Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I want to start a soul food meal prep and delivery service in Sacramento for seniors and people with disabilities, serving nutritious meals.
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My signature dish features braised beef oxtails or braised beef short ribs, served with black-eyed peas and rice, smothered cabbage, and homemade cornbread from scratch. I use clean, fresh ingredients to make each meal both flavorful and nutritious.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Marcus Samuelsson
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use the $25,000 to launch a meal prep company that provides fresh, nutritious, culturally familiar soul food meals for seniors and people with disabilities in the Sacramento region. This mission is personal to me because I am the son of an aging parent in a senior community, and I understand the value of meals that are comforting, accessible, and prepared with care. From there, I would expand into a food truck and eventually have multiple trucks serving other regions.
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