Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Food is how I show my love. When people eat my food, I want them to feel cared for and connected. We create a story together with each meal.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?I come from a family of incredible home cooks—not professional chefs, but women who lovingly cared for their families through food. They passed on their time-honored recipes, took us under their wings, and taught us what it meant to show love through food. Of course, it started with my Nana, then my mother, and now me, and I hope to pass it down the line.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would donate a portion to charity and use the rest toward helping build a home for my family.
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