Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be chosen for favorite chef because I would like to expand my horizon of the unknown. Create meals & snacks that I have yet thought
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Baked chicken with a general tso glaze Handmade garlic mash Steamed broccoli with peppers
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration is the happiness that results in consuming my entrées. I enjoyed my mother’s cooking and watching her in the kitchen. That pushes me to fulfill the happiness of others.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would give my mother $10,000. I would pay my bills in 3 months in advance and go on a cruise.
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