Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook. It's like having a giant edible chemistry set except you get to share your experiments with friends and family.
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Receive Text UpdatesI think most that know me would say my Chili. It's won 1st place at out Chili cookoff 4 years in a row, it's all my favorite!
Who is your culinary inspiration?Carla Hall, Alton Brown, Bobby Flay... Basically the whole food network!!
What would you do with the $25,000?Upgrade my kitchen and pay off bills!
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