Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be your favorite chef because I was a little girl I have always loved cooking for others! To have others taste my food is amazing.
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My signature dish is a stuffed chicken breast with a side of white cheddar mash and lemon garlic asparagus.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration is my mother as she is the one who showed me how beautiful cooking is.
What would you do with the $25,000?With the money I will be opening my own ghost kitchen in my home state and fulfill my dream of being my own boss.
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