Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My greatest passion is cooking and feed people—creating for them a special experience of quality, care, and love through food. ♥️
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom, family, country
What would you do with the $25,000?Start my catering bussines in Iowa
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