Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Midwest warmth meets fearless flavor. My kitchen turns humble ingredients into dishes people talk about for years.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Guadalcanal
What would you do with the $25,000?Stat my small high end clean eating restaurant.
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