Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Quarter-Finalist

Lizette Velderrain

I would love to get the experience and challenge myself, and learn more. Cooking is my therapy, it has saved me, and helped me. 🙏❤️

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What is your signature dish?

Tacos de tinga, enchiladas, and salsas🌶️, and tres leches cajeta cake 🍰

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I have no favorite chef, I learn from all the chef around the world, but if I had to choose it would be my mother.❤️

What would you do with the $25,000?

First, I would start my little pastry & food truck business, second share my price with my parents and brothers "am here because of them, and third make food to help, feed the poor in my hometown NOGALES, SONORA, MEXICO 🇲🇽 ARRIBA SONORA 🇲🇽🤠

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