Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My positive, team harmony attitude always thrives everywhere I work. I love cooking with passion and love.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish would be Steak Diane, I love cooking steaks. It’s my favorite meal to eat myself. I love making the creamy delicious sauce to top it.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration Jacques Pepin
What would you do with the $25,000?I would put a large sum into my daughter’s college fund, and put a down payment on a new car because I travel an hour everyday to work and need something more reliable.
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