Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook and bake. I come from a family of chefs and bakers and can make just about anything. My family loves my cooking.
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Receive Text UpdatesOh my that’s a hard one. I have quite a few but my family’s favorite dish and mine is chicken Marsala
Who is your culinary inspiration?Definitely my mom and dad. My mom could cook like nobody’s business and my dad could bake like Duff.
What would you do with the $25,000?I’d definitely pay of my two children’s colleges. Put some away for a down payment on a house then go on a family vacation
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