Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be favorite chef because it would help me start my dream bakery. Cooking is my love language and my peace.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My Mom. We were not the closest, but cooking is what we shared. We would watch food network together all the time. Unfortunately, she passed in January.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would hopefully find a small building and start my dream bakery. You would be able to call and order desert for delivery or pickup.
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