Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My time has come to show myself that I’m deserving to win anything i put my mind too.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandparents
What would you do with the $25,000?I would invest in myself and start my own catering business. Put some money away for a rainy day and pay my daughters tuition.
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