Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I was raised to cook with a KISS. Keep it stupidly simple. Food should make people smile.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy wife and family's favorite is my pasta Agli Olio. A simple yet delicious dish which you can add a variety of other ingredients to create a complete meal.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother. I grew up helping her in the kitchen. For her and now for me, creating dishes that bring the family together to create memories and joy.
What would you do with the $25,000?Take my wife on the honeymoon we never got to have because of COVID
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