Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love sharing my food, and always learning & discovering. I have an urban homestead with a pig, and currently freeze drying everything!
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom who doesn’t follow a recipe but cooks from memory.
What would you do with the $25,000?Start a freeze-dry business making fruit/veg snacks as well as ingredients for cooking and baking.
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