Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
35 years feeding souls through music & food. Gospel, grace, & good seasoning-I don’t just cook food, I try my best to create fellowship. 😇
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is baked macaroni and cheese—rich, creamy, perfectly seasoned, and made the old-school way with love, patience, and a whole lot of soul…… and cheese……. Lots and lots of cheese 🧀
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration is rooted in the strong Black women and church mothers I grew up around—the ones who could stretch a meal, feed a crowd, and season food by faith, memory, and love.❤️
What would you do with the $25,000?I literally just want to start paying my tithes because I know that every single blessing does not just rain from the sky no matter what it looks like. Then, I would use the money to stabilize my home and be able to sustain myself in future endeavors without relying on donations while continuing my life calling, bringing people together through music, ministry, fellowship & food. Perhaps…just perhaps… I can take a vacation where I am not the designated cook! 👨🍳
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