Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite chef because when I cook it's with love and soul. A heartwarming experience
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is hamburger steaks with brown gravy and smothered potatoes with onions
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration is Carla Hall because she cooks with her soul.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would help out a charity that is dear to my heart, buy a car,and help my family.
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