Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Because when I cook I don't just cook from my head I cook from my heart
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother, I grew up in the house with her and she always prepared 3 meals a day and she put Love into every meal she prepared.
What would you do with the $25,000?Set up a fund to assure my Grandbabies have a head start on college and careers.
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