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

Quarter-Finalist

Ann Dean

I love cooking and making others happy with my food. Love to try new foods and experiment.

Currently 4

in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

Crab cakes bakedmac and cheese and bacon garlic broccoli also homemade rolls or biscuits and home made banana pudding or peanut butter pie also bbq chicken would be great or my brisket lasagna or pizza

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My grandmother

What would you do with the $25,000?

Start my dream food truck and bakery cook for others different meals and new foods but simple ones bring some of grandma's recipes back out and make her proud

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