Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have been coming home cooked meals for my family and extended family for over 45 years and was always told I should open a restaurant.
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Receive Text UpdatesI like to cook a lot of different things but I guess one of my signature dishes is what I would call “liquid gold” which is basic homemade chicken soup. I make it to heal colds, coughs and flus.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Michael Symon is one of my culinary inspirations because my cooking is more like his then any others.
What would you do with the $25,000?Continue to cook for the family and start a couple college funds first my grandsons. Possibly take a trip with my husband
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