Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Food is my love language. I am not a student of the culinary art, I am a student of my grandmother, sister, stepmother, and food network.
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Receive Text UpdatesI am known for my soups...especially my vegetable beef soup; however, my scallop potatoes are always a hit.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My family. I learned gardening from my dad and my grandfather. I learned to can vegetables from my grandmother. I learned it is a true love language by watching my grandmother make large sunday dinner for family...a tradition my older sister took on. I've cooked for our young enlisted who lived in dorms, and I watched their excitement having a home cooked meal
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off some bills
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