Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I like to try new recipes and I love watching cooking shows to get new ideas and techniques. I think Carla is amazing 🤩
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Receive Text UpdatesStove top Mac and cheese, my version of chicken piccata, I’m also a big baker
Who is your culinary inspiration?Carla, of course, all the chefs on the Kitchen, Molly Yang, Rea Drummond
What would you do with the $25,000?Redo my kitchen counters and sink.
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