Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Cooking means family and sharing. I get a thrill out of watching my family and friends enjoy my meals in my home.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Chef Carla Hall. Bobby Flay.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would donate it to the Live Your Dreams Foundation. My son Christopher Smith operates the foundation and food pantry.
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