Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the Favorite Chef because I cook from the heart and soul. My food touches people's souls cause it has so much love in my coo
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration are my ancestors before me that showed me how to prepare food with LOVE and from your SOUL. That brings the family together.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would buy myself and my grandchildren our own home. I'm currently a renter and I desire to leave a legacy for my grandchildren to have after I'm gone
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