Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Top 10 Chef

Mary Brooks

since retirement as a nurse administrator. On July 4th and thanksgiving I cook for about 125 people The all ask why want you get a food truc

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What is your signature dish?

Crabmeat stuff Salman with balsamic vinaigrette and honey sauce

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I got lots of inspiration from you with your home cooking. You made simple, easy, enjoyable dishes that didn't take hours upon hours in the kitchen

What would you do with the $25,000?

Travel with my daughter's, cook and bake for my residents in the assisted living community where I use to work as the administrator before my retirement.

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