Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I want to inspire more home cooks to transform everyday ingredients into delicious, nutritious meals and create memories at the home table.
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Pan-Seared Scallops with a Ginger and Garlic Rice Noodle Salad. Tender, golden-seared sea scallops sit atop a tangle of silky rice noodles tossed with crisp shredded carrots, sharp red onion dressed with a ginger and garlic vinaigrette.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration comes from two powerful women: my mother and Julia Child. My mother was a wonderful country cook who taught me that food is love. Julia Child showed me that cooking is a skill anyone can learn with curiosity, courage, and joy. Together, they shaped my mission to help people cook fearlessly and gather around the table.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use the $25,000 to expand Life At The Table, my virtual culinary school, with a Fearless Cooking curriculum that changes lives through cooking. With skill-based modules, videos, recipes, and guided practice, I want to help home cooks improve their health, build confidence, bring joy back to dinner, and create community around the table with delicious, nutritious food.
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