Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I really just want to honor my late husband and show him as he is in Heaven that I did in fact learn !!! He was an Amazing man and human !!!
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Receive Text UpdatesI’m going to choose my late husband’s meatballs !!! He did so much because he was Italian but this is something that he taught me and I can do on my own since his passing just recent !!! He taught me so much about the kitchen but he did it all and now unfortunately I have too so I’m so Blessed that I learned !!!
Who is your culinary inspiration?You of course are one of them Chef Kay , Miss Carla Hall !!! So many more the late Miss Anna may she RIP and Everyone from the cast of “The Kitchen “” !!! Miss Racheal Ray and Miss Paula Dean , Miss Ina .My hubby loved the Food Network Channel and Watched it !!! Recorded it !!! And on line !!! He was 200 % Italian and loved cooking and all homemade !!! I was dish washer but I watched and observed !!! He could do anything ,make anything I personal grew up our parents watchin
What would you do with the $25,000?A finally resting place for my husband (the love of my life ) ashes that just pasted 61 days ago !!! May he RIP !!! And what’s left to put that towards our 4 beautiful grandkiddos college dreams !!! I want nothing for myself just for my family !!!
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