Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
If I were the Favorite Chef, I would continue to change the world, one recipe at a time.
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Receive Text UpdatesSavory: My dirty martini Chicken Salad Croissant, all made from scratch. Sweet: My Three Sons Dessert: 3 Cream Puff Towers with Biscoff Creme Patisse, Nutella Creme Patisse, and Kahlua Creme Patisse with chocolate ganache.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Mostly my mom and grandma. My mom was the type who would have homemade cookies ready for me and my brother as we got off the bus. I learned that food is more than nourishment to the body: it is part of what makes up our souls.
What would you do with the $25,000?If I won the $25,000, I would use it to help finish writing my cookbook and market it. I feel as though my cookbook will change the way people eat.
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