Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Millicent Staley

This is #3 Last year I understand the assignment, this year I want make it happen @ 70 I want it all the feature in the magazine, $25,000..

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What is your signature dish?

1. Baked turkey with gravy, broccoli, butternut squash, homemade buttermilk biscuits. 2. Short beef spareribs, 3 cheese, creamy baked macaroni with honey, butter, cornbread

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My mother she knew how to cook,I start cooking at the age of 10 years old, I decided to show my mother that I can help her cook mommy didn’t get home until 5:30pm dinner on the table at 7:30. My first dish was spaghetti and meat sauce I cut up the onion and the green pepper I add the ground after cook I add in the tomato sauce season with salt and garlic, the salad lettuce, tomato cucumber. Mommy you to young, I start cooking at 12 year old. My mother she pass away @ the age of 45.. I was

What would you do with the $25,000?

If I won $25,000 as a 70 year-old grandmother living with sclerosis My first priority would be improving my quality of life by making my home safer and easier to manage while also setting aside savings for medical and emergency expenses. I would also use part of the money to spend meaningful time with my 4 grandsons...

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