Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I feel like I bring joy to a room with the smells and presentation of my food which joins friends into family.
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My marinara sauce. I can let it simmer for 45 minutes or an entire Sunday morning and it always blossoms into perfection.
Who is your culinary inspiration?No one famous. The beautiful Russian, Jewish, Greek and my Italian great grandmother's in Rockaway Queens , that taught all of us kids how to cook.
What would you do with the $25,000?Put it away to start my own little cafe
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