Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Melody Herbst-Webb

I love to cook . The best memories I have, is with my grandmothers in the kitchen cooking . They always cooked from the heart & so do I .

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What is your signature dish?

It all depends on who you ask . Everyone has a favorite dish or desserts , so what ever that persons favorite is is what I make & that’s what my signature dish will be.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My grandmother’s. They both come from different nationality backgrounds ,so their dishes were very different & both had different styles but both very good .They cooked from the heart . I’m also a fan of the food network & cooking shows .I have enjoyed watching it for many years .

What would you do with the $25,000?

I have been recently thinking of expanding my culinary skills . Who knows maybe even open my own place .

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