Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I cook because I genuinely love bringing people together through food and I’m always pushing myself to create something memorable.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother and aunts inspired me with watching them cook in the kitchen as I was growing up. They took so much pride in watching the joy on our faces eating what they created .Cooking has become my expression of love .
What would you do with the $25,000?I would pursue my dream of one day owning my own little cafe
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