Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I make amazing food everyone asks me to cook for them. I enjoy volunteering to raise money for special-needs children, and veterans.
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Lasagna. I make it from scratch. It is Hardy and healthier.
Who is your culinary inspiration?I have a few. Anne Burrell, Gordon Ramsay, and Bobby Flay.
What would you do with the $25,000?Donate a portion to veterans 22 a day. The rest would go to taking care of bills. My husband is a disabled retired veteran on a fixed income.
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