Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Ii should become Favorite Chef because I absolutely love cooking. I know I am a good cook, I need someone to help me become amazing.
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Receive Text UpdatesHomemade pies, stir fry’s, pot roast, and general down home cooking. I am very familiar with Asian flavors but really need help making them sing.
Who is your culinary inspiration?I have been addicted to cooking shows my whole adult life. This is a dream come true for me. I have taken cooking classes all over the world. What I need is a mentor to teach me how to best use my cooking talent.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would help my daughter pay off some of her student loans. Being old military, I did not have any type of educational benefits to hand down to children. This would make me proud to help.
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