Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Im a mother and grandmother who has overcome a lot but my love for cooking is always the same. I cook with love and soul.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother. When she was alive I stayed in the kitchen watching everything she did. Cooking was her passion. Now it is mines
What would you do with the $25,000?Honestly buy my land to start my family compound with my wife and children it’s our dream
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