Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
The 25k would help me get brand new pots & pans so that I can continue providing&bettering the meals I make for my family
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Carla Hall and Alton Brown
What would you do with the $25,000?Buy new kitchen equipment like pots and pans. Anything left over would be spent on my kids and their sports/school dreams
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