Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Semi-Finalist

Charisse Anderson

Cooking food is my passion the food I prepare is not only for my family, it’s for others as well. I feed the homeless or anyone in need.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

To see the smiles on my family and friends faces. Also the smiles it gives to people that don’t have food to eat. I also enjoy it so much it makes me very happy.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Seafood stuffed potatoes, Ribeye steak and Crablegs with crabmeat and shrimp salad. But most of all soul food is my specialty

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use the money to put down on a house to be able to care for my elderly mom and my daughter. To provide something that will be ours and not have to move around so much. I just want us to be happy together.

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