Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have always loved cooking & my family! And this would be a dream come true to cook with you! Bucket list for an ole but cool lady!
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Receive Text UpdatesI really don't have one, I remember going to a pampered chef party once and they asked that exact question. I am someone who can look on the fridge and make you something wonderful. I am also cheap :) I keep scraps of veggies in a gallon bag in the freezer and when it's almost full I make some kind of soup :)
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother. She raised me and was half paralyzed from multiple strokes. I was her hands while standing on a foot stool to cut and stir the pot. It has taken me almost 30 years to make her pozole with pride.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would love to go to Tuscany and cook with a little ole lady and drink wine :)
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