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

Kayla Pelletier

I’m a mom I have to. Cooking is a therapy. I don’t just make food, I create moments.

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You decide who will appear in Taste of Home magazine, and win $25,000!

The first cut is on Thursday the 11th of June at 7PM PDT

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What is your signature dish?

Fettuccini with garlic sauce, shrimp included ofcourse and rack of lamb in red wine sauce. Special occasions!!!

Who is your culinary inspiration?

Actually a tough question. I have so many but aside from Carla Hall, probably Marcus Samuelson,

What would you do with the $25,000?

I’m a single mother going to school, working, and raising my son in this crazy world. I didn’t grow up with a safety net so putting some of it away and putting some down on a house is my goal.

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