Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My love for food/cuisines drives my passion. Professionally, due to retirement, I want to elevate my confidence, and make viable connections
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother Cecelia
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay bills, buy a used vehicle, and start small accounts for my grandchildren, and get a nice meal at a restaurant I've wanted to patronize, take my family to Kahlahari Resorts down the road in Fredericksburg, and save the rest!
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