Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
As a grandmother I’ve learned to prepare easy quick dishes that’s tasty & affordable. All generations can enjoy and join me in the kitchen.
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Receive Text UpdatesA variety of salads, raw & cooked. I love preparing quick nutritious meals that will make you want more and make you want to share. All kinds of dishes from the garden is another one of my specialties.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Late dad, James Marshall Sr. He was a business owner of a barbecue restaurant, he created his own specialty barbecue sauce to go with his delicious smoked meat. He could bake original homemade sweet potato pies. And he would create all type of beverages from fruit from our gardens.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would invested in a fun trip for mom. Mom was diagnosed with stage 4 Cervical cancer on Nov., 2025 at 87, & July 2026 God totally healed her. (this is medically documented). She turned 88 in Feb.,2026 and received birthday cards from all her attending physicians & their teams. She’s doing excellent, she just NEED a getaway! A business woman & now caregiver, I’ve learned it takes so much love, time, special care & prayer to be a healthy care giver. I would create a f
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