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

Quarter-Finalist

Maria Alejandra Rodriguez

I should be the favorite chef because I know what I am doing I stay focused on whatever I am cooking and as well stay clean.

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in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

My signature dish is chicken breast with pasta

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My culinary inspiration is myself, because i love to cook and bake I fall in love with cooking and baking since 15 years old

What would you do with the $25,000?

Open up my own bakery business, and help out my family

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