Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love seeing people’s expressions when they light up with what I cook. Cooking for me is life, and an expression of love
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Receive Text UpdatesBraised chicken thighs with a garlic and creamed leek sauce served with tarragon infused potatoes and sautéed zucchini and mushrooms with a leek mornay sauce
Who is your culinary inspiration?Chef Alton brown, Chef Jet Tila, Chef Gordon Ramsey and Chef Massimo Bottura
What would you do with the $25,000?I would launch my own food truck with aspirations of a restaurant in the future and open an all natural farmers market
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