Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook, but my husband passed, and I need to keep the flow going.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?I have several, because they all have something to bring to the table.
What would you do with the $25,000?I think at my age put it away for a rainy day.
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