Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have variety of cooking methods & styles that I use because deep down, I truly just enjoy being creative with food!
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Receive Text UpdatesDepending on who you ask, it would range from simple tacos to homestyle shepherds pie. Baked goods and desserts however, might be a hard choice but I’m sure that if I had a go to it would be giant chocolate chip cookies.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My dad has always been my culinary inspiration, not only for the emergency calls of “How do I fix this?!”. He has taught me how to test the limits of cooking by making mistakes and how to keep it simple at the same time. I have a quote from him that’ll stay with me forever as a tattoo, “Do it with passion or not at all.”
What would you do with the $25,000?If I were to win the grand prize I would have to start building my dream, a brick and mortar home feel cafe. A little different from the rest, but still able to be enjoyed by no matter who visits.
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