Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
In support of my students at the John G Wood school of the Va Home for Boys and Girls. Food should taste good, be simple, and look great.
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Receive Text UpdatesEastern shore style crab cake served on crunchy old bay chip with light mustard caper cream served with red cabbage and jicama slaw. A side of fire roasted sweet corn and red peppers.
Who is your culinary inspiration?As a retired caterer that has done many big impossible parties with little notice and in wild places, Robert Irvine has always been one of my biggest inspirations.
What would you do with the $25,000?As most of my student are special needs, I would use the money to buy a food cart for my culinary students to start a summer business, to get real life experience and a chance to learn how to be independent.
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