Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Other than I love to cook for the ones I love, and I love to eat or try all cuisine. Also, my ancient culture has unique cuisine.
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Receive Text UpdatesBiryani. In my culture we make it a bit different than the Indian culture. Bismati Rice sauteed in olive oil, with biryani spice, salt, pepper, turmeric, coriander powder, hot curry. Saute separately the following ingredients: shredded & previously roasted chicken (white & dark meat, no bones) cubed potatoes, sirloin steak cut in small pieces, small meatballs made with chopped onions, garlic, salt, pepper, & all the previous mentioned biryani spices, cubed fried potatoes, and pe
Who is your culinary inspiration?My dearly departed aunt Lucy and her younger sister aunt Sarah. Amazing Middle Eastern Cooks!
What would you do with the $25,000?I would travel to a few places in the world, like Italia, France and Greece. Just to experience their amazing cuisine. A bit about me. I married young, divorced young, raised 2 kids and worked 3 jobs to survive. No, this is not my sob story, this is my inspirational story to prove to myself and others that didn't believe in me that I can succeed in life not because I make a lot of money, (unemployed now) but I have succeeded in what life presented me with and now I would love to explore more.
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