Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I’ve been working in the corporate world for 20+ years. Cooking/baking has become the needed escape from the BS. It's my happy place!
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Butter chicken (or shrimp) with turmeric-cumin rice, and naan
Who is your culinary inspiration?I have SO many! From the beginning of my quest to taste and make all the things, it would be my friend Chef Andrew Ruiz. Then Anthony Bourdain, Andrew Zimmern, Alex Guarnaschelli, Maneet Chauhan, Antonia Lofaso, Jet Tila…
What would you do with the $25,000?Upgrade my kitchen for sure! Anything left will go to local food banks, and to World Central Kitchen so they can continue the amazing work they are doing.
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