Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I think I'm at a point in life where I need to chase my Passion, and cooking is that passion.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Gordon Ramsay
What would you do with the $25,000?I would pay off my debts, probably take a vacation with my Mom and my Kids, donate some to charity, save the rest!
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