Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Cooking should come from a place of feeling safe, calm, happy, and in control. When I’m cooking, it feels like my worries disappear.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Anne Burrell, Bobby Flay, Gordon Ramsey.
What would you do with the $25,000?Donate to my local animal shelter and pay toward my vehicle or home loan.
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