Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have worked for over 18 years in kitchens and it has become my own way of life and worked hard to be consistent
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My signature dish is a pan seared Chilean sea bass, over top white pearl couscous drizzled with lemon thyme vinaigrette and plated with arugula, charred kale tossed in a smoke chipotle lemon oil with charred toast points
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration my mother, she cooked all our lives being a single mom of four and every meal was made with love and consistency which I put towards my strive to work hard and put as much love into my food as she does
What would you do with the $25,000?I would put it towards savings to finish building the house and some much needed paid bills and savings for my two kids
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