Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I inherited my mom's recipe book after she passed in 2022. Every recipe I make keeps her memory and family traditions alive.
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I have a couple that are always requested, simple but always a hit... Shrimp & Linguini, Stuffed eggplant in sauce or my garlic shrimp rice.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Definitely my mom. She was the best cook & baker, everyone said so. When she passed away suddenly in 2022, I inherited her handwritten recipe book (which I cherish) and began recreating the dishes that bring back family memories. She is the reason started my page, My Piccola Cucina. I want to honour her memory by sharing her traditional recipes. I don't know if I'll ever be as good a cook as her, but I hope I am making her proud.
What would you do with the $25,000?Family is everything to us and we always have an amazing time when we travel together so a family vacation would definitely be planned. Probably a trip to go back to my parent's home town in Reggio Calabria so my kids could see where their grandparents grew up.
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