Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook I would be in the kitchen with mom wen I was growing up in Italy
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish would be polenta with oister mushrooms. three kinds of cheeses olive oil and basil.i spoon it out one layer of oil one cheese mushrooms .I love this dish. if I have friends family over.everyone gets à bowl and then they choose what topping we have so much fun . remindes me of when I was growing up in Italy.mary
Who is your culinary inspiration?A little bit everyone right now my sister and my friend Lina And all .my friends. I do watch Carla hall.mary
What would you do with the $25,000?share some family and friends sponcer some children i work at school give to the kids.the kids call me miss mary thanks Mary
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