“I started doing the Battle for the Blue Ribbons competition when they started [holding it before the State Fair of Texas in May] three years ago,” says home baker and mom Nicole Silva. “So I’ve done ...

Nicole Silva wasn’t expecting a bill after her daughter received urgent medical care following a car crash. After all, she says, the entire family was on Medicaid. But a debt collector took the ...

Nicole Silva, owner of Crumbles by Nicole, will be on the Christmas Cookie Challenge on Food Network, airing Nov. 13 at 10 p.m., with repeats Nov. 14 at 1 a.m. and Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.