Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
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Receive Text UpdatesUsing leftovers to make a gluten-free, low sodium, uber tasty, rustic chicken pot pie.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Carla Hall, Michael Simon, Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay...
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off some medical and dental debt. Take a nice, overdue, vacation with the family.
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