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

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Maria Vazquez

I fell in love with cooking shows as a kid but being on this show would be a good experience for me! I love working in the food environment.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

Gordon Ramsey just the pressure he puts out in the kitchen reminds me of the pressure I’m in under work and also Guy Fieri just inspires me to go out and try knew dishes!

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

A traditional Mexican Carne Asada.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Get my life together, struggling a lot in life so it would just help me in so many ways.

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