Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
To leave a real footprint in the world,I want to prove to myself I can accomplish something to be proud of & win the 25k to build my kitchen
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Receive Text UpdatesI really don’t have one, I always get rave reviews on my salads. Everyone is like a work of art. I make my own dressings and sometimes they don’t need it for the way I season them.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Alton Brown from Good Eats The Galloping Gourmet All the host from ATK Ina The Barefoot Contessa Julia Childs
What would you do with the $25,000?Build an outdoor kitchen so I can have the space needed to relax and create recipes. It’s always been my dream to have a space all to myself to experiment with different techniques and flavors in an environment that inspires me. I get excited thinking of being able to design the kitchen of my dreams.
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