Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Jessie Thompson

I want to start a meal business that focuses on busy moms and the elderly who eat mostly microwaved meals, this could get me going.

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What is your signature dish?

I asked my household, my daughter said chicken Florentine, my boyfriend said meatloaf, my son said everything, I like Mediterranean style foods the best.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

Martha is my overall inspiration, but I love Gordon Ramsey as well

What would you do with the $25,000?

Better my life as a whole! I’d be smart with it, fix what needs fixing and invest in the future of my babies and I.

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