Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Mom passed at 10. Never learned to cook until I met up with a childhood friend who taught me everything I know…NO BOXES
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Ina Garten
What would you do with the $25,000?Get a kitchen makeover
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