Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
All I do is work and cook for my family. When in the kitchen I feel at home and enjoy it to the fullest. Work is hard but cooking is life!
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is macaroni and cheese.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Chef Antonia Lofaso, Bobby Flay.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use the money to take my wife and children on a vacation. I would also use the money to help pay for my children’s college education.
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