Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love sharing my food with my family. I will use the money to buy a food truck with my daughter.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother is my culinary inspiration. She was the most amazing cook I know. I aspire to be able to cook as good as her.
What would you do with the $25,000?I will use some of the mo way to start a food truck business with my daughter and some it for a deposit on a bigger house with a bigger kitchen.
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