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

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Estefania monsalve

I’ve always loved cooking since I was a child. It’s my love language, I do it with such passion and dedication.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My grandfather is my biggest inspiration. While he was alive he was the happiest man in the kitchen. I have such fond memories of my childhood next to him teaching tricks and skills in the kitchen.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

This is hard, but my all favorite time favorite would be some beef stew, or stuffed chicken arepas.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would put it as a downpayment for a house for my mother, our 2 dogs and myself.

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