Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Simply I can cook and love to cook. Cooking has always been something I enjoyed doing.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom
What would you do with the $25,000?Cry first and then take myself on a trip. I have been a caregiver for over 20years and my Air Force Veteran Mom passed in 2023. So I would go on a trip.
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