Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am an exceptional cook. When I cook I cook with love and from the heart. I love to cook.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration is my grandma always cooking home-cooked meals
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off of a few bills and put a down payment on a car and house
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