Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
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Receive Text UpdatesI confidently prepare bologna sandwiches. Now learning how to use limited skills and tools to perfect something beyond bologna sandwiches.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Gordon Ramsey, watched him since he began. Watched cooking shows by Julia Child's, Graham Kerr, and many others growing up.
What would you do with the $25,000?Create a kitchen space beyond my tiny counter top, hot plate, air fryer, micro wave and griddle. I hope to cook with my grandchildren while they are visiting.
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