Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I’ve never had formal training in cooking and would Love that chance to see how I hold up next to someone with the same skills
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Meatballs and fresh pasta
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother was the one that inspired me. I remember as a child she would make homemade pasta on Sunday morning. How the kitchen would smell with all the flavors of her homemade sauce and meatballs.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use it to travel. We always look for scratch cooking restaurants and try the local cuisine.
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