Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Because I love cooking, I do it for my daughter and the taste of delicious food
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Gordon Ramsay and many more
What would you do with the $25,000?Probably go to cooking school, I do it for my free time and fun Help me relax
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