Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
It would be great fun and I love to cook
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Who is your culinary inspiration?There are so many….but family recipes are the best
What would you do with the $25,000?Honestly, take our oldest son to San Diego comic con
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