Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I'm from Sicilia i love cooking my traditional dishes
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Receive Text UpdatesMy lasagna. With my own sauce
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandma
What would you do with the $25,000?Go live in Sicilia
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