Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be cooking is my passion and I love to do it. And I have a great personality and I just tried to take Cook to another level
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Receive Text UpdatesI can’t say I have a signature because depending on my mood I will whip up something great lol
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother I use to love being in the kitchen with her
What would you do with the $25,000?It would help me get the funds to start my food truck. Scoot’s Garden. A healthy f food truck with smoothies, fruit bowls and things like that
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