Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have a passion for cooking, been doing it since I was 8. Am now a supervisor for a school lunch program so do a lot more home cooking.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My Aunt and mom
What would you do with the $25,000?Down payment for a house for my family.
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