Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook! I love to cook for others. I would love to teach others to create food that makes them happy!
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Receive Text UpdatesI don’t really have a signature dish I love to cook everything but I especially love soups and sauces. I bake bread from my Italian husband’s grandmothers recipe a lot.
Who is your culinary inspiration?I have no single culinary inspiration. I watch all the cooking shows and read cookbooks like novels.
What would you do with the $25,000?Donate some to charity and take a cooking trip to Italy. My husband is Italian and it has been a dream of ours to go.
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