Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have learned from my Mawmaw and I taught my granddaughters, family dinners. I cook from my heart.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Family. Everyone has to eat so let's make it the best we can.
What would you do with the $25,000?Buy my granddaughter and myself a food truck! She is autistic and wants to be a chef/ baker and she is really good!
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