Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I'm a cook and a writer. For me, cooking for my loved ones is like writing great stories using ingredients instead of words.
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Wood smoked beef brisket
Who is your culinary inspiration?Aaron Franklin for how he smokes brisket and my dad for showing me how to prepare a great steak
What would you do with the $25,000?Upgrade my cooktop/oven and take a food/cooking trip through Italy
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