Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Cooking is one of my most favorite things to do. It is really relaxing. My creativity really comes out when I cook.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?I would have to say my Grandmother & my Aunt. They definitely inspired me as I was growing up. They were both AMAZING cooks.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use some to pay off debt, help my church, take a much needed vacation & what was left I will use to start my business.
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