Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I’ve loved cooking since 4 years old! I lived on a farm growing up and it became natural. Cooked in multiple countries in the military.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Gordon Ramsey
What would you do with the $25,000?Take my family on a food vacation!
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