Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Cooking is a passion of mine. Feeding others is how I show love. I’d use this opportunity to advance my cooking skills.
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Receive Text UpdatesI love a spatchcock chicken. I always change up the flavors. I just cook based on how I feel.
Who is your culinary inspiration?I think I’ve been inspired by so many chefs but I’m truly inspired by the elder women in my life. The simplest ingredients always made the best and most flavorful meals. I remember those meals from childhood still to this day.
What would you do with the $25,000?I’d love to pay that off some of debt and take some cooking lessons. I’m an amateur cook. I’d love to cook and plate like a real chef.
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