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

Barbara Jean Smith

I love well seasoned food and food that taste good. I really don’t enjoy how the chef of today use so many ingredients. Simple cooking !

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The first cut is on Thursday the 11th of June at 7PM PDT

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What is your signature dish?

I really don’t have a signature Dish! I am just someone who loves to cook. I am not ab chef. Just an everyday cook of simple food! Nothing fancy!

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I really liked Gina needly, the Deen Family and Bobby flay.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would paid the tax’s oweing on this money first, secondly, i would pay off all my bills oweing, and lastly, whatever is left , i would do whatever repairs need to be done inside of my home.

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