Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite due to cooking is my passion and I love to cook. For me it’s a great pleasure seeing everyone else enjoy my meals.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish would be rice and beans, my famous pork shoulder and cube steak with onions..Even though just about anything I cook is good.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My inspiration was my grandmother Maria she loved to cook as soon as we got there! She would just make whatever she had and was happy! I miss her so much. Was a great cook.
What would you do with the $25,000?If I won this money I would definitely buy a mobile home in Florida brand new and move out there! That would make me the happiest person on earth right now. I love Florida and was waiting to retire to leave. If I win I will leave now to purchase my own and live the rest of my life left out there!
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