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with melon or wrapped around asparagus

As a kid we always a had a hog roast every fall. Lots of friends and family and delicious pork!

German chocolate cake

My favorite is crumbled over pasta but I will eat it any way I can get it!

My dad's fried pork chops - they are heavenly and every time he makes them they taste just as good as they did when I was a kid.

Mayo, mustard and sweet pickles.

Tbone for me please!

I've done the Ramen noodles with cheese, peas and egg. Burned cheese toast. Tuna salad with lots of mayo and some bagel chips, a baked potato with salad dressing (usually ranch), tortilla chips with baked beans.

Making homemade onion rings with my grandma. They were the best ever. It was always a joy to cook with her and I try to make every dish I make taste like one she made. She loved cajun cooking, just as I do, so this would be a real treat to win.

Bates City BBQ

Tasting the first bites of pork chops from hogs we raised - the best!

Bates City BBQ in Bates City, MO

French toast