Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I’m in YouTube cooking show, The Nonnas of StoneCreek that was just on TV20 News. I’m Nonna Mary Ellen. I cook with my friend, Nonna Maggie.
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Receive Text UpdatesThere’s too many to list here so, to be brief, being of Italian, or to be more specific, Sicilian ancestry, anything with red sauce. I also enjoy making Chicken Piccata and Zuppa di Pesce.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother, father and aunts. All were great cooks and I learned by watching them. Especially at the holidays.
What would you do with the $25,000?I don’t know how I would spend that much money. But to start, I would give some to my church, treat my family to a special dinner out and buy some fancy cookware.
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