Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook - I can bake as well, but cooking is my happy place. My husband actually yells at me for being in the kitchen too long!
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Receive Text UpdatesPeople tell me my enchiladas are better than any restaurant they have ever been to, I also make homemade pizza and pasta with meatballs that are fabulous. The best recipe though is the cappeletti my family has made since my Nonna passed it down to us
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother and my Nonna - they have both passed but they taught me well. I've passed on their knowledge to my children as well
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off my children's student loans
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