Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Cooking is my passion! I cook traditional and outside the box!
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Receive Text UpdatesI have many but I really love my prime rib. I make it with fresh herbs that I grow in my garden. I also make my own horseradish sauce. I also like to make creamy pasta dishes with unique proteins such as boar, emu and ostrich. They are harder to come by .
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Italian father but the older I got, the more I cooked outside the box.
What would you do with the $25,000?Put it towards retirement!
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