Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Me and my mom love to bring down tradition meals and we love cooking
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandma and my mother
What would you do with the $25,000?I would take care of my family my kids schooling and pay for my dads medical bills
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