Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I can take on (almost) any dish. I read several recipes and combine them to make them mine. The fails are more informative than the wins.
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Receive Text UpdatesSmoked anything, ribs, brisket, beans, pork butt, turkey... I 'm a Kansas City girl at heart, transplanted to Chicago
Who is your culinary inspiration?Jacque Pepon, Julia Childs, The Galloping Gourmet, The original Chew gang 🫤,The Kitchen gang, Ina, Bobbie Flay, Tyler Florence, Giata, my best friend Bobbie, my mom, my mamaw, all the awesome cooks I have experienced in my lifetime. I'm kind of a sponge when it comes to cooking, but lazy and always looking for a streamlined version 😉
What would you do with the $25,000?I would put it toward my dream kitchen. I've lived 30+ years in this tiny ass kitchen, fed two boys, and their friends, in there. Now I've got 4+🤫 grandbabies and I need more space. Plus, I'm getting older and this kitchen is becoming hard to manage. I'm an interior designer, so my house is always last and it drives me crazy
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