Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Pineapple upside down cake Is a huge hit in my family growing up it was made for all family gatherings .
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish would have to be Mexican dip that I make every holiday and people loves it because they can use any crackers
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother and my grandma As I was growing up my grandma taught me a lot about being an adult and how to cook and once I got into my teenage years my grandma passed and my mom taught me a lot
What would you do with the $25,000?I would get caught up on my bills and put a down payment on on a new house and help the kidney transplant because they saved my aunt
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