Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My family comes over Sundays for dinner at what we call the safe table where we have great discussions & awesome dishes! Come join our table
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Receive Text UpdatesSpaghetti! My husband’s and family’s favorite dish. It always brings them to my table!!
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother, who we called Monie! She taught me how to cook everything! From Big meals to homemade breads, jams. Cinnamon rolls were our favorite to cook.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would remodel my kitchen because it is 38 years old.
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