signature dish. As a mother of four (now grown) sons, I cooked almost every night. I will follow a recipe at times, but I truly find coming up with my own, & seeing others enjoy it, to be more rewarding and fun! I’ve always had the weird ability to smell a spice & instinctively know how it would taste in a dish. People often request my collards, rutabagas, squash & my sweet potato cake w/ cream cheese frosting. But I’m known for my
Who is your culinary inspiration?Personally, I was always inspired by my grandmother (a true Southern cook) & my mom. My mom is a great cook (even today), like her mother, but she took it a step further and taught herself how to be a true gourmet cook. When I was young, she would make me sit and watch her cook. It would make me so mad! But now, I LOVE to cook. It is truly my therapy. As far as professional inspiration, I am a big fan of Bobby Flay & Ree Drummond. I love a personable chef!!!
What would you do with the $25,000?If I won $25,000 I’d use some of it to pay down my student loan debts. I am 55 years old & currently pursuing my 4th degree - perpetual student I guess (LOL) - in nursing! I’d definitely fix my home in the areas where it is desperately needed. My husband and I live in an older home & there are so many things that need to be corrected for our own safety & health. Mostly, I’d like to complete & publish a cookbook I’ve been working on for years! The one my
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