Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I craft local, organic whole-food recipes that make healthy eating feel gourmet, exciting, and deeply satisfying!
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Cacao rubbed grass fed ribeye steak, crispy purple sweet potatoes, spicy maple glazed carrots and a sweet and tangy pomegranate gastrique
Who is your culinary inspiration?I get my main inspiration from Bobby flay and a lot of holistic health coaches I have researched over the yesrs
What would you do with the $25,000?I would pay off student loans and use the rest to start a business promoting healthy living and possibly start a holistic meal prep service or restaurant using local organic ingredients. I would feature seed oil free high protein meals and cater to anyone’s dietary needs
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