Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to create tasty food that satisfies the soul as well as the hungry. Cooking is loving others with my gift to bless others
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother. When she would be in the kitchen cooking it was love. A single mom raising 3 boys. You could taste the love and comfort in her cooking. That's what I bring is love.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would get a food truck to feed those less fortunate. I want to take my gifts to the streets where people are hungry. I was bound by addiction I want to give my love that will fill people up with love and encouragement. The name is Hope on Wheels
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